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‘This is a west African story’: how modern art tackled Nigeria’s identity crisis

As the landmark Nigerian Modernism exhibition opens at the Tate, curator Osei Bonsu talks about the art in dialogue with ideas of nation-making

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I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list | Amandla Thomas-Johnson

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

Farewell Amazon Fresh: the no tills thing was all a bit too awkward | Jason Okundaye

The ‘just walk out’ innovation promised frictionless shopping – but these days, maybe we all need a bit less tech in our lives, says assistant newsletter editor Jason Okundaye

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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Aug 16

If you’d like to buy a copy of my book, which looks at the lives and history of Black gay men in Britain, you can get a copy from a bookshop or any of the retailers on the attached link. And please do buy books from the other withdrawn authors linktr.ee/revolutionaryacts

Paperback copies of Jason Okundaye’s book Revolutionary Acts. The cover features the title and the authors name in green writing and it is overload with a black and white image of a black man wearing a tank top, trousers and studded leather gear.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 15

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Aug 15

I wrote about the decision myself and other authors took to withdraw from the longlist of the Polari Book Prizes for LGBTQ+ writers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 13

Harlem to Hebron: the long history of Black solidarity with Palestinians

A mutual alliance between oppressed people has been revived with Israel’s full-scale invasion of Gaza

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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Aug 11

That is to say while I’m pleased other authors followed suit I think this is just a bare minimum action tbh. We’re not chaining our bodies to gates or going out to protest it’s just one email to your publicist to request that you’re taken off

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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Aug 11

Appreciate this but I just don’t see it as that big a sacrifice. It’s just a prize, it’s not like there’s life changing money on the table. It cost me nothing to pull out and I got on with the rest of my day. The burden is borne by the trans people who are once again treated like a discursive issue

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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Aug 9

If you’ve personally stolen my book that’s one thing… but sharing it out to the public is a piss take. I worked hard for years researching and writing this book at a lot of personal financial sacrifice and it is degrading and undercutting to be brazenly pirated

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 6

‘Little England’ no more: what I learned on my first trip to the Caribbean

From stilt-walking to queer inclusion, I came for Crop Over but left Barbados with a powerful education in the island’s heritage, history and future

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 1

‘I have different weathers in my brain’: how Celeste rekindled her love of music after heartbreak and loss

After a No 1 debut album, a Brit win and Mercury and Oscar nods, the pandemic and a devastating breakup paused the singer’s rising career. Now, she’s back with a new record and a newfound sense of peace

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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Jul 19

You cannot tell a person is Jewish from their skin colour, in the way you can tell a person is Black from theirs. You could tell a person is Jewish from what they are wearing which would give context, but that still does not mean it is read from colour. That is a very simple and clearly true point.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 18

The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye

We should be able to discuss the different ways in which minorities are racialised in a thoughtful – and sometimes confronting – way, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 14

Wireless festival review – Drake’s disjointed three-night headline run smacks of desperation

An all-star lineup of supporting turns – including, astonishingly, Lauryn Hill – show up to bolster the beleaguered megastar, but this is a very scrappy affair

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 2

I wrote off Glastonbury as a ‘white’ festival – until I finally went

Camping, fogey rock acts and a lack of diversity meant I once ignored Glasto. But visiting Worthy Farm for a second year was like returning home

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 21

When did ‘feminist critique’ of celebrities become nothing more than a snide telling-off? | Jennifer Jasmine White

Those delivering paternalistic lectures to Sabrina Carpenter, Addison Rae and Sydney Sweeney would do well to revisit recent history, says writer Jennifer Jasmine White

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Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social · Jun 18

Very pleased that my book Revolutionary Acts has won the Somerset Maugham Award. Thanks to the Society of Authors and congratulations to my co-winners.