A really touching piece by @jaseokundaye.bsky.social on balancing the often complex family dynamics and emotions that Christmas can bring up. (With a side note of celebrity gossip.) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

When it’s developers v people, usually the money wins. I saw how one community came out on top | Jason Okundaye

‘Community simply cannot exist without the presence of existing long-term residents.’ It’s hard not to be reminded of the battles that played out in Seven Dials in the 1920s & 30s reading this great piece by @jaseokundaye.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Ignoring minorities is our original sin’: the complex roots of Nigeria’s security crisis

New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui. w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social

Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste? | Jason Okundaye

On the point analysis from @jaseokundaye.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...

Welcome to the great unwokening of Hollywood! Shame no one can be bothered to turn up | Jason Okundaye

‘Young people can come in and have life-changing moments’: Gus Casely-Hayford on V&A East, a new museum for Gen Z

If the right really wants free speech in universities, why is it so obsessed with discrediting students? | Jason Okundaye

‘They said I didn’t belong here’: rap star Knucks on his uprooted childhood – and why he records bus conductors

My piece on the death of one nation conservatism and the rise of blatant racism for the Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical | Jason Okundaye

‘This is a west African story’: how modern art tackled Nigeria’s identity crisis

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list | Amandla Thomas-Johnson

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...