Gary Younge

Sociology Professor University of Manchester. Journalist. Author. Broadcaster. Type Media Fellow. Insta garyyounge. Order Dispatches @

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

Covering the Mandela & Obama elections, Katrina, #BLM, guns, knives, riots & statues. Drinking with Maya Angelou in her limo, talking politics with Stormzy on his couch & seeing Archbishop Desmond Tutu nod off mid-interview. It's all there. pre-order@ https://t.co/mbvt64hhyq

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

Rosa Lemberg (née Clay) was a Namibian-born teacher, singer and activist, adopted by Finnish missionaries in 1879. Believed to be the first African-born Finnish citizen she left Finland for the US after her fiancé took his life shortly before the wedding. https://t.co/nGaUyBbAoD

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

I'm going to try to dedicate a daily post to a Black European figure this #BHM. Starting with the great Georges Dukson, from Gabon. Black soldiers were excluded from Paris' liberation. The next day there was Georges: effectively photobombing De Gaulle.🧵
https://t.co/yNLzVOvGfA

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

7/ Paul Stephenson lead a 60-day boycott of Bristol Omnibus company in 1963 to protest its refusal to employ Black or Asian drivers. Born in Essex, his activism against colour bars was instrumental in facilitating Britain's first Race Relations Act in 1965
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[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

On Sat Oct 10 we march in London to mark 3 years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

In this video British writer @garyyounge reflects on the impact of the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain over the past 3 years and why we have to keep pushing the government to end its complicity in Israel's genocide and apartheid against Palestinians. Join us. 🇵🇸

[Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone]

Being a total idiot I left my black laptop bag on the tube on Thursday at around 9.10pm. It was on the High Barnet branch of northern line. It’s got my laptop and two recorders in it. If anybody has handed it on/picked it up, it would be amazing to get back. Please share

[Amit T @amittallwalkar]

"Play who you want, man." The coldest line in cricket history? Quite possibly!

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

My annual Black History Month provocation. Why don't we have a White History Month? "The trouble is not that we do not hear enough about white history but that what masquerades as history is more akin to mythology."
https://t.co/MA2DUNoKCN

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

If you’re in the area, come along

[Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz]

“We’re not just talking about the Democratic base anymore… The general electorate has turned against Israel.”

@ForecasterEnten shows how Americans’ net favorability of Israel has shifted 67 points — from +51 positive in 2018 to -16 negative now.

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

"When most Americans think of gun violence they imagine school massacres, gang members & cop shootings. The reality is you are more likely to be shot dead by someone you know than someone you don’t & most people who are killed by guns kill themselves."
https://t.co/QRc2fwI4IO

[Sangita Myska @SangitaMyska]

I’m absolutely thrilled! My NEW podcast launches on today. Please share and subscribe @zeteouk - thank you x

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Nat King Cole, poses with a fan, Gladys Knight, age 7 in 1951.

[Black Things UK @Blackthingsuk]

Today, we remember Stephen Lawrence on what would have been his 52nd birthday 🙏🏾🕊️

[Sir Norman of Nowhere. 🏴‍☠️ @Normanjam67]

This seems relevant today.

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

James Orr has been forced to step down from Reform UK for his unethical behaviour. Fortunately he still has his other job, which is teaching ethics at Cambridge University.