PinnedEngland, In The Age Of Brexit, Is As Violently And Virulently Racist As Ever.The events of Sunday and Monday fully confirm what we Black Brits have always known; when we win, we are English, but when we lose, we are monkeys, who should be sent back to our respective jungles. In the last four weeks, over the course of the recently completed European…Racism5 min read
PinnedThe Poorest in Society are Not Worth Saving.Despite the yawning chasm between the haves and have nots and the perpetual gaslighting of the poorest in our midst, why do the poor keep voting against their interests? In 2006, not long before the subprime mortgage episode and fourteen years before the global pandemic, Three employees of a major…United Kingdom10 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedBarack Obama: A Promised Land ReviewIn William Edward Burghardt Du Bois’ magnum opus, the souls of Blackfolk, the preeminent African American scholar of the 20th century, writes of a double consciousness, the sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others, of measuring one’s soul by the tape of the world that…A Promised Land7 min read
PinnedThe greatest book ever written on Oratory.Ever Since I had a debating contest at the Speakers’ corner in Hyde park, London in January 2011, I have had the privilege of reading several books by a number of classical authors on the subject of rhetoric and oratory at the British Library. After my performance (handily won by…3 min read
1 day agoWhat If The Boss From Hell Happens To Be a Medium Member?Imagine a sexist, racist, psychologically abusive and an all round shit head being your boss? Our chap was all of those of things and so much more. Originally published 10 months ago, it was removed by the editors of this platform. …Gaslighting10 min read
4 days agoLet’s Hope That Senators Sinema and Manchin Were Listening To Dr. King’s Granddaughter’s SpeechPush has come to shove on the voting rights bill Conservatives love quoting Dr. King. They enjoy having to bring out his quotes about peace, love and, turning the other cheek, but pay little heed to what he had to say on the question of reparations and racial justice, nor…Democracy3 min read
4 days agoIn Pursuit of The Almighty Mammon, I have Become a Very Selfish Medium MemberThis must change. When I joined Medium in October 2017, I was incredibly obsessed with reading people’s articles. …Reading3 min read
4 days agoThe Covid & MMR Vaccines: Battling The Tidal Waves of Conspiracy TheoriesAnd the role of the rich and famous in society. Tony Blair was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Over the course of his premiership, he became the very first leader to have a legitimate child in office for 150 years. …Covid 194 min read
4 days agoFrance Has Made Vaccination Mandatory For Competing International AthletesAnother nail in the coffin for Djokovic and the anti-vaxxer movement. The biggest take away of the Omicron strain of the Corona virus, currently raging around the globe is that sportsmen are among the biggest anti-vaxxers in the world right now. From the NFL and the NBA in America to…France2 min read
6 days agoNovak Djokovic, Boris Johnson, The Royal Family or The British People: Who’s Had The Worst Week?On the week that was… January is only sixteen days in and it has served up quite a bit of drama on a number of fronts. And judging by the looks of things, it’s just getting warmed up. Let’s go with Prince Andrew first, shall we? An American judge ruled…Sports4 min read
