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Editorial
Q&A with The British Blacklist
Interview on life, afro-hair and self-publishing with the only database for black British talent.
Looking-glass pages
A self-reflection on childhood books, race and education.
Londoner in Jamrock
“swapping London for Jamaica is like spinning a dial, you move from monochrome to sun-emblazoned life in technicolour”
Life-writing for award-winning magazine gal-dem, created by women of colour.
Untangling Roots: Resolving Cultural Heritage Through Storytelling
Jessica was invited to be a guest blogger for CILIP The Library and Information Association.
I join many other Caribbean poets in my belief that it is our duty to rewrite our history and conserve our storytelling inheritance. It is my hope that by interweaving the ancestral past with the present, Sofia the Dreamer and her Magical Afro contributes in painting a richer, more promising literary future.
My heart
Commissioned stream-of-consciousness for arts publication, Kilimanjaro magazine.
Grenada
Luxury travel writing for lifestyle and politics quarterly I-magazine.
Five Artworks Which Explore Caribbean-British Experience
From rallies to reggae, carnival to canerow braids an analysis of pieces charting Caribbean-British heritage for Tate Britain
Retreat…Relax…Revel!
A personal piece for Lonely Planet on the joys of my Jamaican life.
Superfly
Review of the Black British style exhibition at the V&A for the Black Londoners Forum.
Continents Condensed
Opinion piece on Africa Remix exhibition at the Hayward Gallery for the Black Londoners Forum.
The urban myth
Opinion piece on the significance of language for Drum magazine.