JACQUIE SPEAKS

My perspective on the social, legislative and political landscape
and its effects on everyday life

Tarana Burke says #metoo will survive Depp verdict, but I say Burke has lost touch

Tarana Burke, founder of the #metoo movement, says that Johnny Depp's court victory over Amber Heard will not deter the progress of the...

TRUTH ON TRIAL: Depp, Heard & the Sabotage of Social Politics

Work commitments have made it difficult for me to blog lately. However, I must confess that despite my busyness I still managed to sneak...

BLM'S Missing Millions: Unjust Social Justice

I was born in London but raised in America; our family migrated to Florida when I was 8 years old. I grew up in what was called a ‘black...

To Be or Not to Be: The Sociological Fallout of COVID-19 Vaccination

'Can we all just get along?' These are the famed words of the late Rodney King. Before there was George Floyd, King was perhaps the most...

Morality, Political Psychology & Partygate

It has been a very long time since I published a blog post. But after civil servant Sue Gray's Partygate report was published yesterday,...

Lynching Liam Neeson

I am a black woman. I fully understand that my use of the word 'lynching' here is controversial. I also understand that the hot water...

Be Unafraid to Challenge Mass Thinking

It's fair to say that almost all of the first 9 days of the new year has pretty much been all about Mr R. Kelly: R&B artist...