Author: MIXED/OTHER @TrapezeBooks BELIEVE @Headlinepg Journalist: Senior editor @theleaduk Rep: @UnitedAgents Commission me: nataliemorris.freelance@gmail.com
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✨some news✨ I'm SO excited we can finally announce this - what an incredible project with an incredible woman. Honoured to be part of something so special. You're gonna wanna read this 💚💚💚
#Believe
I’m so excited to announce BELIEVE - my first ever memoir - out October 26, 2023 and available to pre-order now. Ever since we won The X Factor back in 2011, I feel like I’ve been in a whirlwind… geni.us/LAPBelieve
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We lost our incredible dad on Saturday morning. He was more than a parent, he was also our best friend. We are utterly heartbroken, but so grateful for the time we had with him
We will be offline with family for a while, but so appreciative of the lovely messages
Nat & Becky x
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If a woman doesn’t speak English, she is 25 times (!!!) more likely to die in childbirth in the UK. Horrific
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
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you can either be good at your job, good at life admin, or good at socialising
but you can only be good at one of these each week
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The sudden darker evenings have me feeling nervous walking home from the tube again. Just like every year.
Thinking of Sabina Nessa who was just walking home
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'The death rate for Black women in childbirth is five times higher than for white women.
'The NHS acknowledge and regret this disparity but have no target to end it.' (!?!)
We have published our report, Black people, racism and human rights.
You can read the report here ⬇️
committees.parliament.uk/pub…
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Dad honoured at the BAFTAs tonight, among excellent company. He kept his BAFTA in the bathroom.
We are so endlessly proud 💕💛
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Because we desperately need some good hair news this week:
All UK hairdressers will now be taught to cut and style Afro hair as standard - in beauty regulations update
metro.co.uk/2021/07/01/all-h…
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Milestones amid loss are always going to be bittersweet. All I want is for my dad to be here to see my book on the shelves. But I can hear his voice so clearly in my mind.
All for you dad
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The whole 'Lucy Letby doesn't look evil' (subtext: because she's white and blonde) is a really jarring and ridiculous way of reporting this horrific story
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Wow it's extra hard to do our silly little tasks and answer our silly little emails today isn't it
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I wonder if seeing police act this way towards white women will finally take this conversation to the next level
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Happy birthday dad. You should be 60 today. I always planned to go big for your 60th - a trip away, maybe walking in the Lakes
If you have any plans like that for your parents - don't wait for an occassion or a big birthday. Just do it now 💙💙💙
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I really do wish that everyone diagnosed with cancer was able to start treatment right away with no delays
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Big love to everyone who had an empty seat at their dinner table, everyone creating new traditions, and every family fighting to be OK after loss
We missed you today! (like every day)
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Keep thinking about where all those rioters have disappeared to. The worlds they have seamlessly blended back into this week - the offices, the schools, the public services...
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Mixed people are constantly subjected to having other people tell you what you are and what you are not
It is TIRING
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Not a headline I thought I would write today... but here we are.
Why it's never OK to compare a Black woman's hair to animal fur. Eamonn Holmes
metro.co.uk/2021/08/12/why-i…
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A Windrush overground line. A Windrush statue at Waterloo station... How about instead of all of this we first focus on paying the estimated 15,000 compensation claims of Windrush Scandal victims?
At least 53 people are known to have died while waiting for their money
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If your 'solidarity' and 'allyship' crumbles the moment you face a consequence... then it is meaningless
#OneLove
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NEW: Swimming hats for Afro hair have been barred from the Olympics as official body says elite athletes 'never used, neither require to use, caps of such size'
metro.co.uk/2021/06/30/inclu…
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Grief is just buckets of love with no place to go
It's dad's birthday and I just want to call him and sing happy birthday really loudly and really badly
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NEW: When women like #NaomiOsaka or Meghan Markle share their experiences of mental illness - they are not believed. This is racism and misogyny in action:
metro.co.uk/2021/06/02/why-a…
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The most wonderful gesture from the @GranadaReports team this Christmas - a stunning book with the thousands (upon thousands) of messages, photos and stories from the many people who met and loved dad. Huge thanks from the Mozzas 💛💛💛
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We ask that rather than sending flowers people make a donation to Bury Hospice. We will forever appreciate the care, kindness and respect that the wonderful nurses provided for dad 💕
buryhospice.org.uk/support-u…
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Amazing tribute to our wonderful dad:
'Morris became a hero to the black communities of the north-west: "Having people like Tony was massive for us. A person that showed us if he can do it, then so can I.”'
