Media & Communications Strategist. Former Partner Manager at Twitter/X, Senior Manager of publishing at BuzzFeed UK, Tasty UK & Seasoned. Online Editor at The Voice Newspaper. Editor of award-winning Young Voices magazinehttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lnfseg5slc2z“Stephen was killed, and nobody cared. They never saw the child…[What] makes me proudest is knowing things in his name have changed so much in law,his name has respect. He deserved that”- Mother, Baroness Doreen Lawrence Remembering Stephen Lawrence🕊️ (September 13, 1974 - April 22, 1993)22 Apr 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfseg5slc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lkuzziopg22wJust came on here to post these pictures of Sir Lewis Hamilton and dad Anthony after he claimed his first Ferrari #F1Sprint pole for the #ChineseGP ♥️🏎️21 Mar 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuzziopg22whttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lcshvj67ys2z“We dreamed alone, but together we achieved. What started as a leap of faith, ended up as a journey into the history books. From the bottom of my heart, thank you” Sir Lewis Hamilton’s final radio message to Mercedes team after 11 years and SIX World Championships together 🫶🏾 #BlackSky08 Dec 2024 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcshvj67ys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lclqobobhs2p“He’s always influenced the fashion game [and] had a unique sense of style designers used as inspiration for collections.He’s never gotten an amount of credit that he deserves..” Rihanna on “baby daddy” A$AP as he is celebrated for Puma collab at Footwear News Achievement Awards05 Dec 2024 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclqobobhs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lchy7f5obk2lEni Awoyemi, the owner of FeYi Flowers, met with Steven Bartlett and thanked the entrepreneur and investor for “generously sharing his time and resources with us”. The meeting came after Awoyemi publicly called out a “top UK brand” for stealing the identities of her brand #BlackSky04 Dec 2024 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchy7f5obk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lchx7jd4mc2sNia Long and Larenz Tate reprise their “Love Jones” roles for Walmart holiday campaign #BlackSky04 Dec 2024 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchx7jd4mc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lcdzq66vo22yBand Aid asked: “Do They Know It’s Christmas” Fuse ODG hits back with new song: “We Know It’s Christmas” Full video: youtu.be/3np_fs-t6lY02 Dec 2024 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdzq66vo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lccxaj3ulk2dIssa Rae [@issarae.bsky.social] was celebrated with an intimate lunch in London yesterday ahead of receiving the prestigious Leader of Change award at the #BritishFashionAwards tonight. Friend and #InsecureHBO co-star Yvonne Orji will present her with the honour 🤍02 Dec 2024 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccxaj3ulk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lc35dtp3rc2nHappy Heavenly Birthday, Chadwick Boseman 🤍🕊️ November 29, 1976 - August 28, 202029 Nov 2024 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc35dtp3rc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lbv4m2xlrs2uA Black business owner who called out a “top UK brand who has stolen the identities of my brand and created their own flower company” has had an outpouring of support. Stormzy has now entered the chat and is buying flowers for fans who request them 💐 #FeyiFlowers26 Nov 2024 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbv4m2xlrs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lbunu3sync2wMadame Tussauds has honoured British actress Letitia Wright and her iconic role as Shuri from #BlackPanther with the unveiling of three wax figures across their Hollywood, Amsterdam and Sydney locations #BlackSky26 Nov 2024 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbunu3sync2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lboxery5v22qEarlier this week, Sir Lewis Hamilton was asked to respond to comments about his “shelf life”. His response: “I’m still here, I’m still fighting and I’m going to continue to push” Today, he finished 2nd from a 10th place start at the #LasVegasGP !!! 👑24 Nov 2024 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lboxery5v22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lbn7hyw3cc2rBritish journalist @adaenechi.bsky.social shares touching moment with Cynthia Erivo after watching her “powerful” performance in “Wicked” (via @hashtagblackjoy.com | IG: seasonedbf) 🫶🏾 https://www.hashtagblackjoy.com/post/british-journalist-shares-touching-moment-with-cynthia-erivo-after-watching-her-powerful-performan23 Nov 2024 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbn7hyw3cc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lbmdo23qts22“How I walk through the world as a queer Black woman, in this skin, there is an intrinsic knowledge of what that feels like to be the other and not necessarily the norm… Denying the oddity doesn’t give space to how much I can give to the world” - Cynthia Erivo for Ebony 🤎23 Nov 2024 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmdo23qts22https://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lbf4jvtvb22qIssa Rae to be named Leader of Change at 2024 British Fashion Awards for “championing equality and social justice in her acting and writing”. #InsecureHBO co-star and friend, Yvonne Orji, will present Issa with her award 🤎 https://www.hashtagblackjoy.com/post/issa-rae-to-receive-leader-of-change-award-at-2024-british-fashion-awards-for-championing-equality20 Nov 2024 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf4jvtvb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lb7gxg6cfk2jEd Sheeran says his “approval wasn’t sought” on the 40th-anniversary mix of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?: “I would’ve respectfully declined. A decade on and my understanding of the narrative associated with this has changed, eloquently explained by Fuse ODG” https://metro.co.uk/2024/11/17/ed-sheeran-says-band-aid-40th-release-didnt-ask-permission-use-vocals-22011968/18 Nov 2024 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7gxg6cfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lb62cuhpgs23Grammy-winning artist Fuse ODG is urging the BBC to stop the release of a documentary celebrating 40th anniversary of #BandAid: “Band Aid & initiatives like it have cost the African continent trillions in lost revenue from stifling economic growth,investment, tourism & destroying collective dignity”17 Nov 2024 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb62cuhpgs23https://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lb34c3ttxs2y#AddToBlackSky Room for one more?16 Nov 2024 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb34c3ttxs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lb2th55k7c2bHappy 11th anniversary to “The Best Man Holiday” 🎁 #BlackSky16 Nov 2024 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2th55k7c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lawp6ejhoc2aTikTok’s “Bus Auntie” lands “genius” collaboration with Jacquemus to announce the French luxury brand’s London store opening https://www.hashtagblackjoy.com/post/tiktok-s-bus-auntie-lands-genius-collaboration-with-jacquemus-to-announce-the-french-luxury-bra #BlackSky14 Nov 2024 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawp6ejhoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dionnegrant.bsky.social/post/3lawnydte3227When my cousin passed away in 2022,it threw me into a grief I had never known. I’ve emerged from my writing hiatus to share how our love for Barbados became my saving grace Even more special is sharing this story in The Voice—the place where it started for me https://www.voice-online.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/2024/10/12/from-grief-to-grace-finding-healing-joy-and-new-beginnings-in-barbados/14 Nov 2024 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:b3pdjwrobqv7cjom2ujcryvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawnydte3227