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Sky News are the first media organisation I am aware to to put my "Seven Rules for Surviving a Kemi Badenoch Victory" in proper context. All this fury over a clearly satirical piece? This is why Black political satirists who deal with racial issues in Britain normally just perform dance sketches. Yes, it was a sketch intended for what would have been today's @uppityhq, but don't fret: Uppity returns next Tuesday. Link: eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
Warning: Seven Rules for Surviving A Kemi Badenoch Victory Today the most prominent member of white supremacy's Black collaborator class (in Britain) is likely to be made leader of the Conservative Party. Here are some handy tips for surviving the immediate surge of Badenochism (i.e. white supremacy in Blackface): 1. Don’t allow yourself to be gaslit. Of course, a victory for Badenoch is an obvious, unprecedented and once inconceivable victory for racism. Yet for legitimacy and national blush-saving purposes, it will be portrayed as anything but. Hence the Black & Brown voices invited to speak about a Badenoch victory in the media will likely be carefully selected. Expect a lot of Sunder Katwala and Trevor Phillips types, but not much from anyone else. Certainly not knowledgeable objectors. 2. Don't feed the trolls: avoid the inevitable avalanche of “whatever your politics” rhetoric. E.g. “Whatever your politics, you must acknowledge how great and progressive the Conservative Party is now that a Blackface of white supremacy has broken the glass ceiling for all Black people…” and “Whatever your politics, Black children finally have a great role model to look up to”. 3. Don’t get arrested Pt. I: As that free speech championing entity known as the British state would say: be careful what you post. The police scour this app for "offensive" material and they take immense glee in weaponising laws designed to protect ethnic minorities against ethnic minorities. 4. Don’t get arrested Pt. II: The police don't do nuance, and they conveniently refuse to understand Black & Brown intra-communal language or forms of critique, satire or compliment (e.g. coconut, Uncle Tom, Aunt Kemi, house negro, choc ice, etc). 5. Don’t get arrested Pt. III: In pursuit of "protecting" the feelings and political positions of ethnic minority politicians (with far-right sensibilities), the police and CPS will do everything conceivably possible to legally and psychologically destroy you. 6. Don’t get arrested Pt. IV: Look up The Emoji Trial and The Coconut Trial for more information on how quickly proprietary Black & Brown intellectual tradition, thought or language can land you in a British police cell. 7. Remember White supremacy’s silver linings: they always discard their tools. Always. Yes, this will be a painful and shameful period. Our various politics and very standing in Britain and as British people will be seriously compromised by a Badenoch victory. Yet rest assured: painful as it may be for Black & Brown people – history teaches us that Badenochism will end even worse for Kemi Badenoch. "Amen" said the church. Good luck!
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ASLEF are proud to join transport workers from 132 countries at @ITFglobalunion Congress this week.
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One of the best books you can read on British South Asian history.
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"For my brothers with daughters" Because, believe it or not, Black girls have Dads too.
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Today for #BlackHistoryMonthUK I salute Dame Jocelyn Barrow 🇹🇹 who was the FIRST Black woman in teacher training in Britain. She helped to pave the way for the 1965 Relations Act, which was the 1st piece of legislation in the UK to address racial discrimination. ✊🏾
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As Black History Month continues, I’m paying tribute to Learie Constantine, an excellent cricketer & the 1st Black man to sit in the House of Lords for his racial equality work. In a landmark case, he took legal action against a London hotel that refused him entry due to racism
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Today we remember drivers Brian Cooper and Michael Hodder along with the 29 others who sadly lost their lives 25 years ago today in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash 🕯️🕯️ #railwayfamily
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Important documentary ‘Strike - An Uncivil War’ on Netflix from Wed 18 Sept. Hear directly from the miners & others about the preplanned state & police violence at #Orgreave Read our latest report here: otjc.org.uk/orgreave-truth-a… #OrgreaveJustice #OrgreaveInquiry #MinersStrike
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Today marks 38 years since the murder of 13-year-old Ahmed Iqbal Ullah. The Bangladeshi heritage schoolboy had a strong sense of justice and stood up to bullies. He was stabbed to death in a Manchester school playground after defending a younger Asian boy from racist bullying.
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Why did Huw Edwards avoid prison? Is this evidence of “two-tier justice”? Let’s take a quick look. 🧵 TLDR: This is an entirely expected sentence for offences of this type.
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Because too often it isn't. Just 8% of people in film and TV come from a working-class background compared to 60% from upper-middle-class backgrounds. Journalism has a similar problem. It means the stories of working-class communities are rarely accurately or adequately told.
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Wow! JUBILEE line signaller really don't want anyone to get to Stanmore right now 🙃🙄 #jubileeline #londonunderground #terminatehere .....and No nothing to do with any of the drivers, I asked lol #tubedriver
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EastEnders actor Harry Rafferty spared jail after slashing woman in stomach, chest and face with knife because she rejected his sexual advances. But Just Stop Oil are so dangerous they must be imprisoned. They don't care about people, only profits.
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Met Police officers sacked after Bianca Williams stop and search set to appeal in October. These cops are finished. Let’s remember a panel found they had lied about smelling cannabis when they pulled over Williams and her partner Ricardo Dos Santos. standard.co.uk/news/uk/met-b…
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Part of Labour's core vote has been Black and Asian people. They also more likely to be poorer. Issues of race and class cannot be ignored. So there must be an honest accounting for these losses. Labour lost almost a third of its Black & Asian voters independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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Bangladeshi people must be able to exercise their fundamental human rights — including the right to protest. I stand in solidarity with Bangladeshi people facing repression.
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TW: Women are being forced to have sex with soldiers in exchange for food for their children after being unable to flee war-torn Sudan. Nearly 26 million people or more than half the population are facing high levels of acute food insecurity. Devastating theguardian.com/global-devel…
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the news: - 3 women murdered by an ex with a crossbow - Tampons have arsenic & lead in them - 80% of all Autoimmune diseases in women due to the role they play societally - Men abusing women goes up 38% when England lose the internet: has feminism gone too far?
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Gary Lineker on Gaza, "It's the worst thing I have seen in my lifetime. Constant images day in, day out of children losing their lives."
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