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Donna White
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Senior Marketer for a leading youth charity | Integrative Counsellor | EDI consultant | Arts and culture fan | Runner | Wellbeing advocate | Reality TV expert
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A fantastic afternoon at the National Portrait Gallery to see the Cecil Beaton exhibition.

What a fantastic career journey he had - taking creative risks, making mistakes, leaning into opportunities and coming out on top. A photography, art, design and fashion legend 📸 #CultureWednesday >
Painting of photographer Cecil Beaton in black jacket with skinny yellow scarf and arms folded, stood next to a young boy. The painting sits in a gold frame and is hung against duck egg blue wall. Close up image of classic camera, in glass case, once owned by photographer Cecil Beaton. Three black framed photographs are just seen in background. Close up of black and white image, taken by Cecil Beaton, of young woman in tall hat with bird emblem with small peak and strap that goes under her chin. Black and white photography of Black boxer in suit smiling, with eyes looking away from camera. The man is Sugar Ray Leonard and the image was taken by Cecil Beaton.
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Balham Baptist celebrated its first anniversary as a Restored Beacon church today 💡 a chance to share progress as we practically and emotionally support domestic abuse victims.

It’s important and often overwhelming, but this team makes it worth it. Watch here > www.youtube.com/live/TzgxEyV...
A group of 10 people in two rows, some seated on a grey sofa, others stood, next to orange, white and gold balloons and white floral displays, on a church stage.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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A terrific day out walking the length and breadth of the Polesden Lacey estate in Surrey, part of @nationaltrust.org.uk, followed by a bacon sandwich pit stop. It’s such a beautiful landscape that’s only a hop, skip and jump from my door - making it a #CultureSaturday to remember 🍂 >
A view of well-kept green grass with various trees at the bottom of the garden separating additional field lands. A blue sky with wispy white clouds is seen. Taken at Polesden Lacey, Surrey. A rustic red brick garden wall in Polesden Lacey, Surrey, with circular hole to reveal a small stone statue of figure on plinth. Ivy plants cover the right hand side of the wall. Where the wall stops, a blue skyline is apparent. View of Polesden Lacey, Surrey. A grand yellow tan stately home with tall white Georgian frame windows, deep sand gravel driveway and white clock tower with metal weathervane set against a blue sky.
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Today I had the privilege to spend the day with hundreds of people who loved my cousin, Justin, for the selfless, motivated and genuine man he was.

He worked hard, put #family first, integrated passions into purpose and had plenty of fun along the way. A true role model, with odd socks 💜🧦 >
A square image in ivory frame of three Black people in embrace. A Black man with sunglasses in camouflage jacket with USA patch on shoulder; a Mixed-Race woman with glasses with collared black and white floral dress; a Black man with sunglasses with black t-shirt and silver chain and pendant. They’re stood in front of a large oversized purple radio at a Kisstory festival.
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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A sunny #CultureSunday afternoon at the Courtauld Gallery, on the Strand, including a free display of drawings by artist Wayne Thiebaud - complementing his American Still Life exhibition 🍬🍉 >
Black and white gumball machine illustration against white background. Collage of Van Gogh imagery, with wooden easel, hanging apron, a group of canvases resting on the floor against a wall. Panoramic painting against white wall, with glass dome above letting in light, exposing autumn dusk sunlight. Colour illustration of fruit and veg stall with bold yellow sign with image of a watermelon with text that reads: ‘ICE COLD’, next to a white ‘CHERRIES’ sign.
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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🇻🇬 A recent visit to London’s Postal Museum shed light on the hidden stories of exploited free workers and enslaved people from St Thomas, Virgin Islands, who kept Royal Mail steam ships running (beyond abolition) by loading coal. ⛴️ ✉️ 📮 #BlackHistoryMonth > www.postalmuseum.org/blog/the-coa...
Black and white photographic postcard of Black woman carrying large pieces of coal on her head while smoking a pipe. One arm is holding coal in place, another is on hip. Red text reads: ‘LUMPS OF COAL. COAL WOMEN OF ST THOMAS, DW1.’
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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To escape from the rain, I also headed to the Cartoon Museum for an eclectic history of how this art form is used to unite and divide opinion on challenging themes, as well as entertain. #CultureWednesday 🖋️ #Art >
A satirical cartoon depicting a gentleman in a black tuxedo holding a gift unknowingly standing in front of a seated woman at an arts performance. A six part cartoon of a brown dog with a small hat drinking a tea surrounded by fire, the extended version of the contemporary meme, ‘This is fine’. Two cartoon figures painted onto a white wall. Left hand figure has a purple eye mask and wears a yellow tracksuit. He’s joined by a woman with short red hair which covers her eyes, smoking a cigarette, wresting a black cardigan with green vest top just seen.
October 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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A trip to Leighton House, near High Street Kensington, to learn about the life of Frederic Leighton who lived and worked there while holding the esteemed position of President of the @royalacademyarts.bsky.social between 1878 and 1896. #CultureWednesday 🎨 #Art >
White, blue and teal plate on wooden stand, on sideboard against backdrop of teal tiles reflecting light from lamp. View of ebony sideboard with decorative plates on shelves, with gold gilded lamp, next to ornate red wallpaper with more red, teal and white decorative plates. Top of walnut and brown leather dining chair is just seen. Close up of gold stain glass window reflecting light in shades of purple, blue, teal, red, pink and lemon. View of various wooden easels in a well lit paint studio with plenty of natural light. On one of the dark easels is a framed sketch of a woman’s head and shoulders.
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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🇺🇸 STS-8 carried Guion Bluford who became the first African American to fly in space. An aerospace engineer and Air Force fighter pilot, he was one of 35 successful NASA applicants, joining in 1978. He was part of 4 shuttle missions in total 👨🏾‍🚀 > #BlackHistoryMonth > www.britannica.com/biography/Gu...
Image of Black man with short grey African Caribbean hair in orange astronaut suit holding black helmet. A USA flag is seen on left hand side of image and on a shoulder patch on the man’s left shoulder. Other suit patches include his name, Guy Bluford, NASA insignia and one of a rocket taking off. The man smiles directly at the camera.
October 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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A delightful 10km #run across London with friends old and new, proving I still have the ability to have a conversation while on the move 🏃🏽‍♀️ #Wellbeing #CultureSaturday >
Four people stood by wall, with view of camera taken at ground level looking up. Two women on left hand side - one mixed-race in white/pink jacket, one white in yellow running vest - and two men on right hand side - one white in black running vest and one Middle Eastern in black long sleeve top - smiling at camera. Grey sky with thick clouds seen above.
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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It was so lovely to attend Restored’s 15th anniversary celebrations at St Peter’s Church in Notting Hill yesterday, representing Balham Baptist as its first ever Beacon Church.

