“I feel like I need to man up. And not in the toxic way that people tell young boys to ‘man up’, because I feel like, let the youths cry. Let the youts feel, innit…. For me, it’s what a good dad would do for his son.” Spent a day with Big Mike. We talked about manhood, body image, purpose and love, baked a cake together, and I wrote about it for @edward_enninful @britishvogue It was one of my absolute faves and so is he @stormzy 🙌🏽🖤 🍰✨🦸🏿♂️
“I feel like I need to man up. And not in the toxic way that people tell young boys to ‘man up’, because I feel like, let the youths cry. Let the youts feel, innit…. For me, it’s what a good dad would do for his son.” Spent a day with Big Mike. We talked about manhood, body image, purpose and love, baked a cake together, and I wrote about it for @edward_enninful @britishvogue It was one of my absolute faves and so is he @stormzy 🙌🏽🖤 🍰✨🦸🏿♂️
“I feel like I need to man up. And not in the toxic way that people tell young boys to ‘man up’, because I feel like, let the youths cry. Let the youts feel, innit…. For me, it’s what a good dad would do for his son.” Spent a day with Big Mike. We talked about manhood, body image, purpose and love, baked a cake together, and I wrote about it for @edward_enninful @britishvogue It was one of my absolute faves and so is he @stormzy 🙌🏽🖤 🍰✨🦸🏿♂️
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Now that there is a ceasefire in this war, the other war will intensify – the one for control of the narrative Over the last few weeks we have seen the attempt to maninuplate the telling of this story in so many ways The dehumanisation of Palestinians – in language which brings to mind Fanon: “the terms the settler uses when he mentions the native are zoological terms. He speaks of the yellow man’s reptilian motions, of the stink of the native quarter, of breeding swarms, of foulness, of spawn, of gesticulations… Those hordes of vital statistics, those hysterical masses, those faces bereft of all humanity, those distended bodies which are like nothing on earth” The killing of journalists. This alone. The prevention of reporters from entering Gaza, making it impossible for reporters to offer the same humanity and pathos they rightly gave Israeli victims of Hamas. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has accused Israel of “suffocating journalism in Gaza”. We have relied on so many heartbreaking and brave citizen journalists, whose work has made it impossible to turn away High profile entertainment figures cancelled or dropped, including Melissa Barrera, Susan Sarandon, and Maha Dakhil The censorship of statements of solidarity with Palestine, from high profile entertainment platforms A small line in a @politico story is one of the most important things I have read: The Biden administration is “concerned” that an “unitended consequence” of the ceasefire will be allowing journalists to report on what’s *actually* happened in Gaza. In the knowledge that this could jeopardise what public support remains for the devastation it has wrought The tragedies of the last weeks have brought out the humanity in so many observers and consumers of news, transcending immense pressure and the risk of censure to seek the truth. Time to pay attention more than ever #storytelling #media #censorship #journalism #tellthetruth
Magical weekend at @hayfestival I talked to @olusoga about #DecolonisingMyBody And the phenomenal @laura_bates__ and @wgompertz about the Big Issues Facing Society – shout out to everyone who showed up early to pack out our talk on the dire state of this country. But it was ultimately hopeful because there were many solutions, we need better leaders to implement them #books #bookfestival #wales #realtalk #bookstagram #knowyourhistory Wearing orange dress @nobodyschild Best boots ever @penelopechilvers Knitted Cardigan @motherdenim Coat @sikadesigns Styled by @melwilkinson1 To everyone who has gifted me warm clothes I thank you and maybe owe you my life 🙈🥶
Magical weekend at @hayfestival I talked to @olusoga about #DecolonisingMyBody And the phenomenal @laura_bates__ and @wgompertz about the Big Issues Facing Society – shout out to everyone who showed up early to pack out our talk on the dire state of this country. But it was ultimately hopeful because there were many solutions, we need better leaders to implement them #books #bookfestival #wales #realtalk #bookstagram #knowyourhistory Wearing orange dress @nobodyschild Best boots ever @penelopechilvers Knitted Cardigan @motherdenim Coat @sikadesigns Styled by @melwilkinson1 To everyone who has gifted me warm clothes I thank you and maybe owe you my life 🙈🥶
