Janelle Newell | July 14, 2026 *Disclaimer: This post includes discussions of bullying, abuse, racism, and suicide. Proceed with caution There's a reason that I don't watch Love Island UK. The men that are chosen all seem racist and rarely like the black women contestants. Dark skin women especially, are kept on the show as friends until a white girl comes along who the men are actually interested in. It also bothers me how few women wear their natural hair on these shows in

By: Janelle Newell April 26, 2026 I am trying to keep going for the poor black girl in Jamaica who has no dreams of a brighter future Just to go to school And be with her cousins Here I go when I want to cry When I am ignored, denied, and rejected When I want to give up, because why do I have to work 10x as hard? For the girl with the thick accent who watches Disney Channel to make her voice sound normal Palatable So she doesn't get picked on By the people who will go on to