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Voice Magazine •

The next step: students facing the class divide in graduate job market

Walking out with a degree in hand and a seemingly bright future ahead. Former students are confronted by the class divide within the graduate job sector. As a student currently at this stage, it has become apparent to me that the graduate job market does not favour working-class graduates.

According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, the average graduate salary in the UK is around £24,000. This salary is certainly a liveable wage for most of the UK. However, a closer look at the industr
Yes Gurl •

Y2K in, curvy-aesthetic out: We cannot change the fabric of our bodies

Y2K in, curvy-aesthetic out: We cannot change the fabric of our bodies

With the growing concern of diversity in fashion, it’s easy to let our guards down and assume we’re in a new all-welcoming age of the industry. When in reality, we are as far from that golden age as ever; they have simply learned to hide it better. I am referring to how fashion somewhat programs ‘ideal’ body images to both men and women.

A quick glance at runway shows or magazine covers could tell us that much. But another
Yes Gurl •

The cost of being Black and 'woke' | Online Magazine

The cost of being Black and ‘woke’


Lifeless Black men and women became such a common site on social media during 2020’s BLM spike. By the end of the year I had vowed to never watch another police brutality video, I would simply read up on it and do the best I could to spread awareness. Trauma is nothing new to the Black community, our history can testify to that. However, it feels like social media has trapped us in a loop of perpetual trauma. I am by no means jumping onto the ‘social media i
Medium •

Malcolm & Marie: Social Commentary or Just a Film?

Sam Levinson’s late January release Malcolm & Marie channeled a specific Hollywood classic aesthetic. The film explores an explosive fight between director Malcolm and his girlfriend after returning from his film premiere. Malcolm forgot to thank Marie during the premiere and this avalanches a night of brutal back and forth. Although a simple plot, this narrative structure had potential since it very openly mirrors the multi-academy winning Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Evidently, audiences lov
Diaspora Speaks •

The Western Wakanda Complex – Diaspora Speaks

Marvel’s 2018 Box Office hit Black Panther broke the glass ceiling for Black filmmakers. Seeing an almost entirely Black cast on silver screens in a narrative that is far from tragedy-porn was and still is revolutionary. In retrospect, however, the film foregrounded just how neglected Africa’s political and social issues are while African cultures are celebrated and exploited by western societies. For example, the film uses generalised African accents from all over the continent instead of a spe
The New Feminist •

Feminism: The Definition We Lost In The Fire

Feminism: The Definition We Lost In The Fire

Women have started renouncing feminism. This sentence seems contradictory, but it’s true. In fact, it has almost become a trend for women to say, “I’m not a feminist or anything”. That is to say “I’m not a man-hater or anything”, or “I’m not bitter or anything”.


It’s truly disheartening to see women taking this stance, however, I do not blame them. Feminism has been framed distastefully by social and broadcast media for as long as either have exis
Diaspora Speaks •

Blood & Water Review: Why Representation is Worth Fighting For – Diaspora Speaks

Netflix has been trying to diversify their list of series and films to become more inclusive, which has resurfaced interesting conversations within minority communities about the ways in which POC characters are depicted. Over the summer, the homepage of Netflix was updated by adding a ‘Black Lives Matter’ category. Although temporary, the category propelled Black storytelling in ways which reassure me that the misrepresentation we have become so accustomed to is slowly being erased. In their co
Lucky Jefferson •

400 Shades of Brown

Brown is not synonymous with dirt

The brown bird’s song can awaken forests

Whilst the brown soil forces pine trees to exert

The bouquet’s beauty is not formed in the hands of the florist

But rather in brown hands with cracked skin that traces back four centuries

Skin that sailed across oceans and watched other brown bodies drown

Skin that continued to gleam in cotton white farms in front of its enemies

Nearby, brown hands raise the master’s infants and iron the missus’ nightgown

These br

Social Media Experience

With a demonstrated knack for engaging content creation, I have honed my skills by managing a culture and entertainment TikTok account. Leveraging captivating storytelling and a keen eye for trends, I have cultivated a dedicated audience and repeatedly amassed over 1 million views per month. Through this platform, I have developed expertise in content ideation, production, and audience engagement, making me a valuable asset in any multimedia journalist role.

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