I was thrilled to chat with Trish Adudu in the BBC Birmingham & Black Country studio on Thursday. She wanted to know more about my book Call Me Auntie. Here’s what I told her bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… (starts 7 minutes in). You can find my book at watersidepress.co.uk/books/call-me-…

This video of Ilia Topuria giving himself a pep talk before his walkout at #UFC298 will give you goosebumps. “It’s time to fulfill the dream. All good things are on the other side of fear. It’s written… I’m going to win spectacularly”

Oh my, I’m on the programme! So looking forward to this event — thanks South Warwickshire Literary Festival for asking me 🧡

Flau’Jae Johnson defends Angel Reese ❤️ (h/t Gifdsports )

"I just try to stay strong... I've been attacked so many times. Death threats, I've been sexualized, I've been threatened... I'm still human. All this has happened since I won the national championship & I haven't been happy since then." - Angel Reese

One of the best shots you’ll ever see 🤯 #MFFL Merix Alexander 📸

I reject the premise of Israel’s genocide that “something needs to be done about Hamas” when Israel is the brutal colonizer. Israel has no right to do anything to Palestinians.

Yes, her name is Nguyen Nguyen. My grade 6 classmate that sat in front of me. She never spoke to anyone. Not even the teacher. I mean, EVER. But she was brilliant & never needed help with anything. We would walk to school together, & even then—not a single word. Then one day…

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It’s Publication Day in the UK for my first book, The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema, and Power. What a journey from first laying eyes on a studio portrait of my grandmother, to my 1st paper on Ousmane Sembène’s Ceddo in college, to my Tumblr days, to creating SUNU Journal…

Summer 2024 🤌🏽 open.spotify.com/playlist/4Xyim…

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In the words of the great Jab King: JAB COULD NEVER HIDE. 🇬🇩 This video recap of Spicemas 2024 in Grenada makes me very emotional. Black people are so powerful beyond measure. The Caribbean will always be a Cultural Capital of the world! 🖤 #SpicemasPressPosse #presstrip473

The “Be Faithful” party break was the backbone of club nights/partying in 1999 going into the 2000s. It would change the entire molecular makeup of a dance floor in mere seconds. A whole magic wand. RIP Fatman Scoop. NYC has lost a gem. 🕊️

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, “The Message,” is a trio of interconnected essays that examine how the stories people tell — or avoid telling — can shape and even distort reality: “I am most concerned always with those that don’t have a voice.” cbsn.ws/4gJxe2g

RIP Ka, rap's greatest minimalist, Brownsville's finest, inimitably dedicated himself to his city & craft. The master of quiet rage, writing zen koans with unremitting soul & passion. Pain, grief & wisdom in every bar. An artist as pure & real as anyone who ever spit cold facts.

Ryan Coogler, the director of Black Panther and Creed, breaks down each film format and the many ways you can see Sinners on the big screen. Sinners, shot on KODAK 65mm film is only in theaters April 18. #SinnersMovie