As Irish-Nigerian academic and broadcaster Emma Dabiri prepares for the U.S. release of her latest book, she reflects on the thinkers who have inspired her own work. “I feel deeply indebted to specifically Black American intellectuals and writers,” she says, “I see them as ancestors who, in many periods of my life, showed me a way when I felt like there really wasn’t necessarily one.” What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition is Dabiri’s manifesto for radical change in a world impacted by the pandemic and the surge of attention on the Black Lives Matter movement last summer. Read More...
Johnson & Johnson is willing to pay almost $9 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder caused cancers, the company announced Apr. 4.
The proposal is the latest chapter in a long-running saga related to the company’s use of talc—a naturally occurring mineral that has been linked to cancer—in its baby powder. Johnson & Johnson stopped selling baby powder containing talc in North America in 2020, and last year announced plans to discontinue global use of the mineral and sell only a cornstarch-based baby powder formula. Read More...
On International Women's Day, the famous DJ sat with women at a conference organised by NGO, The Prince's Trust, where she emphasised the need for women to be comfortable saying no. "Let me be honest with you guys, one of the things I have learnt is saying no. I had one of the worst years of my life last year because I did not say no. I did not say no to opportunities that I should have said no to. Read More...
