Farewell Amazon Fresh: the no tills thing was all a bit too awkward | Jason Okundaye

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

I wrote about the decision myself and other authors took to withdraw from the longlist of the Polari Book Prizes for LGBTQ+ writers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Harlem to Hebron: the long history of Black solidarity with Palestinians

‘Little England’ no more: what I learned on my first trip to the Caribbean

‘I have different weathers in my brain’: how Celeste rekindled her love of music after heartbreak and loss

The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye

Wireless festival review – Drake’s disjointed three-night headline run smacks of desperation

I wrote off Glastonbury as a ‘white’ festival – until I finally went

When did ‘feminist critique’ of celebrities become nothing more than a snide telling-off? | Jennifer Jasmine White

Very pleased that my book Revolutionary Acts has won the Somerset Maugham Award. Thanks to the Society of Authors and congratulations to my co-winners.

We in the cultural sector must stand up to Trump’s attacks – if not now, when? | Gus Casely-Hayford

I told the truth about the West Bank and was threatened and assaulted. Now I'm relying on you to act | Issa Amro

Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope | Jason Okundaye

Britain has dropped down Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights rankings. Good – now we might have to face reality | Jason Okundaye

If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention | Louis Theroux

Black models, foreign films, queer culture – how the Face shaped me as a young man | Marc Thompson

I wrote The Guide newsletter this week about the surprise success of National Theatre Live www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

A lovely intimate paperback launch for Revolutionary Acts at Daunt Books Hampstead tonight 💚

This month’s best paperbacks: Percival Everett, Judith Butler and more

In Revolutionary Acts, Jason Okundaye tells the story of an elder generation of Black gay men in Britain, a portrait marked by resilience and self-determination, inspired by the love and beauty Black men have found in each other. It's out in paperback now. linktr.ee/revolutionaryacts

The new Bridget Jones film shows the messy, funny, mistake-filled reality of widowhood | Stacey Heale

I’ll be chatting about my book REVOLUTIONARY ACTS at Daunt Books Hampstead on Wednesday. Come along! dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/...

What should the Grenfell memorial look like? History has some answers | Neal Shasore

My book REVOLUTIONARY ACTS is released today in paperback with this beautiful new cover by Ajamu X. This is a social history of Black Britain’s gay communities, told through the generation who lived through Thatcher, AIDS and squats. Get yours 💚 linktr.ee/revolutionaryacts

Trump wants to wipe out Gaza’s history. Saving its mosques and churches would defy him | Raja Shehadeh

"[x] is a distraction" is the constant refrain of those incapable of reading politics beyond the level of the news cycle. The attack on DEI isn't a comms strategy. Its an agenda to resegregate the workforce. The trade war will also bring severe material harm to real people. All of this is important.

💚 'Remarkable.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 💚 'Extraordinary.' SHON FAYE 💚 'Groundbreaking.' GUARDIAN 💚 'A triumph.' GAY TIMES With a stunning new look – featuring a photo by Ajamu X – Revolutionary Acts by @jaseokundaye.bsky.social is out in paperback next Thursday. linktr.ee/revolutionaryacts

I loved speaking to poet Caleb Femi about his latest collection, The Wickedest, and the history of Black British house parties www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

I spoke to British rapper Wretch 32 for the winter issue of the gents journal www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/wret...

This week’s Long Wave newsletter, on how Black Americans are facing four more years of Trump www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

The Long Wave: Andrée Blouin, the unsung heroine of African independence

Our Long Wave newsletter this week is an excellent reflection on the autobiography of Andrée Blouin, who was labelled "the most dangerous woman in Africa" by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

Wrote about “not a good look”, the worst phrase in British politics www.economist.com/britain/2025...

For The Long Wave this week I’ve written about the Drake v Kendrick Lamar rap beef going legal, and what it says about the business of hip-hop @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/global/2024/...

“Badenoch is a reminder of an interesting paradox for the Conservatives. The party has become more ethnically diverse over the last 14 years. But it has also taken regressive positions on issues of race.” Wrote about Kemi Badenoch for @theconversation.com 👇🏾 theconversation.com/i-research-r...

Column: The British state is blind. How many people came last year? Dunno. Employment figures? Fuzzy. That court case backlog? 🤷‍♂️. How do you govern when you simply can’t see? www.economist.com/britain/2024...

Our latest newsletter on Black Consciousness Day in Brazil, speaking with South America correspondent Tiago Rogero

The Long Wave: How Brazil is celebrating its Black heritage

SWEET HEAT, coming July 2025 🍬🔥 Malakai & Kiki return. Thank you to everyone on this journey with us. We would be so honoured for you to join us for this next chapter❤️ Growth & mess. Team KiKai let's go! Pre-order here: geni.us/SweetHeat

This was a great event - loved hearing from @jaseokundaye.bsky.social and Colin Grant. Thank you Jason for reminding us about what Baldwin had to say about Palestine. For those interested in how Baldwin's opinions about the state of Israel evolved, check out this pod: www.npr.org/2024/08/28/1...

I wrote about THE BATTLE OF CLAREMONT ROAD, an amazing, audacious moment in environmental direct action that really deserves remembering. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I’ll be at Cambridge Literary Festival tomorrow for a panel on The Life, Writing and Legacy of James Baldwin. In person tickets are sold out but livestream tickets are still available: www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/events/the-l...

Only the 3rd newsletter since launch and we've covered Badenoch from Nigeria, diaspora in music, and have more lined up from Latin America and North Africa. A real privilege to cover Black politics and culture with nuance and foreign reporting. Join me & the (thousands!) who have already signed up.

Hello Bluesky I’m Jason Okundaye. On the bad app I used to go by “jasebyjason”. I’m an Assistant Editor/Writer in the Newsletters team at the Guardian, and I write freelance culture features and profiles for magazines. Reach me on [email protected] or [email protected]

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