theguardian.com/media/2020/a…
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To the man who followed me home today and then urgently knocked on the door of my building because he 'had to pay me a compliment'...
You didn't have to do that. It isn't a compliment to be followed home. Don't do that?!?
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Every day it's 'racism doesn't exist' argued by people with no lived experiences of racism. Exhausting
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He said this in a WORK MEETING. Imagine what he says at home. With his mates. This is probably the politest version of what he really thinks
Tuesday’s @guardian front page: Biggest Tory donor: looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’ theguardian.com/politics/202…
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It's a beautiful day to become a published author!!
My first book Mixed/Other is out NOW. Pinch me!!
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Some people get a park bench, but dad gets a cinema chair 💕📽💕
He liked the movies more than real life and we spent SO MANY happy hours with him eating pic'n'mix and watching car chases in the dark
Thank you for this gorgeous tribute @HOME_mcr
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Impossibly, today marks a year without dad. Today is no more shit than any of the last 365, but it does reiterate the weirdness of time amid grief
It also tells me that the passage of a year doesn't make him any further away. Always and forever right next to us 🌈
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'You don't like her because she's mixed-race. Just say it with your whole chest.' - Wrote about the disproportionate rage people feel about Meghan Markle
metro.co.uk/2018/12/14/peopl… #MeghanMarkle
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🚨News🚨 I have written a whole damn book!
Mixed/Other is an exploration of the nuances, complexities and joys of multiraciality in the UK
Very excited to share the beautiful cover with you all 💚📖💚
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If you’re committing yourself to learn more about the Black experience, make sure you consume joyful, uplifting, varied content from Black writers, alongside the history of racism
metro.co.uk/2020/06/04/eight…
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4 years. Unfathomable.
You didn't get to meet your first grandson, but he has your name and so many of your facial expressions already. He will know all about you 🤍
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It is v stressful to watch someone have to provide SO much evidence and SO many examples of racism - being pushed to the point of tears - in order to finally be believed
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Like Meghan Markle? Have a read of my series about racism in the UK to find out why she left: metro.co.uk/tag/the-state-of…
#TheStateOfRacism
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Little job title change news - I'm now Deputy Lifestyle Editor at @MetroUK :)
I'll be continuing my series #TheStateOfRacism - and I'm looking to commission really strong features from writers of colour, so pitch me if you have IDEAS (email in bio)
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Wrote about the timely reveal of bullying accusations against Meghan - and this pattern of depicting Black women as aggressive/hostile/uppity
It's a depressingly effective deflection technique - and it happens all. the. time.
metro.co.uk/2021/03/03/why-b…
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🚨Beyoncé told me to quit my job🚨
I'm going freelance after 3.5 brilliant years at Metro - it's my last day today and I'm excited to see what comes next!
I'm available for commissions - so please do hit me up. My new email is in my bio
🖊️💻🎙️🗣️🎥
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I'm am NOT INTERESTED in your press release about how many calories women consume in the cinema. Please fuck off and let me eat my pic & mix in the dark.
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Can't believe Beyoncé released a 'quit your job' anthem the same month I quit my job. Bey says go freelance!!
