Earlier today, on my lunch break, I was scrolling through Instagram stories mindlessly, as we are all wont to do. In between the… — Earlier today, on my lunch break, I was scrolling through Instagram stories mindlessly, as we are all wont to do. In between the infographics about the US election, selfies of people working from home and complaints of the change in weather, several friends from high school had posted about something…

I was walking home the other day in broad daylight — had my headphones on jamming along, when a tall black man in a hoodie and CHINOS for… — I was walking home the other day in broad daylight — had my headphones on jamming along, when a tall black man in a hoodie and CHINOS for crying out loud casually put his arm around me and started chatting me up. Stupidly I thought it was someone I knew…

I’m no stranger to racist abuse, in fact as a proud brown woman living in London I’ve already experienced more than my fair share of… — I’m no stranger to racist abuse, in fact as a proud brown woman living in London I’ve already experienced more than my fair share of racism, but the sudden escalation, the aggression and the sudden reveal of this underlying racism steals the breath from my lungs.