Essays

REBOOT: “Racism is Like Air”

A non-exhaustive list of where privileging whiteness shows up, especially in relation to parenting and children

Writing While Black

Excerpt from a conversation with Lisa Hurley for the Space to Exhale Podcast

Why "You're So Articulate" Hits Different

Unpacking the harm and offering an alternative

"Do You Live in Huts/Trees?"

Things White Folks Have Said to Me #6

Trials, Tribulations, & Transcendence Redux (Working While Black)

Excerpt from part 2 of my conversation with Lisa Hurley for the Space to Exhale Podcast

REBOOT: Typecasting: Double-Takes, Danger, and Death

The problem of squeezing Black people into certain predictable boxes

Trials, Tribulations, & Transcendence (Working While Black)

Excerpt from part 1 of my conversation with Lisa Hurley for the Space to Exhale Podcast

"You're Much Quieter Than I Thought You Would Be"

Things White Folks Have Said to Me #5

Where Are All the Black Folx Going?

The safer, Black-founded spaces we're checking out

What 49 Voices Tell Us About Anti-Racism and DEI Today (Excerpt)

Powerful Insights from the SARN Reader Survey

An Update From Sharon November 2025

REBOOT: Dear Would-Be Ally Who Messed Up

An open letter - because messing up is going to happen on this anti-racism journey

SARN Reader Survey Results 2025

Who's reading this newsletter in a VERY different climate

A Week in My UK Life 2025

Still tired, still hopeful

"I Wouldn't Have Rented to You If I'd Known You Were Black"

(Things White Folks Have Said to Me #4)

Celebrating Blackness Matters for Kids (and Adults Too)

Reflecting on a television programme and my own childhood

Untold (But No Longer Unheard)

Recap of a powerful evening with Nova Reid and Afua Hirsch

REBOOT: Black Joy: The Sisterhood

Still celebrating my sister-circles

Saviourism, Storytelling and the Glass Cliff in DEI

Excerpts from a presentation to would-be DEI practitioners and advocates

REBOOT: Teaching the N-word

Dos, don'ts and why I still feel strongly about it.

"Why Don't You Want to Work for a Black Publication?"

A question from an interviewer (Things White Folks Have Said to Me #3)

An Update From Sharon - September 2025

What's new in my world - and a rare chance for a few to connect with me in London

REBOOT: Why I’m Not Watching Any More Videos of Black Death

I don't need visuals of the pain and trauma

Remembering "Theo" (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)

And reflecting on the importance of good representation

Making Space For Anti-Racism Discussions

If you're wondering what to do, here's one thing that worked