I even made it into the impact report, having taken to the stage for its Changing the Story Conference last year! 👇🏽 >
A double page spread of a report, featuring a montage of images of people at an event under the headline ‘Changing the Story Conferences’. Orange and red accents in the form of highlights and illustrations are throughout.
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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🇺🇸 Ruby Bridges was the first African American to integrate into a white school. Accompanied by her mother and 4x US Marshals on day one in New Orleans, she spent her 1st year as a solo student. Today, the Ruby Bridges Fdn promotes tolerance #BlackHistoryMonth >
www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
Black and white photograph of young Black female child with short braided hair, smiling while looking up. She wears a white jacket and collared dress.
October 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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I spent the day with The King's Trust #Marketing dream team to upskill on content development and production, which included a practical seminar with TikTok.

There's never an ideal time to power off emails for an entire day but, in doing so, we had productive conversations to raise our game! 💪 >
Wide shot image of large group of colleagues, two rows standing, one row seated at board table covered in glasses, cups, books and edible treats. The group of people are smiling direct to camera.
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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🇺🇸 Leontyne Price won a scholarship to Juilliard’s, her training to become the first African American singer to perform a televised opera as Puccini’s Tosca. Later, she was the first African American female to open season at the Met Opera House 🎭 #BlackHistoryMonth > www.metopera.org/discover/arc...
Photograph of Black woman with short dark hair, large pearl stud earrings and prominent make-up including red lipstick. She wears a white satin dress with white fur stole off the shoulder.
October 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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A trip to 4 Kingdoms adventure park in #Basingstoke at the weekend to chill with my besties and their little ones while picking pumpkins 💀🎃 >
Image of woman in field littered with orange pumpkins of various sizes with two wheelbarrows used for pumpkin collection. Woman is mixed-race with spectacles, tartan jacket and beige trousers. A small white boy with strawberry blonde hair is seen in blue jacket on left hand side of image. The sky dominates the image with grey clouds. Image of two skeleton models attached to a black board with oval space for faces, positioned in a field. A tall white skeleton is matched with the face of a brunette woman with long hair. A shorter ivory skeleton is matched with the face of a mixed-race woman with spectacles.
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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🇺🇸 Ava Duvernay is a highly-decorated filmmaker. The first African American to win Best Director at Sundance (2012), she was also the first Black woman to win a Golden Globe for MLK picture Selma, which was also nom’d for Best Picture Oscar (2015) 🎬 #BlackHistoryMonth > rsafilms.com/us/directors...
Portrait image of Black woman, Ava Duvernay, in chocolate brown sheer dress with neck tie. Her braided hair is pulled back. She wears drop earrings and her hands are clasped in front of her.
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🇺🇸 W.E.B Du Bois was the cofounder of the NAACP in 1909. Devoted to sociology studies of the Black community, he was the association’s director of research and editor of its magazine, ‘The Crisis’. He left to teach but returned briefly in 1944 ✊🏽
#BlackHistoryMonth > www.britannica.com/biography/W-...
Black and white classic photograph of a Black man with short dark hair on sides (bald on top) with curled moustache. He wears a shot jacket, with short, waistcoat and striped bow tie.
October 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Today is Anti-Slavery Day. To tie in with #BlackHistoryMonth, I’m sharing an Anti-Slavery envelope from 1853 (as seen in London’s Postal Museum.) ✉️

