My mixed-race story of why #BlackLivesMatter by Tom Gayle I’ve struggled with identity pretty much my entire life. I now say it with pride that I am mixed race, but that hasn’t always been the case. However, what has always been consistent is the way Read More …
Maintaining a balanced cultural identity for my mixed race son Black History Month I’ve always felt some discomfort around Black History Month. Held annually in October in the UK (and February in America and Canada), I’ve always felt there was something tokenistic about it; an Read More …
Finally, finally, finally the dad podcast for figuring out fatherhood is here! We’ve been working hard over the last few months and we’ve been fitting in the time, you know, with us being busy dads, to spend some time away from fatherhood – to discuss Read More …
A father’s journey from bedtime story reader to writer of diverse stories Becoming a father for the first time readjusted my understanding of beauty. I adored my daughter from first sight. She had my eyes and general countenance, obvious from an early age, but her Read More …
My first impression of the book Nia and the Kingdom of Celebration, just looking at the cover, was that it was a brightly coloured book that looked very well illustrated centred around children and the lead character would be a young girl of what seemed Read More …
Black Santa: can anyone be Father Christmas? I have never had the privilege of playing Santa at a kids’ Christmas party. Maybe I’m still too young or my beard is not yet up to Saint Nick standards. I have put away a fair share of Read More …
I read to my daughter Eleni every night, she only just turned one but she loves books already. She has a range of books and most of them seem to be based around animals. Before I became a father I never knew how much animals Read More …