Got that ALCS payment 🙌🏾

The way baby girl spun that chair to the side for the profile?!?! Come on Miss Cesily!

And Black people hyping Black children to show out will always be one of my favourite things lmao

Why are black women still more likely to die in childbirth? Black women in the UK are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Samara Linton explores why—and what’s being done to improve outcomes The UK has one of the lowest mater...

Black women in the UK are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts.

@samaralinton.com explores why—and what’s being done to improve outcomes

Why are black women still more likely to die in childbirth? Black women in the UK are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Samara Linton explores why—and what’s being done to improve outcomes The UK has one of the lowest mater...

As a Black woman who hopes to bring new life into this world someday, I found writing this BMJ feature both challenging and insightful... and, at times, hopeful.

I suspect you'll have a similar experience reading it

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing!

Oh my goodness, glad you're okay!!

I'm still in two minds about this (and might delete and make the newsletter private) but for now, you're invited to subscribe for my infrequent observations about how we see the world and how the world sees us.

Enjoy!

Black and white photo of Samara Linton. Text reads: Mirrors & Margins is where I reflect on how we see the world and hoe the world sees us.

I've started a Substack called Mirrors & Margins.

open.substack.com/pub/samarali...

Now say it back... On saying, "I love you"

In which I write about love,

open.substack.com/pub/tedoex/p...

What the actual fuck

for a piece, I'm looking to speak to Muslim Covid-19 frontline workers (who are still doing a similar job now) -- taxi or delivery drivers, transport, healthcare, teachers, supermarkets. Especially keen to speak to people outside of London. DM me if this is you! #journorequest

Can someone explain why all these planes are crashing? Genuinely concerned 😭

Great news: the Super Bowl performer who raised the flags will not face charges.

Someone holding up a Sudan and Palestine flag with Gaza written on it at Kendrick Lamar's SuperBowl halftime show

This means he did his job 👍

Colour image of Njinga (ruler of Ndongo & Matamba) on a blue book cover against a lighter blue background. The cover reads ‘when we ruled, the rise and fall of twelve African queens and warriors, Paula Akpan’

My book has a cover and she’s just beautiful

Published 8 May in the UK and 3 June in the US

🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...

Finally started a Substack but can't decide if I should restrict it to people I know (for accountability, writing feedback etc) or open it up to the masses...

CDC Pulls, Partially Restores HIV Web Content Federal health agency websites are largely back online, but information about transgender people has been removed.

Re: CDC HIV-related webpages... "pages have been replaced with edited versions that omit any mention of transgender people...

A page about smoking cessation, for example, now refers to “LGBQ+” instead of “LGBTQ+” people."

Trans people cannot be erased.
www.poz.com/article/cdc-...

Writers, if you ever wrote for the Shondaland magazine/website, I just found out that it's gone. So here's your reminder to always make clips when you publish. Off to dig up mine so I can fix the dead links on my website...

What are the mediocrities going to do when they find out that “DEI” isn’t their problem? I’m curious.

Love love love seeing how many times people have borrowed my books from the library

It doesn't add up to much ££ but knowing that people are still engaging with my work is just 😍🥰

🎶Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of baseless allegations🎶
#TheTraitors

Just love how we all have all collectively forgotten that someone in this show is pretending to be Welsh #TheTraitors

say no more #TheTraitors

Outstanding commitment to a completely pointless exercise #thetraitors

this is the dumbest lie anyone has told on the show. I am obsessed with Charlotte. #Traitors #TheTraitors

Armani is a pure agent of chaos #TheTraitors

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.

UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.

www.gov.uk/government/c...