by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
When you’re honest with your self you set yourself free. This poem is about a woman’s journey to free herself from Domestic Abuse. There is always a way out of tre darkness , just follow the light inside and be brave. “HE DIDN’T HIT ME.He just went through...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 19, 2023 | Throwback Thursday
#ThrowbackThursday I first shared this in August last year but from the conversations I’m hearing I think it needs sharing again. Clarity – clarity is absolutely everything, when life is throwing things at us and we become unclear everything is blurred,...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 18, 2023 | Black History Month, Hope Gala Ball, Windrush Wednesday
This Windrush Wednesday I’m not going to say very much, I’m going to leave it all to Professor Laura Serrant OBE and her Poem You Called and We Came. Her words are incredibly powerful. Whilst I’m talking about Windrush, ITV have a programme on tomorrow night at 9pm...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 17, 2023 | Truth Tuesday
Valeries law is a proposal to tackle domestic abuse specifically among black communities, through a process of cultural competency training for the UK police force and it’s related bodies. It’s named Valeries law after Valerie Forde who was murdered together with her...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Monday motivation – we cannot become what we need to be by remaining where we are. You need to make changes if you want to move forward or if you want to achieve your goals and dreams. What changes do you think you need to make to move forward? Do you need help...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week for Windrush Wednesday I’m talking about Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, DBE. What can you say about Dame Jessica that hasn’t been said already? Now retired she is best known for winning an Olympic gold medal and being a part of the Super Saturday evening of...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 10, 2023 | Truth Tuesday
This is still an ongoing case so there isn’t too much information about it in the public domain. Police were called on the morning on February 18th to a property in Hamilton Park North, Lanarkshire, when they arrived they discovered the dead body of Darrell Buchanan,...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 5, 2023 | Throwback Thursday
Last week for throwback Thursday I shared me singing at last years Hope Gala Ball (tickets for this years ball are available at this link). This week I thought I’d share a quick bit of inspiration that I first shared in December 2020, it’s about being the bigger...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 4, 2023 | Windrush Wednesday
Blondel is the daughter of Windrushers from Anguila. Blondel has been a solicitor for over 37 years and is a fellow of Kings College, London where she was a member of the college council for several years, focusing on institutional change, governance and investment,...
by YvonneMichele23 | Oct 3, 2023 | Truth Tuesday
The heartbreaking story of Logan Mwangi got more press coverage than the story I shared of Denise last week, however still not enough. Logan was only 5 when he was murdered sometime in late July 2021, he was beaten to death by his mother, stepfather and his...
