Otamere Guobadia
In conversation with Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney
Words of survival — The award-winning American playwright talks racism, Moonlight's Oscar and the struggle of taking on injustice with art.
Written by: Otamere Guobadia
How business and basic bitches killed 'Woke'
Whose slang is it anyway? — It’s suffice to say that 'Woke' has become the phrase of the moment. But like so much black slang before it this is a phrase now diluted of meaning, writes Otamere Guobadia - stolen, consumed and spat out by those who commodify and co-opt before leaving language to die. That's not 'woke'.
Written by: Otamere Guobadia
This year I learnt... the journey to racial progress isn’t linear
What 2017 taught me — Charlottesville; Trump; Munroe Bergdorf; Diane Abbott; Lola Olufemi. In 2017 stories about race gave us little to celebrate, teaching Otamere Guobadia that racial justice and equality isn’t always moving forward.
Written by: Otamere Guobadia
'Death here and promises of more': On police brutality and the fight we must win
From Where I Stand — This weekend 20-year-old Rashan Charles was killed by police in Hackney. It's hard to swallow the idea that Britain is a 'post-racial' utopia when black bodies meet their end on our streets.
Written by: Otamere Guobadia
Black, Queer and Under Scrutiny: Living out my freedom online
Taking up space — The internet age provides us with endless opportunity and freedom - to assert and explore ourselves however we see fit. But we don't just look at the world, the world looks right back at us, and our loved ones won't always like what they see.
Written by: Otamere Guobadia