Magical weekend at @hayfestival I talked to @olusoga about #DecolonisingMyBody And the phenomenal @laura_bates__ and @wgompertz about the Big Issues Facing Society – shout out to everyone who showed up early to pack out our talk on the dire state of this country. But it was ultimately hopeful because there were many solutions, we need better leaders to implement them #books #bookfestival #wales #realtalk #bookstagram #knowyourhistory Wearing orange dress @nobodyschild Best boots ever @penelopechilvers Knitted Cardigan @motherdenim Coat @sikadesigns Styled by @melwilkinson1 To everyone who has gifted me warm clothes I thank you and maybe owe you my life 🙈🥶
Magical weekend at @hayfestival I talked to @olusoga about #DecolonisingMyBody And the phenomenal @laura_bates__ and @wgompertz about the Big Issues Facing Society – shout out to everyone who showed up early to pack out our talk on the dire state of this country. But it was ultimately hopeful because there were many solutions, we need better leaders to implement them #books #bookfestival #wales #realtalk #bookstagram #knowyourhistory Wearing orange dress @nobodyschild Best boots ever @penelopechilvers Knitted Cardigan @motherdenim Coat @sikadesigns Styled by @melwilkinson1 To everyone who has gifted me warm clothes I thank you and maybe owe you my life 🙈🥶
Magical weekend at @hayfestival I talked to @olusoga about #DecolonisingMyBody And the phenomenal @laura_bates__ and @wgompertz about the Big Issues Facing Society – shout out to everyone who showed up early to pack out our talk on the dire state of this country. But it was ultimately hopeful because there were many solutions, we need better leaders to implement them #books #bookfestival #wales #realtalk #bookstagram #knowyourhistory Wearing orange dress @nobodyschild Best boots ever @penelopechilvers Knitted Cardigan @motherdenim Coat @sikadesigns Styled by @melwilkinson1 To everyone who has gifted me warm clothes I thank you and maybe owe you my life 🙈🥶
Magical weekend at @hayfestival I talked to @olusoga about #DecolonisingMyBody And the phenomenal @laura_bates__ and @wgompertz about the Big Issues Facing Society – shout out to everyone who showed up early to pack out our talk on the dire state of this country. But it was ultimately hopeful because there were many solutions, we need better leaders to implement them #books #bookfestival #wales #realtalk #bookstagram #knowyourhistory Wearing orange dress @nobodyschild Best boots ever @penelopechilvers Knitted Cardigan @motherdenim Coat @sikadesigns Styled by @melwilkinson1 To everyone who has gifted me warm clothes I thank you and maybe owe you my life 🙈🥶
Magical weekend at @hayfestival I talked to @olusoga about #DecolonisingMyBody And the phenomenal @laura_bates__ and @wgompertz about the Big Issues Facing Society – shout out to everyone who showed up early to pack out our talk on the dire state of this country. But it was ultimately hopeful because there were many solutions, we need better leaders to implement them #books #bookfestival #wales #realtalk #bookstagram #knowyourhistory Wearing orange dress @nobodyschild Best boots ever @penelopechilvers Knitted Cardigan @motherdenim Coat @sikadesigns Styled by @melwilkinson1 To everyone who has gifted me warm clothes I thank you and maybe owe you my life 🙈🥶
#TheColorPurple 2023 A celebration of sisterhood, female solitary, resilience, celebrating blackness and finding joy through pain It’s not perfect but I also loved, laughed and cried my way through it so much it might as well have been Some incredible performances – extra shout out to @daniebb3 @tarajiphenson @blitzbassador @oprah forever 💫 And the legend Alice Walker for gifting us such truth in fiction #movies #books #storytelling #AliceWalker 👸🏾
Once upon a time, I used to have the nickname “Billboard” Allegedly I always making a scene about human rights abuses, social injustice and the erasure of history Fast forward 20 years and it looks like maybe I was manifesting 🙈 Our new podcast Legacy Out now wherever you get your podcasts And also up there with the Christmas lights on Tottenham Court Road #Podcasts #Legacy With me and @peterfrankopan @wonderymedia @amazonmusicuk #goalhanger #listennow #knowyourhistory
Once upon a time, I used to have the nickname “Billboard” Allegedly I always making a scene about human rights abuses, social injustice and the erasure of history Fast forward 20 years and it looks like maybe I was manifesting 🙈 Our new podcast Legacy Out now wherever you get your podcasts And also up there with the Christmas lights on Tottenham Court Road #Podcasts #Legacy With me and @peterfrankopan @wonderymedia @amazonmusicuk #goalhanger #listennow #knowyourhistory
Once upon a time, I used to have the nickname “Billboard” Allegedly I always making a scene about human rights abuses, social injustice and the erasure of history Fast forward 20 years and it looks like maybe I was manifesting 🙈 Our new podcast Legacy Out now wherever you get your podcasts And also up there with the Christmas lights on Tottenham Court Road #Podcasts #Legacy With me and @peterfrankopan @wonderymedia @amazonmusicuk #goalhanger #listennow #knowyourhistory
