UnApologetically Myself
Aaaarrrgghhhh??!! I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked, “Where are you from?” because apparently, I look exotic (yes, exotic!)
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melnairmason
- Nov 2
- 3 min
Hier Kom Die Bokke!
I confess, I was a hot mess, a blubbering bundle of nerves as I decked out my apartment with South African memorabilia. Rainbow flags...
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melnairmason
- Oct 13
- 3 min
Weltschmerz: Are You Feeling It Too?
Recent global events, such as the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the heart-wrenching earthquake in Morocco ... this touched us deeply because...
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melnairmason
- Aug 16, 2022
- 6 min
I play cricket like a girl – try and keep up
Growing up, I spent endless weekends glued to the TV watching … cricket – yessssss, cricket (!!) as South Africa prepared to battle for...
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melnairmason
- Mar 1, 2022
- 5 min
When life throws you a curve ball
Meet Justin – my cousin who was left partly paralyzed after a police officer shot him in the back. He's one of the most courageous people ..
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melnairmason
- Feb 14, 2022
- 4 min
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Yeah, Yeah)
I have got myself into trouble in the past for committing to things out of enthusiasm. Fall hard. Fall fast. When will I ever learn?!
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melnairmason
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
The Sade Story, Part II: Oxford Otherness - Legacy of Racism
After winning a coveted place at the University of Oxford, Sade Clarke made up a tiny percentage of its Black population. Oxford has long...
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melnairmason
- Mar 31, 2021
- 5 min
My Sade Story, Part I: 'What don’t kill will fatten and what don’t fatten does purge'
Let’s step into today’s world through the eyes+voice of University of Oxford graduate, Sade - a young/powerful Black woman navigating...
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melnairmason
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
#ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021
To mark #InternationalWomensDay, I invited some of my friends, family & peers from across the globe to #strikeapose by raising their hand...
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melnairmason
- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
Delve Deeper into Joseph Williams: 'The Man. His World’
“The greatest thing you will ever give to the world is your commitment to leave what you find in better condition than the way you found...
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melnairmason
- Feb 24, 2021
- 4 min
Let's Collaborate: Views from Deon Pillay - LGBT+ / Top 50 Ethnic Minority Future Leader
"I was born in a conservative town in South Africa into an ethnic minority community. Throughout my childhood and teenage years, I found...
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melnairmason
- Feb 3, 2021
- 4 min
Covid On My Mind
I’m writing this as we make the transition through an extraordinary time - the Covid-19 pandemic has shook the world, leaving it full of...
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melnairmason
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
Part III : Madiba, We Love You!
In Remembrance of Nelson Mandela (18 Jul 1918 - 5 Dec 2013) & a Tribute to His Influence #NelsonMandela was uncompromising in his efforts...
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melnairmason
- Dec 6, 2020
- 4 min
Part II. Apart-hood: Light Emerges
Happy Reconciliation Day, South Africa! A collection of anecdotal stories sharing positive experiences, transgressing the past and...
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melnairmason
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
Part I. Apart-hood: Darkness Prevails
Telling the whole truth (the hard-hitting and awkward truth) about my life growing up Indian in South Africa during the #apartheid era,...
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melnairmason
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
Part II : White is Beautiful ‘Cos …?!
‘Black is ugly, white is not. White is normal and black is not’. This is the racially insensitive messaging by hair care brand, TRESemmé
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melnairmason
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Part I: White is Beautiful ‘Cos …?!
Why is it so, so hard to get my hair cut? I wasn’t aware that most hairdressers can’t really cut naturally curly hair – one of the things...
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melnairmason
- Nov 5, 2020
- 4 min
Be Bold or Italic, Never Regular!
Nonconformity is always a risk in a conformist society. It’s safer to trudge along a pre-planned path as ‘fitting in’ is the natural...
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