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The Fire Service: When Wokeness Equals Danger

The fire service is in the firing line – if you’ll pardon the pun, but very much intended. Between you, me, and the Martians, we’d think their job is to rescue us from danger, especially of the burning kind. Whether we are black, white, man, woman, fat, slim, tall, or…

Break the Bias – Do It For The [Black] Girls!

March is the month for The Girls. Mothers’ Day is celebrated this month of course, as is International Women’s Day, which got me thinking about us Black women and how we stand in society today. A report set to be published ahead of International Women’s Day states that there is…

Gender Role Reversal

I once read an article in which a well-known female journalist admitted that women pilots make her nervous. She went on to say that, “Sometimes in life, it feels better to have a strong man in charge.” If you could see me now you would see fire coming out of…

Annabel or Arthur? or, What’s in a Name, part 2

Annabel Bennett. Who is Annabel Bennett? Don’t know? Okay, let me tell you. Annabel Bennett is, er, wait for it…Arthur Parker. What? What are you talking about, I hear you ask? Hold your horses! Annabel Bennett is a composer and as you can tell from her first name, she is…