I am Mélinda, a French Black woman based in London.

I wanted to do this blog for a while and finally left whatever excuses I had behind.

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Back in 2013, I lived in Washington DC for two years and that experience literally changed me. I got to reflect on my past and life in France, explore in depth the Black history, met a lot of different people and travelled all over the country. I have experienced for the first time what it is to live in a predominately Black city, having Black teachers and Black colleagues. In short, seeing yourself represented in various spaces. And I know that Black representation in America is far from being enough but as a Black french woman, it was huge. American pop culture was a big part of the way I grew up, but to be able to experience it first hand was even better.

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So when I came back to France in 2015, it was very hard and I had a lot of things to say. So I started writing a lot and had this idea for a blog that will talk about deeper issues but also bring us closer as Black women. 

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In 2016, I moved to London so the idea got postponed. But again I got to discover UK Black history and culture. And once again, I saw how it was more advanced compare to France, but it still was far from being enough.

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So now, after living in three different countries and realising how unfortunately none of them value us or represent us; I decided to finally take action and share my stories and the one of the wonderful Black women I got to meet along the way.

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I hope you will enjoy them and feel that your voice has finally been heard!

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