Full-time Roles (2022 – Present)
The Big Issue
I am currently a reporter at the Big Issue, covering climate and environment. Here are a selection of my digital and print pieces:
Meet the inventors ‘on a mission to make plastic disappear’ – with seaweed
The NHS is ‘past the point of no return’ say junior doctors bearing the brunt of the NHS crisis
The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes
5 key takeaways from a damning review of the government’s net zero progress
Scotland aims to cut car use by creating ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ in net zero push
The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history
Cash for cans? What you need to know about the government’s new recycling reward scheme
Renewable energy: How does the UK compare to other countries?
Other pieces can be found on my author profile here.
Insider
I was a fellow on the Digital Culture desk at Insider, based in London, for four months. While there, I wrote a number of stories relating to internet influencers, viral TikToks, and online conversations.
Other pieces can be found on my author profile here.
BBC
I worked as a Journalism Researcher on the BBC’s News Podcasts team, specifically focusing on the If You Don’t Know podcast, which is aimed at young Black Britons and hosted by Newsbeat presenter De-Graft Mensah.
As part of my role, I wrote features relating to the stories we covered on the podcast.
Campus racism: Suspended students ‘disillusioned’ over photo row
‘I thought being black meant I couldn’t get skin cancer’
Freelance (2020 – 2022)
The Stage
Swipe up: How TikTok became home to musical theatre’s rising stars
VICE
Transgender Healthcare Is at Breaking Point In This Corner of Europe
Insider
In High School Musical, Troy and Gabriella were always real villains
Glamour
Digital Spy
Sierra Capri on defying stereotypes and saying goodbye to Monse in On My Block season 4
Women’s Health Magazine
Therapy TikToks Are Spiking in Popularity – but Are They Helpful, or Harmful?
‘The Pandemic Has Isolated Me From My Queer Family’
4 LGBTQ+ Athletes on How Sport Has Become More Inclusive
gal-dem
My mother used our culture as an excuse for emotional abuse
Bridgerton offers us the myth of a post-racial Britain that doesn’t exist
I can’t vote in today’s election, here’s why you should
RIP Tumblr: no longer a safe haven for POC to express their sexuality
Aurelia Magazine
When our queer spaces reopen, I hope I’m surrounded by more people of colour
I reached out to my ex-best friend just to prove that I had the courage to do it
The Doe
I’ve Been a Full-Time Journalist for Just a Year: I’m Already Burned Out
Radio Times
The Investigation review: A slow-burn drama that refuses to fall into the traps of true
The Breakdown
Seeing Grief On TV Made Me Get Bereavement Counselling
I do a full face of makeup everyday to cope with lockdown
Diva Magazine
Four queer books getting me through lockdown
Is Happiest Season’s Harper a villain or a victim?
Metro
I’m finding new ways to celebrate Chinese New Year since being estranged from family
How toxic productivity shaming and hustle culture harms our wellbeing
Should audiobooks be considered ‘real’ books? Readers weigh in
How grief can force you to grow up too fast
Why we love advice columns – and what we can learn from them
My dad and I got matching tattoos – it means so much more now he’s gone
Like Brexit, the Hong Kong protests are creating rifts within families
Shado Magazine
Seeds for change: the legacy of Robin Hood’s week long reign on Reddit
Azeema Magazine
A very different Lunar New Year
The Independent
Now we know the details, the ‘Friends’ reunion is set to be an insulting disappointment
Police have no place at future Pride marches. Queer people of colour want to feel safe
Medium
The humanisation of the Royal Family in Netflix’ The Crown
Watching I May Destroy You made me reevaluate my past sexual experiences
Stylist
CONTRIBUTION: What is Clubhouse? Who can join? And what really happens on the exclusive new social media app?
Finder
29 LGBTQ-owned businesses to support today and every day
EachOther
Doctor Who is more than just a story
Period poverty is a men’s issue too, here’s why
Black Football Players Deserve Respect For More Than Just Their Talent
Meridian Magazine
The Tories Are Using The Vaccine As A Bandaid For Their Incompetence
Youth Politics
Boris Johnson is Gaslighting The British Public
Shift Work (2021 – 2022)
Metro Lifestyle
All my shift work can be found on my author profile
Green Queen Magazine
All my shift work can be found on my author profile
Digital Spy
All my shift work can be found on my author profile
Bustle
All my shift work can be found on my author profile
Tyla
News Host Sparks Outrage Over ‘Disgusting’ Comments About Gabby Petito’s Disappearance
This Is Why You Should Never Have A Hot Coffee When You Wake Up
Viewers Of Netflix’s Squid Game Left ‘Confused’ By ‘Unfinished’ Ending
Sex Education Fans Are Just Realising Where They’ve Seen Dex Before
Fans With Disabilities Are Praising Sex Education’s Approach To Disability And Sex
Sex Education Fans Left Red-Faced By ‘Wild’ Opening Scene
Locke & Key: First look At Season 2 Trailer
Pink News
News
Trans councilwoman bravely confronts Star Wars store owner over vile transphobic sign
LGBT+ activists beaten, threatened with stoning and driven out of town
Tom Daley shares empowering message for LGBT+ youth as he returns home to hero’s welcome
Olympics commentator suspended for hurling homophobic, misogynistic insults at athletes
Drag Race star Jan admits she and RuPaul ‘weren’t on the same page’
Filipino actor Raymond Gutierrez comes out as gay: ‘It’s never too late to love yourself’
Indian trans woman shares joy at finally gaining legal recognition: ‘I can claim my identity’
Britney Spears’ doctors back call for father to be removed from conservatorship
Uber apologises after trans woman ‘outed’ by app and misgendered by drivers
Gay couple savagely beaten and hospitalised by gang of thugs in Spanish queer hotspot
Entertainment
Dumped Love Island star Georgia thinks show ‘would have been easier’ if she was bisexual
Fantastic Beasts star says it was ‘important’ to distance herself from JK Rowling’s trans views
Film & TV
Elliot Page ‘honoured’ to receive prestigious award for his courageous LGBT+ advocacy
Mark Wahlberg shares parents of LGBT kids’ powerful, heartfelt responses to new film Joe Bell
Hollyoaks star Adam Woodward issues grovelling apology after laughing at trans people’s expense
Music
Will Young claims he ‘was asked to kiss George Michael’ for salacious BRITs performance
Lil Nas X, the hero we need but don’t deserve, raises tens of thousands for incarcerated Americans
Sex, sequins and rock and roll: 11 unashamedly queer moments from David Bowie
Sport
Tom Daley shows off impressive hand-knitted cardigan and raises thousands for touching cause
Olympics committee praises Laurel Hubbard’s ‘courage and tenacity’ ahead of Tokyo debut
Author expertly explains why Tom Daley saying he’s a proud gay Olympian is ‘necessary’, actually
MyLondon
News
Man spotted in his underwear on footbridge on the day mum of 2 was murdered in Greenford
20-year-old jailed after man stabbed in head with machete in his own home
Features
The Londoner making blankets for homeless people out of empty crisp packets
Beauty & Fashion
Who is Harris Reed? Harry Styles’ favourite London designer
I tested the £9.99 miracle product which promised me the hair of my dreams
Food & Drink
I rated London’s best bubble teas and some of them almost made me gag
Find other pieces on my author profile
Student Media (2016 – 2020)
London Student
Postgraduates forced out of UCL accommodation
#BlackLivesMatter London Protest: Sunday June 7
Student staff at Queen Mary fight for access to furlough scheme
Katie Hopkins event cancelled after student backlash at Royal Holloway
Revealed: New campus smoking ban ineffective, says UCL students