Edson Burton

Writer, Historian, Compere, member of collectives #CometheRev @KikiBristol Arsenal loyalist, soul, funk, house lover, bare chested by C.

[Football Talk @FootballTalkHQ]

🗣️ Trent Alexander-Arnold: "My brothers weren’t just my brothers, they were my best friends.

As I got a bit older, and I moved up through the Liverpool academy, Tyler and Marcel willingly sacrificed their own dreams for mine. I think maybe we all realized at a young age that being a professional footballer was more realistic for me. And my parents did, too. That’s a hard thing for a young lad to understand.

There were weekends when Mum couldn’t take my brothers to their matches because I had to be at the academy at a certain time, and it was always them who made the sacrifice. To this day, I’m so incredibly grateful to both of them.

Every step I took, we took.

Every cap I got, we got.

Every experience I had, we had.

That’s how it works where I come from."

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Sir Arthur Lewis was born #OnThisDay in 1915. Throughout his career, Lewis worked as a consultant to a number of governments and was particularly interested in the problems of developing countries. He also held various posts at Princeton University, where he was the first person of African heritage to hold a chair.

In 1970, Lewis became the first president of the Caribbean Development Bank. Caribbean Development Bank was created as a financial institution that invests in social and economic development for its borrowing member countries, such as Haiti, Grenada and Saint Lucia.

Lewis shared the 1979 prize in economic sciences with Theodore Schultz "for their pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries."

Read Lewis' biography: https://t.co/CDZrVM4dOc

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

@weoutherefest @barbarawalker14 @weareparable @bristol247 @PMStudioUK @BristolBeacon

[writersmosaic @writersmosaic]

.@EdsonBurton shares his cultural highlights - read about Barbara Walker's breathtaking retrospective Being Here, Sinners from director Ryan Coogler, Rotary Connection 222, the freedom of St Paul's Carnival in Bristol, & @NickMakoha 'sThe New Carthaginians https://t.co/6q92HYEQpk

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

This is U.S. Army Veteran Ronn Easton, who was injured while serving in Vietnam. Today, he stood in the streets of Minneapolis and confronted ICE to defend his community.

RETWEET to thank Easton for his service and standing up for the Constitution!

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
Joining our regular team — fabulous zooarchaeologist Prof Naomi Sykes, amazing archaeologist Prof Stuart Prior and brilliant historian Prof Yasmin Khan — are fantastic archaeologists Rosanna Price and Megan Russell. And bringing her exceptional palaeontological expertise to the team: the wonderful Dr Tori Herridge.
We have a truly extraordinary Iron Age bronze find, a Pictish stronghold, Anglo Saxon burials and much, much more to share with you! Join us for series THIRTEEN. #D4B13

[Amir Khan @amirkingkhan]

Extremely saddened to hear about the loss of AJ’s two close boys. I don’t even have the right words for such a difficult time.
May God give their families strength, and may Allah grant them the highest rank in Jannah.
Also wishing AJ a speedy recovery.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

“It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

“There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

“If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice!

“Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

@tara_dwmd Hi Tara did you write the Kojey review? Just to say I think it's his 3rd album x

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

One of literature laureate Toni Morrison's most impactful books, 'Beloved' starts with a dedication to "sixty million and more" – the Africans who died during the Atlantic slave trade. In the novel, Morrison takes an unflinching look at slavery's horrors and its lasting scars.

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

@wshed @PMStudioUK @garyyounge

[writersmosaic @writersmosaic]

Marking the centenary of the birth of the revolutionary psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, our director @colincraiggrant was joined by @EkowEshun, Clementine E Burnley, Khaldoon Ahmed, Vayu Naidu & Donna Thompson @britishlibrary, missed it? Here's a flavour https://t.co/btmcaGoniM

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

@LyraFest @BertelMartin

[writersmosaic @writersmosaic]

.@mariajastrz reviews The New Carthaginians - @NickMakoha's new poetry collection inspired by the work of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat https://t.co/krusZgsyFY

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Former New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, who represented Harlem for four decades in Congress, dies at 94
https://t.co/ybuqQAYvy6

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

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[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.

If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.

Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

[HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra]

On the podcast | Anne Sebba uncovers the extraordinary story of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz: https://t.co/Ow6ttORasQ

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. https://t.co/P7CcCnFTk1

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

@PegasusOpera @PMStudioUK @WordsofColour @courttianewland @LadburyPR

[The Writers' Guild @TheWritersGuild]

.@EdsonBurton wins the 2025 #TinniswoodAward for 'Man Friday'

Read the full story on our website:

https://t.co/8aOviIo6lr

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

@Tinniswood29 @TheWritersGuild @Soc_of_Authors Thanks Steve

[Edson Burton @EdsonBurton]

Thank you @TheWritersGuild. I am honoured

[The Writers' Guild @TheWritersGuild]

.@EdsonBurton wins the 2025 #TinniswoodAward for 'Man Friday'

Read the full story on our website:

https://t.co/8aOviIo6lr