What is the best way to prepare for a job interview? You will need an interview game plan. This blog will focus on four tools from the game plan that will help you approach an interview from the perspective of a salesperson. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began this year, there has been a significant increase […]
Black women are well known for their versatility when it comes to hair styles. From curly to straight, relaxed to natural, every style created is beautiful and unique. Northern Women of Colour conducted a poll of hair and products in July amongst our members. The results show 56% had natural hair 23% relaxed their hair […]
Narcissism is a word that’s become popular in recent times to describe anyone who is a bit self-absorbed. You only have to look to social media to see how as a society narcissistic tendencies have increased and the word ‘Narcissist’ gets thrown about frequently. However, it is a serious personality disorder and requires that a […]
I was on a bus in Eltham South East London, where Stephen Lawrence was murdered. The bus was busy, I could hear a man’s voice shouting , “what’s with all the coons on the bus” I was horrified, but more so because no one challenged him. I did.. but not in a threatening way, he […]
We don’t need Black History Month anymore. We celebrate everybody, has been cited by some local authorities who, rather than having Black History Month celebrations in October (here in the UK), celebrate Diversity Month instead. Yes, we should celebrate everyone, and ideally, we should not have to single out one group of people and celebrate their […]
Because of systemic racism, unfavourable bias, discrimination, and being less likely to get promoted (compared to their white colleagues), some black women have a belief that they are not good enough. Whilst a lack of self-belief is not unique to black women (other women and men experience it too), the focus of this article is […]
Heraclitus, a Greek Philosopher (c. 535 BC – 475 BC) is quoted as having said said ‘change is the only constant in life’. What that basically means is – nothing stays the same, and yet, many of us resist change. We hang onto things, people or situations that we have either outgrown, are not good […]