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This was very hard to write. But grief can make you feel very lonely, so I hope this might help someone realise that they are definitely not alone
Wrote about losing dad:
metro.co.uk/2021/01/02/i-had…
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It is no longer good enough to be silently against racism
White people, we need you to be loudly anti-racist
Even if you're scared of talking about race:
metro.co.uk/2020/06/01/white… #BlackLivesMatter
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Timing my maternity leave with the Olympics was an elite move. Hockey, diving, gymnastics & tennis today. Me and baby boy are LIVING
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'We feel the rejection comes from lack of thought, without full consideration for diversity and the different requirements non-white athletes may have.' - @soulcapofficial
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The nurses at @BuryHospice are real life superheroes. To see so many of them at dad's funeral proved again that they go above and beyond for their patients
Hospice care is incredible and so important. You can donate here: buryhospice.org.uk/support-u…
The funeral of Tony Morris has taken place today. Since his death, Bury Hospice have received around £14,000 in donations.
To read more and to sign the book of condolence in Tony's memory visit: bit.ly/30TI0y7
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Racists have been living their best lives since they learned the term 'unconscious'...
The FA has revealed a string of offensive racial remarks by John Yems but still concluded that the former Crawley manager is "not a conscious racist".
Warning: The below copy contains language of a racist and discriminatory nature.
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Emotions veering wildly between deep despair and wild rage tonight
And every woman I know feels the same
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Two England teams have made it to a World Cup Final within the space of a month!!! Absolutely immaculate scenes. Women's sport is ELITE and no sad little trolls commenting under the BBC Sport tweets can dampen this joy
#NWC2023 #FIFAWWC #WomenInSport
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It is Craig David's 40th birthday, which means it is 21 years since my best friend and I spent all our pocket money on a beanie hat and sent it to him for his 19th birthday 🎂🎈
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Can't believe all the gym girlies are doing pulled up white socks now
I think you'll find the netball girlies invented pulled up white socks 🏐
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I'm in today's Guardian with one of my favourite ever pics of me and my dad 😊💕
Wrote about how grieving makes you lose yourself, and how reconnecting with my heritage is helping me piece myself back together
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Today we got to accept a posthumous doctorate degree for Dad. Thank you @SalfordUni for this incredible honour
Dad would be very embarrassed. We are endlessly proud 💙💙💙💙
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Constantly having to explain why something is racist has a 'significant impact' on mental health:
'In a world where Google exists, explaining racism is an unnecessary additional burden to place on the shoulders of the people who are affected by it.'
metro.co.uk/2020/02/25/psych…
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ANYWAY I chopped off all my hair ✂️
Donating it to @LPTrustUK because as of 2021 they now accept Afro hair donations to make wigs for Black and mixed folk. So that's ace 🙌🏽
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Gonna swerve social media tomorrow... but sending so much love to all the daughters and sons who don't get to spend the day with their dads
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Yvette has an incredibly aggressive form of leukemia and at just 41 she is almost out of options
Her last hope is to find a stem cell donor, but her mixed heritage (Chinese/Jamaican) means the chances of finding a match are incredibly slim:
metro.co.uk/2022/03/29/woman…
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I spoke to Black and Black mixed women about the emotional/psychological impact of watching the Meghan drama play out
'On days where it seems like the whole country has such hatred for Meghan that they "just can’t put their finger on" – I want to cry.'
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I almost stood up and clapped when I saw the tampon string in the new @ThisGirlCanUK advert - I spoke to Hannah (the owner of said tampon string) about breaking the taboo:
‘We’re all so scared to even say the word “tampon” – but it’s not a dirty word.'
metro.co.uk/2020/01/15/im-pr…
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‘I remember racism in the 70s & 80s. Those racists have not gone away... I remember the teenagers with skinheads. Now, they’re dressed in suits & have legitimate jobs where they can administer their racism from positions of power.’
#BenjaminZephaniah🤍
metro.co.uk/2020/10/26/benja…
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Are we actually calling these people 'anti-anti-racism protestors' when the word racists exists?
