Insider • 7th April 2021

Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco and Oscar-winning Hollywood actress, had to sacrifice her millions to marry a prince

While Kelly's American and Irish wills do not account for the wealth she amassed from brand deals, jewelry, and fashion collections of items that were gifted to the actress for exposure, and any income she had as a working royal, the documentary claims there is a secret third will that has been locked away in the Grimaldi archives. When asked why she and the director of the documentary, Adam Warner, suspect there is a third will, Godfrey told Insider: "The realisation that Grace Kelly had only $10,000 in her own name in the US stoked our curiosity.

Insider • 17th March 2021

Meghan Markle isn't the only woman of color to be accused of workplace bullying. The 'angry Black woman' is a stereotype rooted in racism.

Sheryl Miller is a business advisor and author of Smashing Stereotypes: How To Get Ahead When You're The Only ____ In The Room. Miller spoke to Insider about the insidious nature of unconscious bias in workplaces, and how this relates to Markle. "Research shows that there is a negative correlation between success and likeability with women," Miller said. "As men become more successful, they're more liked, but as women become more successful, they tend to be disliked, it kind of goes the opposite way."

Insider • 7th March 2021

Inside the $95,000 progressive Welsh school teaching royals and future leaders that's been called 'Hogwarts for hippies'

Despite the price tag and unconventional 12th-century St Donat's Castle campus, Atlantic College is far from an elitist institution for the rich and famous. Instead, it touts itself as a force for educational change with seafront views of Glamorgan. According to the principal, Peter T. Howe, over 60% of Atlantic College students receive full or partial scholarships to ensure that finances are not a barrier to quality education. "It's not just for rich kids. It's not just for poor kids," Howe told Insider.

Insider • 1st March 2021

Spotify defended paying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for a podcast while musicians struggle to make money, but the couple isn't to blame

A Spotify executive appeared before British members of Parliament (MPs) last week amid criticism from musicians who say the streaming giant doesn't pay them fairly while it offers lucrative deals to big names, like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have also been criticized by some tabloids for accepting such a high-value deal for their Archewell Audio podcast — the amount has not been disclosed, though ITV News reports it is an estimated $25 million — while artists campaign for fair compensation.

gal-dem • 31st January 2021

Meet Skater Uktis: the international Muslim crew redefining skate culture

If you walk along the riverside at South Bank, London, you’ll soon become aware of the graffitied skate space tucked beneath Royal Festival Hall. You’ll hear the skaters before you see them as their decks hit the ramps and grip tape scratches on the heels of their shoes. As the space comes into view, the people will mostly take the same form – young white guys wearing beaten up trainers and graphic oversized tees.

Stylist • 22nd January 2021

“Unibrows aren’t a 2021 beauty trend. Body hair is a complex issue for South Asian women”

Since then, I’ve tried epilators, wax strips, hair buffers that may as well have been sheets of sandpaper – you name it. I was far too young to be growing accustomed to ripping layers of my skin off or accidentally cutting chunks out of my legs with razors. By age 18, my party trick was being able to thread my upper lip without even using a mirror. In my mind, being hairy was a mistake in my design that society does not afford Desi women on top of our other ethnic features, so I spent time and money correcting this.

Gal-dem • 27th October 2020

These vintage cassette tapes hold intimate Pakistani oral histories

Digital age communication consists of rapid-fire, often thoughtless exchanges that place quantity over quality. We no longer have to stop to dip our quill in the ink. That pause as we push our typewriter back into its starting position, allowing our cramping fingers to regain strength before we ramble on, has ceased.

Before those taunting “blue ticks” let us know if our messages have been read, older generations before us had to source innovative methods to keep in contact with their families and friends when visits were no longer an option.

AZEEMA • 19th August 2020

Why photographs are so important to the children of migrants

I am sat cross-legged on my parents’ living room floor, sifting through old photographs like a small child messily working on a collage. With each image, a new story reveals itself. There are women with shawls adorning their shoulders, cuddling their children in front of a homemade banquet. I start to think about what they might be celebrating. Elsewhere, two girls with antiquated haircuts sit in a powdery blue bedroom, wearing bright yellow matching outfits and holding a rosy, round-faced infant between them.

Mancunian Matters • 4th August 2020

BFI's Future Festival on the hunt for the next generation of young filmmakers

Unless you’re lucky enough to be a new branch on the infamous Coppola family tree, establishing yourself as a young filmmaker is no small task. But despite the limitations of pocket money budgets or modest student loans, there is always a new generation of filmmakers ready to bring innovative stories to the big screen. Working to identify this raw talent is the BFI Future Film Festival, which provides a space for promising 16-25-year-old filmmakers to showcase short films at BFI Southbank in London.

Refinery29 • 26th July 2020

A Suitable Boy Shows Love And Turmoil In Post-Partition India

Not only was the selection of screenwriter a missed opportunity to amplify South Asian voices but from watching the first episode, it feels as though it may have led to a missed opportunity to call out the part Britain played in years of violent conflict. The show's opening sequence reads: "When India became independent in 1947, it was partitioned into two countries." Partition, the tumultuous division of the newly independent British India into the Republic of India and Pakistan, displaced 15 million people and sent over a million to their deaths in a wave of brutal killings and rapes. But this did not take place in a vacuum.

MESA Magazine • 28th April 2020

Forgotten History: Seeking a blue plaque for Ayahs’ Home

A woman cruelly abandoned in King’s Cross station with just £1 in her pocket. Another kicked out onto the streets of Hornsey carrying boxes of her own possessions. A third abused by her employers. These are just some of the experiences that the South Asian nannies known as Ayahs, had upon leaving the motherland and arriving in London.

Ayahs were hired by wealthy British families to mind their children during visits to colonial India and often during their voyage back home. Some of these women w

MESA Magazine • 14th April 2020

How the Jhalak Prize is levelling the literary playing field

On the evening of October 14, 2019, the hearts of people of colour across the UK sank upon receiving a push notification from their news provider of choice. The headlines varied from publication to publication, but the sentiment was clear: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo were announced shared winners of the Booker Prize 2019.

Since the award’s inception in 1969, Evaristo is the only black woman to win the iconic prize worth £50,000 for her exquisite novel Girl, Woman, Other. This could