Images at this time centred on Britain’s role in abolition - ignoring its part in slavery. Yet devices such as this were used to shape public memory >
An illustrated white envelope with black etchings mounted on a black background. Words and imagery depict the history of slavery.
October 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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🇺🇸 Matthew Henson, the first African American Artic explorer, may have been first to the North Pole but his story was refuted. Orphaned young, he became an able sailor before meeting Peary, his adventure partner for years to come ☃️ #BlackHistoryMonth > www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/ar...
Black and white image of Black man with thick moustache wrapped in animal fur jacket with hood. He also wears a pinkie ring.
October 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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🇯🇲 🇺🇸 Maurice Ashley - coach, commentator, author and puzzler - was the first International Grandmaster of Chess in 1999. ♟️

He’s also launched his own Fellowship which expands opportunities for underrepresented chess players. #BlackHistoryMonth > mauriceashley.com/bio/
Image of bald Black man in grey suit and navy paisley tie, waistcoat and handkerchief sat in front of a chess board with hand poised on one central piece.
October 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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🇳🇬 Charlotte Obasa was an entrepreneur and philanthropist who strongly believed in women’s rights. She opened schools, started a transport business and led the ‘Reformed Ogboni Fraternity’ which was instrumental in co-financing a midwifery centre. #BlackHistoryMonth > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
Colour painting of Black woman with black hair goes back, wearing white and olive green dress with lace top and sleeve cuffs. The woman wears a long gold necklace with bold pendant and a gold bracelet on each wrist, with hands laid on her lap.
October 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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🇺🇸 Gordon Parks was one of the first Black photo-journalists to work with white titles like Life & Glamour. Self-taught, his first job was shooting fashion for a dept. store. In 1942 he won a fellowship which led to work in DC. 📸 #BlackHistoryMonth >
www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks...
Sepia image of Black male photographer in flat cap, jacket, shirt and tie under the hood of a camera on tripod viewing at image through viewfinder. The photograph is of Gordon Parks.
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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From one #CultureSaturday exhibition to another. I did a double at the Tate Modern today, moving into the Nigerian Modernism space which was filled with diversity in every sense. It detailed how Nigeria’s independence in 1960 helped to bring a fresh take on art, by acknowledging its heritage 👩🏾‍🎨 >
Black wooden sculpture stood on white stage, with black and white abstract painting featuring monochromatic circle and handprints in silver frame hung behind on white wall. Close up of large colourful landscape painting in silver frame, with blend of reds, oranges, golds and yellows. The painting is hung against a yellow wall. Four small stone statues on green stage set against a black and white photographic scene. Wooden carving mounted on white wall, with black, white, blue and red dots and stripes.
October 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A great afternoon at the Tate Modern for the Theatre #Picasso exhibition.

By seeing a large spread of his work in one place, across his career, I was able to recognise his appreciation for different artistic styles, themes and cultures - it made for a joyous #CultureSaturday 🎨 >
Four framed pieces of art hung on metal grid wall, all varied and by Pablo Picasso. Top left is painting of a woman in white off shoulder dress with blue background. Bottom left is an abstract fruit bowl still life. Top right is a vase of flowers in ornate gold effect frame. Bottom right is an abstract line drawing in various primary colours. Abstract painting by Pablo Picasso of nude woman seated on red chair in bronze effect frame hung on black wall. The woman’s hands hold her face. Abstract painting by Pablo Picasso of high class woman with ornate dress and jewels, against black, gold and white background. Black ink painting on white background by Pablo Picasso of bullfight scene.
October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Today’s National Black Girl Day Off, a time dedicated to rest, restoration and self care of Black #women. ✊🏽

Handling a unique set of pressures, it’s important for Black women to enjoy pauses without guilt. I embraced this with a morning workshop on ‘managing stress’, with an art therapy focus 🎨 >
Neutral graphic with green bold text that reads: National Black Girl Day Off, 11th October 2025. A small reference to @thenoirspace - a social media handle - sits underneath. Below this is an array of Black women in graphic illustration form. In different poses, clothes and with different hairstyles and accessories, the women have no defining facial features.
October 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM