Gary Younge

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@ linktr.ee/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.🧵
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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."
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If you’re in the area, come along

"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."
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