Writer, author of ' Think Like A White Man' (a satire) & 'The Hip-Hop MBA'. Former banker. Founder: @UppityHQ Agent: [email protected]
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I was on Radio 4's The Today Programme earlier today to discuss the new Ali G film.
The question remains: why can't Britain let minstrelsy go? We'll address this with much more depth at @uppityhq next Tuesday, 27th October. Join us!
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Why can't Britain let go of minstrelsy? Why?
Join our conversation at @UppityHQ on 27th Oct.
Our warm invitation to Sacha Baron Cohen remains open. @SachaBaronCohen, we are the community that lives with the stigma created by Ali G. Come and talk to us. And hear us.
Does Ali G work in 2026?
Sacha Baron Cohen has defended his new film - Ali G: Who iz I? - and said the wannabe rapper from Staines is a "vehicle to expose prejudice, bias and stupidity". But critics of the character say it perpetuates racial stereotypes.
Comedian Daliso Chaponda and writer Nels Abbey discuss.
Nels Abbey retweeted
The best-promoted media asset offered to Britain this Black History Month is a neo-minstrel show.
'Ali G' divides Britain into three categories: those who laugh, those who profit and those who will live with the stigma.
Join the conversation on Ali G at @UppityHQ on 27th Oct.
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Did 1800s European colonisers call it right by balkanising Africa? Or would Africa be better served as a single nation (akin to China or India)?
Join us at @UppityHQ on 27th October for: The Trial of Pan-Africanism.
@DeleOgunAuthor and @AskProfGusJohn will lead the arguments.
Did 1800s European colonisers call it right by balkanising Africa? Or would Africa be better served as a single nation (akin to China or India)?
Join us at @UppityHQ on 27th October for: The Trial of Pan-Africanism.
@DeleOgunAuthor and @AskProfGusJohn will lead the arguments.
Uppity: The Intellectual Playground
18:30, October 27th.
RichMix, Shoreditch.
eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
The best-promoted media asset offered to Britain this Black History Month is a neo-minstrel show.
'Ali G' divides Britain into three categories: those who laugh, those who profit and those who will live with the stigma.
Join the conversation on Ali G at @UppityHQ on 27th Oct.
Ali G is the least important thing we will discuss on Tuesday, the 27th October. We'll be examining the rise of eugenics, the wisdom of Pan-Africanism and the first 99 days of Andy Burnham.
Full Details: eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
Why can't Britain let go of minstrelsy? Why?
Join our conversation at @UppityHQ on 27th Oct.
Our warm invitation to Sacha Baron Cohen remains open. @SachaBaronCohen, we are the community that lives with the stigma created by Ali G. Come and talk to us. And hear us.
Does Ali G work in 2026?
Sacha Baron Cohen has defended his new film - Ali G: Who iz I? - and said the wannabe rapper from Staines is a "vehicle to expose prejudice, bias and stupidity". But critics of the character say it perpetuates racial stereotypes.
Comedian Daliso Chaponda and writer Nels Abbey discuss.
Nels Abbey retweeted
Would Africa work better (for Africans) as a single nation? Or did the European colonisers call it correctly by balkanising the continent?
You decide.
Join us at @uppityhq for a groundbreaking Black History (and Black future) debate:
THE TRIAL OF PAN-AFRICANISM.
Nels Abbey retweeted
One of the most important things I took away from yesterday's APPG Reparations Conference was to stop using the word 'plantation'.
What we call 'plantations' were actually Forced Labour Death Camps. I'll call them that from now on.
We'll discuss this at @UppityHQ
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Labour has been home to Black & Brown people for as long as anyone can remember.
Then came Sir Keir Starmer.
Has Andy Burnham rescued the special relationship between ethnic minorities & Labour? Or is he Starmer 2.0?
Join the conversation next week, 27th October, at @UppityHQ
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We are beyond proud to welcome award-winning journalist and @BylineTimes
Investigations & Strategy Director @NafeezAhmed into the @UppityHQ circle.
Dr Ahmed will expose the re-emergent eugenics movement - and equip us with the tools to dismantle it.
Join us!
I was on Radio 4's The Today Programme earlier today to discuss the new Ali G film.
The question remains: why can't Britain let minstrelsy go? We'll address this with much more depth at @uppityhq next Tuesday, 27th October. Join us!
Uppity: The Intellectual Playground
18:30. Tuesday, 27th October.
RichMix Shoreditch.
Full details: eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
I'll be on Radio 4's Today Show circa 8:35am tomorrow discussing the new Ali G movie.
We'll discuss it indepthly at @uppityhq next Tuesday, 27th October at RichMix in Shoreditch.
"WHY CAN'T BRITAIN LET MINSTRELSY GO?"
Join us: eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
The Black History Month release of the new Ali G movie is proof, yet again, that Britain never really walked away from the blatantly racist 'art form' of minstrelsy. At @UppityHQ, we will explore why.
Why has Britain struggled to let minstrelsy go?
Join us.
Nels Abbey retweeted
The Black History Month release of the new Ali G movie is proof, yet again, that Britain never really walked away from the blatantly racist 'art form' of minstrelsy. At @UppityHQ, we will explore why.
Why has Britain struggled to let minstrelsy go?
Join us.
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Jason Arday Again Cleared of Plagiarism as His Attackers Launch an ‘Independent Inquiry’
By @NafeezAhmed
Backed by Reform UK megadonor Ben Delo, the Committee for Academic Freedom defended Arday’s accusers and has now commissioned a report into his appointment by Cambridge University
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The Black History Month release of the new Ali G movie is proof, yet again, that Britain never really walked away from the blatantly racist 'art form' of minstrelsy. At @UppityHQ, we will explore why.
Why has Britain struggled to let minstrelsy go?
Join us.
Uppity: The Intellectual Playground
18:30, October 27th 2026
RichMix, Shoreditch.
Full details: eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
