Since childhood, I have found joy in being surrounded by books.....to step into the role of writer-in-residence- not just anywhere, but at the Library of Africa & the African Diaspora (LOATAD)- is a dream come true.

I have long been intrigued by the Irish struggle. Drawn to its layered pain and poetry, I have asked Irish friends for film recommendations, searching for context. On a visit to Dublin, the sanitised, tourist-friendly gloss left me unsatisfied. I wanted the grit, the story beneath the souvenir shops

From the very beginning, UCC offered me an academic home away from home. It was a perfect match. Its proximity to key research sites, its academic depth, & the welcoming spirit of its community made it ideal. I came in search of connection & understanding. What I received was more than I imagined, especially since I hadn’t even known about it properly beforehand.

I had the privilege of visiting Crashing the Glass Slippers, an exhibition at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, Wales, by the award-winning & internationally acclaimed artist Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye...Eno-Amooquaye’s work is vibrant, bold, & unapologetically Afrocentric.

I stepped off the plane into Ghana, equal parts excited & nervous, with no idea what to expect– or whom. 

Mis-Doctoring erases the years, effort & expertise behind a PhD. Why does it happen? Why does it matter? And how can we fix it?

I was drawn to Shabu by its thumbnail alone: a magnetic young Black face on a balcony, framed against a backdrop of flats.

The first year of my Leverhulme Trust project was the 'UK leg' which I detailed in a previous post. However, the start of my second year...

As a sociologist whose research has been rooted in exploring & documenting educational inequalities, particularly as it pertains to Black...

As I sit here writing & thinking about my postdoc year, I can’t believe how quickly time flies or how much can be done in a year with...

I recently attended my third summer school of the year. This time it was a two-day, in-person summer school, organised by Connected...

Now in its 14th year, the Black Europe Summer School (BESS) is something that has always been on my radar. Since studying for my PhD, I...

As soon as I saw the call for the University of the West Indies (UWI) & the University of Leicester’s (UoL) International Summer school,...