Welcome to my website. I’m a journalist, author, lecturer, social entrepreneur and PhD student (from October 2010), whose professional interests and activities are driven by a commitment to social justice and equality. I have a passion for learning and teaching, I’m self-motivated and driven – and seek to empower individuals through education and training .
This book examines colourism (the process of discrimination based on skin colour among people of the same ethnicity), from a historical and political perspective and highlights how religion and slavery contributed towards the spread of colourism throughout the African Diaspora. It traces the origins of colourism and how it evolved in the UK, USA Jamaica and Latin America, and should appeal to anyone with an interest in race and identity. (more…)
My PhD Research SummaryOnly 4% of UK journalists are from an ethnic minority background, with the lack of newsroom diversity often cited as major factor in the under-representation and misrepresentation of black and minority ethnic communities in news content. But the growth of the internet and introduction of digital technologies provide greater opportunities for ordinary people to become consumers and producers of media content.
