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Joined September 2011
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Emile Ebrahim Kelly retweeted
My ancestors are my wildest dreams!
Pushing against βI am my ancestors wildest dreams,β today on a panel I offered why deep speculation and personal geography are my process as a cultural historian.
Emile Ebrahim Kelly retweeted
In the Rehab Hospital gym there is a dummy staircase that goes nowhere. You climb it and either come down again or turn right and walk down a little side flight. In context, itβs ideal for learning how to exist in the real world. Great practice . Symbolically itβs terrifying.
Emile Ebrahim Kelly retweeted
People who say - authorities should take statues down after discussion. Yes. But it isn't happening. Bristol'sbeen debating #EdwardColston for years and wasn't getting anywhere. In 2018, it was agreed that statue would bear a plaque noting his involvement in the slave trade. BUT
Emile Ebrahim Kelly retweeted
Race(ism) is foundational to the way our economic and political order functions.
It is like oil. Without it, global capitalism could not have enveloped and penetrated the world in the way it has.
It is not mere superstructure or 'false consciousness'. It is base.
Emile Ebrahim Kelly retweeted
Where are the black journalists? Excellent piece by @Annemariealex, first black female lobby correspondent:
tinyurl.com/aejgz24