RUSSIA/UKRAINE WAR ANNOTATIONS

© IWM/Getty Ahmed Sule on the double think and contradictions of war rhetoric | 24 February 2022 02 April 1982 PM addresses the nation on the situation in Ukraine the Falklands. Shortly after 4 o’clock this morning, I spoke to President Zelenskyy Ajibade Cole of Ukraine the Falklands to offer the continued support of the… Read More

A Valentine Letter to Rt Hon Sir Keir Rodney Starmer MP

In a blazing return to Media Diversified Ahmed Olayinka Sule describes his cradle to grave support for the Labour Party and asks the Rt Hon Sir Keir Rodney Starmer MP what is it that HE stands for? Happy Valentine’s day. I trust you and the family are doing fine. I have taken an interest in… Read More

How black sports stars are risen to be dropped from a height

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule  On 29 April 2017, Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko by a technical knockout in front of an audience of 90,000 to become the IBF, WBA and IBO World Heavyweight Champion. As a result of his victory, Joshua, a hugely talented athlete, has now become one of the most popular… Read More

It’s Not About The Genes Stupid

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule  In the aftermath of Usain Bolt’s victory in the Olympic men’s 100 metre final, Murad Ahmed of the Financial Times wrote an article titled “Usain Bolt and why Jamaican sprinters are so fast“, in which he addressed the issue of Jamaica’s sprinting dominance. However, rather than analyse the various factors contributing… Read More

Open Letter to the Financial Times: On Black Students Protesting Against Racism

We See Things Differently by Ahmed Olayinka Sule  Dear Edward, I write regarding your article, “The rise of liberal intolerance in America”, published in the Financial Times on 30 November 2015. The central theme of your paper was that the sensitivity of the liberal left in general and black agitators in particular is stifling free… Read More

Is David Cameron Right? Or Has The British Middle Class Lost Its Mind?

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule On 17 May 2004, American comedian Bill Cosby delivered his famous “Pound Cake Speech” in which he castigated the “lower economic people” of the black race for their criminal behaviour, their clothes, their names, their poor parenting skills and their tattoos. Each acerbic attack by Cosby on poor African Americans was… Read More

#LoveSerenaHateRacism A Discourse On Western Attitudes Towards Serena Williams

It was a tough crowd out there … the story of my life. ~ Serena Williams I once said that I am the most underestimated Grand Slam winner. Every article says “she overpowered her opponent.” It is a lot more than I never get credit for mental and it is kind of frustrating. ~ Serena… Read More

“Playing the Race Card”: A Transatlantic Perspective

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule  What do Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, Diane Abbott, Serena Williams and Oprah Winfrey have in common? Besides being black public figures, they have all been accused of playing, using or pulling the race card. According to Wikipedia, “Playing the race card is an idiomatic phrase that refers to exploitation of either racist… Read More

An Open Letter To Trevor Philips: Why Your Documentary Is Logically and Morally Flawed.

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule When I first heard that you would be presenting a documentary on Channel Four titled, “Things We Can’t Say About Race That Are True”, I was keen to know what you had to say. Even though I was concerned about what was reported in the media about the documentary before it… Read More