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What Top Boy Gets Right About Domestic Violence & Marginalised Women

What Top Boy Gets Right About Domestic Violence & Marginalised Women

Warning: The following contains graphic details of domestic abuse which some readers may find upsetting. Spoilers for Top Boy series two ahead: Much beloved British crime series Top Boy returned to Netflix earlier this month to high praise. For series two (or four if you count the original series first commissioned […]

I’m A Black Woman With Alopecia, Please Don’t Stop Talking About Bald Beauty

I’m A Black Woman With Alopecia, Please Don’t Stop Talking About Bald Beauty

It’s taken a full week for many to be able to fully digest what was possibly one of the most infamous moments in award-ceremony history: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, 2022. It was a slap heard across the world, and quickly divided audiences between those who condemned […]

Was Will Smith’s Oscar Slap In Solidarity With Black Women Or An Egregious Assault?

Was Will Smith’s Oscar Slap In Solidarity With Black Women Or An Egregious Assault?

THE OSCARS® – The 94th Oscars® aired live Sunday March 27, from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT on ABC in more than 200 territories worldwide. (ABC) WILL SMITH Just when we thought that the Oscars couldn’t get wilder than the infamous  2017 Best […]

Demystified: Two Black Astrologers On How You Can Better Understand Yourself Through Your Birth Chart

Demystified: Two Black Astrologers On How You Can Better Understand Yourself Through Your Birth Chart

Top view of astrologers objects lying on the desk Welcome to Demystified, Unbothered’s monthly spirituality series for Black and brown folx. Through a lens of reclamation, Unbothered is helping its audience reconnect with ancestral practices while debunking myths and misconceptions. As stigma surrounding non-Christian spiritual practices fades and Black and […]

Conspirituality Is On The Rise In The UK’s Yoga Community

When Stewart Robertson, a 58-year-old statistician from Milton Keynes, received a Facebook message from his female yoga teacher* linking to an anti-vaxx propaganda video, he was shocked but perhaps not totally surprised. About 18 months before, she’d sent him a Facebook message containing 5G conspiracy theories.  “I’d alway thought of […]

Your Horoscope This Week: 20th March to 26th March, 2022

Your Horoscope This Week: 20th March to 26th March, 2022

It’s the slast week of March and the beginning of Aries season with the Sun moving into Aries on the 20th and, like all things Aries, making itself known. It may be getting hot in here and somewhat warmer outside but that doesn’t mean that the days ahead are free […]

Jamal Edwards’ Legacy Reminds Me Why Community Matters

Jamal Edwards’ Legacy Reminds Me Why Community Matters

“You helped everybody. Everybody,” reads one heartfelt tribute of the now thousands dedicated to Jamal Edwards MBE, who passed away suddenly on Sunday night. It’s a sentiment I’ve read and heard a lot in the past few days as people come to terms with the loss of a Black British […]

If You Loved The Tinder Swindler, You Need To Watch These Next

If You Loved The Tinder Swindler, You Need To Watch These Next

Within our beloved genre of true crime, in the last year, one sub-genre has risen like a victor, captivating our interest above all: scammers.  Just what is it about those who allegedly scheme, lie, steal and cheat that is so damn hair-raisingly juicy? There’s no doubt that the outlandish con […]

Frustrated By The Prince Andrew Settlement? Then You’re Missing The Point

Frustrated By The Prince Andrew Settlement? Then You’re Missing The Point

The story of Prince Andrew, Duke of York’s proximity to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has finally reached a conclusion in the form of a settlement payable to one woman: Virginia Giuffre (formerly Roberts).  In recent years Prince Andrew has proclaimed his innocence, most notably in his Newsnight interview with […]

TikTok Just Clamped Down On Misogyny, Misgendering & Content Promoting Disordered Eating

TikTok has announced it is updating its community guidelines to ban content that promotes disordered eating. The app already removes content explicitly promoting eating disorders, but TikTok’s Head of Trust and Safety, Cormac Keenan, said it is now “broadening [its] approach” in this area. “We’re making this change, in consultation […]