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My thoughts on #HarryandMeghan and the power behind their unceremonious ditching of the royal fam:
'Aside the giant f**k you this sends to the racists who have hounded them, what I love about this decision is the refusal to tolerate toxic behaviour'
metro.co.uk/2020/01/09/appla…
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The nightmarish details of what happened to Sarah Everard are completely harrowing. Can't stop thinking about how terrified and powerless she would have felt
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#NottingHillCarnival is consistently accompanied by headlines about crime - these headlines don't acknowledge the historic over-policing of Black communities, & fail to provide wider context (the arrest rate at Glastonbury is reportedly almost identical)
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Black Brits are 4X more likely to be sectioned than white patients & more likely to be given medication than offered talking therapies
Mental health services are consistently failing people of colour - the stark lack of POC therapists may be why:
metro.co.uk/2020/11/10/why-i…
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BIG fan of Khadijah. She's 18, from Peckham, learnt to ride at
@EbonyHorseClub in Brixton, and WON the Magnolia Cup at Goodwood. What a legend.
'For someone like me to have won a race and made history for British female Muslims feels very important.'
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We can all chill in a pub this weekend with all our mates and loads of strangers - but I still can't train in a sports hall with my netball team?
Make it make sense
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Wrote about rural racism, the colonial legacies that mar the British countryside, and the groups working to tackle hate and hostility:
thelead.uk/black-and-brown-h…
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I can't stop thinking about the little boy who was heckled while performing at The Royal Opera House - and the price Black performers pay for excelling in elitist, white spaces
I hope there are people working in that world who are actually equipped to support him
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'Where are all the allies who pledged to push for change? Where are all the people who read the books, listened to the podcasts, and vowed to "do the work"? Where are all the anti-racists?'
My latest for @MetroUK
metro.co.uk/2022/08/13/what-…
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Seeing my book on the shelves in actual bookshops (and among such excellent company) is quite something. Wow 💚💕
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The coughs/colds/flus we have been getting since the pandemic are really hitting different?!? Our immune systems are STRUGGLING
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Excited to share my first piece for The Guardian (!!) - on the problem with the scrutiny of 'mixed beauty':
'Celebrating mixed beauty does little more than bolster a pre-existing racial hierarchy, ensuring that whiteness remains fixed at the top.'
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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After three years at Metro I am taking the plunge and going freelance ⚡⚡⚡
That means my job needs filling. You'll be working with a fantastic team and you'll get to bring loads of creativity to the table - do apply!!! (Particularly Black and brown journos) 💻💻💻
📣BIG NEWS 📣
@MetroUK is looking for a new Deputy Lifestyle Editor!
You'd be working with me and it's a really fun, interesting role. Check out the job listing, apply if you're a great fit, and please do share if you know anyone who would be brill: linkedin.com/jobs/view/30396…
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Recent conversations about race have been tough to watch. From tv 'debates' denying racism, to a rise in open hostility towards minorities
@FaimaBakar and I are launching #TheStateOfRacism - a series looking at the realities of racial inequality in the UK
metro.co.uk/2020/02/24/state…
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Why sickle cell patients desperately need ‘ethnically matched’ blood from Black donors
Alonzo was told he needed 12 units of blood to stay alive. There were only 12 units of blood in the entire country that were a match for him:
metro.co.uk/2021/05/18/sickl…
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I have no plans... I'm not commuting... I'm barely leaving the house - but somehow I still 'don't have time' to do all the things I want to do? Is time broken or am I broken?
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Lol at the producer who just asked me to come on the radio to 'discuss racism' and 'David Floyd'... DAVID. I cannot.
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Normally buzzing for Autumn but this year I can't shake the feeling that we have been ROBBED
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NEW: Family receive angry letter from neighbour about BLM window sign which says: 'Many of the young black lives taken these days are by young blacks themselves.'
Thank you @AjShehata for talking to me about this:
metro.co.uk/2021/05/14/famil…
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I would like to speak on behalf of all journalists when I say we DO NOT have the mental energy for your April Fools press releases this year. So can we not??
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Like...?!?! When are we going to talk about the biases in netball that allow white defenders to get away with things like this while Black players are warned/cationed/sent-off for so much less
#QuadSeries #Netball
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Huge fan of seeing the @EnglandNetball ladies in huge, national ad campaigns - big brands take note. The appetite is there. More of this please!
#WomenInSport metro.co.uk/2019/04/25/oasis…
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