Adewale Adeniji

Coach | Consultant | Facilitator | Speaker | Storyteller | Author | Co-Founder - @TheQuest4GBQMen

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Naomi Osaka on why she chose to host a party for the black tennis players:

“You know I'm seeing a little bit of-
‘Why can't you love everyone for all skin tones?’ and ‘what if someone had an all white party?! First of all I do love everyone for who they are no matter their race + ethnicity, (I'm literally half Japanese lol). I can only speak from my experiences in my own life though, growing up as a tennis player I didn't see many people that looked like ME and I feel like it's important to celebrate them.

Secondly I feel like it's important to note that there have been all white dinners/parties. I don't know how else to tell you this, I literally seen them all the time and never had an issue with it at all. To the people who ask this question I want to ask you this question too, ‘What is it about POC getting together that unsettles you so much?’

I want to end this by saying I grew up watching my dad get discriminated against, having the cops called on him multiple times at the tennis court. There are multiple things I will apologize for in my life but celebrating being black and appreciating who we are will never be something I would consider saying sorry for. Thanks.

Actually I lied, I am sorry. I'm sorry for the people who cannot comprehend in their brains that this is not about exclusion, this is a celebration about how far we have come 🖤”

(via Naomi on Threads)

[Afua Hirsch @afuahirsch]

Have no doubt: the campaign to sack Misan Harriman is part of an assault on black figures in public life. We are all expected to take note, for fear of equally stepping out of line.
My piece in today's Guardian https://t.co/ElG6VzGkXA

[Adewale Adeniji @OutTales]

@Rimmesfk Thanks for sharing.
It was so wholesome 🥰

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

A Senegal court has sentenced a man to 6 years in jail for consensual same-sex acts, the first conviction under the new law.

This prison sentence is unlawful under international law. Senegal is bound by treaty obligations that protect every person’s right to dignity, privacy and equality.

[Attitude Magazine @AttitudeMag]

Senegal president signs law doubling prison sentences for same-sex relations to 10 years
https://t.co/TbC3eOCe1C

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Britain abstained.

[Rightify Ghana @RightifyGhana]

“I Will Kill My LGBTQ+ Child” — Captain Smart’s Live TV Remarks Raise Serious Ethical and Regulatory Concerns

Ghanaian broadcaster Blessed Godsbrain Smart (Captain Smart) has made shocking on-air statements saying he would kill his own child if they came out as LGBTQ+.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The UN General Assembly has adopted a Ghana-led resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity,” passing despite opposition from the US, Israel, Argentina, and European countries.

[Adewale Adeniji @OutTales]

UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans. -The vote in the 193-member world body was 123-3, with 52 abstentions. The United Kingdom and all 27 members of the European Union were among those that abstained

https://t.co/laz7Ymlc1S

[Adewale Adeniji @OutTales]

@road_fleam Thanks for the recommendation. Just ordered volume 1&2

[ESSENCE @Essence]

Trigger Warning: This post references a 400 year racial slur that has been used to dehumanize Black people. It also discusses Tourette syndrome and Coprolalia. If a social media post can provide this clarity, a global broadcaster on a 2 hour programming delay certainly could have. CC:BAFTA and BBC.

To be Black is to know that Grace will be demanded of you before accountability ever is.

And that’s exactly what played out on the BAFTA stage.

[Red Media @RedMedia_us]

Nigeria, a country battling with poverty, bad roads, and unstable electricity, is celebrating a young man they killed for being gay.

Hilary Ikechukwu, a promising 23-year-old fresh graduate, was reportedly tied on both hands and thrown from a three-storey building by a group of homophobes. Even during his funeral, these people gathered outside his family's home dancing and shouting homophobic slurs as you can see in this video.

Stories like this are why Pride exists — to remind people that every life deserves dignity and safety. Rest in peace, Hilary 🕊️

[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.”

[ìAfrika @imoleofafrika]

As the year reaches its crescendo, we are called to pause, reflect, and restore. This December, we invite you to a special Healing Soulidarity Happy Hour to close the year with intentional community care. 🕯️

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

It is inconceivable that you can leave SINNERS off of this list and expect to be considered objective film journalists. 40 years in this business has taught me that nothing will ever really change. The film business is more about business than film.

[Adewale Adeniji @OutTales]

@then0toriousjtb 🤪🤪

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

Meaningful psychotherapy is often a process of mourning.

To invest fully in life, we must mourn the past that never was and the futures that can never be.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Slavery was Legal.

Colonialism was Legal.

Jim Crow was Legal.

Apartheid was Legal.

Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.

[The Quest for Gay, Bi & Queer Men @TheQuest4GBQMen]

The Quest: Honouring Our Journey - https://t.co/Mrssgn3GKm After just over fourteen years of holding space, guiding transformation, and walking alongside many gay, bi, and queer men on their journeys, we’ve made the tender decision to bring The Quest voyage to a close.