“can you send us a writing sample?” no but i can send you multiple screenshots of me killing it in the group chat

When the British came here they treated us like animals. They abused us saying that we Africans are domesticated gibbons and mannequins, that we have all the characteristics of human beings but suffer from academic inferiority. ow.ly/oES030s2EV6

#killthebill

I wrote something for The Elephant about memorialisation of Mau Mau as a vehicle to imagine Kenyan pasts and futures

I knew this was coming from the moment Shamima Begum was stripped of her British citizenship despite the fact that she is UK born & doesn't have dual nationality with Bangladesh. Citizenship should be an absolute and not conditional. Are us people of colour conditional Brits now?

It's happening in front of our eyes: the stifling of democracy in the UK, with even more dictator's powers being slipped into the Police Bill. Yet the entire Establishment looks the other way. We must fight this as if our lives depend on it. They might. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Whilst attention is focused on Allegra Stratton’s tearful resignation, only minutes ago, the Tories have forced through Nationality & Borders Bill that will cause immense human suffering to some of the most vulnerable people in society. Shameful. Our country is better than this.

Rest in power, bell hooks. You taught me so much: about embodied scholarship, about radical love, about revolutionary life. I feel so grateful and so sad.

The Kenya Police has approved a march by the Queer Republic, tomorrow, Jan 13, over recent discriminatory remarks by Minister of Education, Prof Magoha over gay, and lesbian students. The march will present demands at the Ministry of Education HQ. To join, or support 0718294276.

Very excited to be heading out to FOMU Antwerp next month to discuss the 'Unhistories' photography project, and my own research on Mau Mau memories in Kenya with Max Pinckers. fomu.be/en/calendar/ta…

LENT TERMCARD OUT NOW! We have such an exciting line-up for this term, with two sessions co-hosted with Cambridge Gender and Sexuality History Workshop and Cambridge Cultural History Workshop! Join us *tomorrow* to hear papers from the brilliant Rose Miyonga and @Debadrita99! On Zoom and in Cambridge History Faculty, Room 9.

Excited for this one! The Funambulist

"The lawsuit by Margaret Czerwienski, Lilia Kilburn, and amulya mandava ... may present an opportunity for this generation to begin to forge a new model for academia, in which solidarity isn’t just about protecting one’s powerful friends." africasacountry.com/2022/02/letter…

So pleased to be featured alongside Max Pinckers in this issue.

HUGHES & GITHUKU - Mama Ngina and Field Marshall Muthoni’s Locs: Sanitising the Kenyattas | The Elephant theelephant.info/features/2022/…

Very special to be a part of making this episode alongside @nktgill, Niels Boender and John Lonsdale. Give it a listen. CW: we talk about violence, including sexual violence.

Thrilled to be a part of this conversation. Happening today over zoom - pls join us!

Update, update.. read all about it!

We are proud and excited to announce the launch of our report, created in partnership with Africanofilter. This report serves as a spotlight, highlighting the glaring imbalances about whether Africans are considered experts in their own history. Click openrestitution.africa/reclaiming-res…