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@OlivetteOtele

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#AfricanEuropeans 😍

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Nearly 300 years ago, the first Black performer to play Juliet was Rachael Baptiste, an Irishwoman also hugely successful as a singer. She performed in Lancashire in the mid-1700s.

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@OlivetteOtele

5 years

BIG NEWS: I'm absolutely delighted & honoured. Thanks: @BristolUni , 2social justice fighters from all backgrounds & to #mysoldiersoflove who made this possible. BBC News - Bristol University appoints History of Slavery professor

Bristol University appoints History of Slavery professor

One of Olivette Otele's first tasks is to look at Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

www.bbc.co.uk

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BIG NEWS: my people, @BathSpaUni has awarded me a professorship and a Chair in History. May this open the door 2many v hard working women, especially WoC, even + specifically Black women, in academia in general & in History in particular. In strength, peace and love my ppl.

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I'm very proud of this book. Can't wait to see it reach UK and international readers. Excited beyond words. You can pre-order. I hope you'll enjoy it. 💛

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@OlivetteOtele

4 years

Ooh, exciting news. My people, guess whose book is out soon? Thanks @HurstPublishers

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Can't help thinking about the big 'boats' that went out, uninvited to other shores centuries ago (and for centuries), full of English people, in search of better lives ...

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My husband just sent me these photos. Dude went to high street in Newport days ago and secretly ordered my paperback because I haven't received my author's copies yet. He wants to be the 1st person to offer me my own book. Awww 😍

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Ooh, exciting news. My people, guess whose book is out soon? Thanks @HurstPublishers

Michael Dwyer

@MikeDwyerMike

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To all fans and foes of @HurstPublishers our new catalogue is now online.

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My friend in Paris bringing a smile on my face with this 😂

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Lunchtime break: I didn't treat myself when I became the first UK female prof in History. I didn't treat myself when got my dream job at uni of Bristol. These simple Doc Martens are my treat for both ...

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Body said slow down. I said no, have loads2 do. U can't tell me what 2do. Body said, we'll see abt that. Sat night, body won. So out of action 4now. At least view fr rural Welsh hospital prettier than unfashionable thinging on my hand on left. NHS ppl I 🧡 u. Switchting off now

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Oh, the cat is out & I'm happy to let it in the yard! Thank you 🙏🏾 🔥My people, great news🔥 I've been appointed Distinguished Research Professor @SOAS I'm absolutely delighted & look forward to working with so many brilliant minds (staff and students) #LondonCalling 🎶

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@OlivetteOtele welcome to @SOAS !

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Editor of ST told me the paper copy looks even better. So here it is. A short reading list for everybody @BristolUni @BrisBlackHums @UoBrisHistory

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Woke up this morning, remembered this and couldn't stop smiling ...

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UK's first black female history professor to research Bristol's slavery links

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UK's first black female history professor to research Bristol's slavery links

Olivette Otele says she wants to ‘facilitate dialogue that needs to take place’ at University of Bristol

www.theguardian.com

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Roy Hackett was a civil rights hero – everyone in Britain should know his name | Olivette Otele

The activist who led the groundbreaking 1960s Bristol bus boycott embodied the spirit of radical resilience and hope, says Olivette Otele of Soas University of London

www.theguardian.com

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❤️❤️❤️

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4 years

Thank goodness!

History Today

@HistoryToday

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@Joanne_Paul_ @cath_fletcher @rain_later David Starkey is no longer a member of the History Today editorial advisory board. – Andy Patterson, Publisher.

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@OlivetteOtele

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As the world looks at Glasgow and gets involved in the Climate Emergency and environmental debates, I want us to remember Kenyan born Prof. Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement (1977) and all the indigenous populations who have been sounding the alarm for decades.

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THREAD 1: I'm going2 address criticism of afew stuffy white men (won't name them) who say I didn't deserve promotion bc haven't got long list of books. Make no mistake this=not 4them. = 4fellow women academics working hard in many ways w/o recognition. I value u ladies!

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EXCITING EVENT @SOAS I'll be in conversation with @TheZeinabBadawi for the launch of her new book on April 18. #AfricanHistoryofAfrica

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Some news my people: New independent chair appointed for Bristol’s Race Equality Commission

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As if to erase that nasty hate letter, somebody sent me flowers at uni. I wish you've put a name on that lovely card mysterious person! I'm so deeply touched. Impeccable taste, they are sublime. Thank you ♥️

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Starting the day with some joyful news. My niece and baby who both nearly died months ago are leaving the hospital today. Half Italian baby girl is called Cianna (meaning God is gracious) and is going home. 🎉🎉 My heart is singing 😍🎶

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In Wales but in few hrs, in London. Officially start new chapter in my career @SOAS @soasLAW as 👇🏿 Olivette Otele FRHistS, FLSW, LLD is Distinguished Professor of the Legacies & Memory of Slavery at SOAS, University of London. Grateful to those who made this journey possible🙏🏿

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2 continents, 2 different gorgeous book covers and both mean a lot to me. Africa, I'd love you to be next! @HurstPublishers and @BasicBooks

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@LaraHeimert

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I couldn't be more excited that we're publishing @OlivetteOtele 's brilliant AFRICAN EUROPEANS at @basicbooks next spring!

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'We chose to put our mental health first'. I hope they continue to do that.

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt

@nadinebh_

2 years

I’ve never seen this before and it makes the hounding of them by the British tabloids even more grotesque

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Just received my copies. So happy. Yay! Thank you @HurstPublishers 🎉🎉

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I feel like sharing something v personal bc we talk abt suicide but rarely abt what happens 2those who stay. 'Thanks mummy for living & being my mummy'. Words fr my 8yro 1hour ago. Came out while I was watching him play. He won't know yet how much these words mean to me.

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Incredibly honoured. Thank you!

The Booker Prizes

@TheBookerPrizes

4 years

We are pleased to announce The 2021 International Booker Prize judges are Neel Mukherjee, @AidaE @OlivetteOtele @george_szirtes , chaired by @LucyHH . Read more: #2021InternationalBooker #TranslatedFiction #judges

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Forgot to say, I am officially a Prof of History and Memory of Slavery @BristolUni Happy beyond words 🎉🎶🎉 Yes, that's me TinaTurnerWalking like I own UK streets.😂

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The time for change is NOW. The fight against racism and ALL discriminations is multi-directional. I'm not with protestors on the streets today in Bristol but I am taking the knee #bristoltaketheknee

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My article on the Guardian 👇🏾 These anti-racism protests show it's time for Britain to grapple with its difficult history | Olivette Otele

These anti-racism protests show it's time for Britain to grapple with its difficult history |...

The task now is to translate this rage into commitment to work together towards racial equality, says professor of history and slavery Olivette Otele

www.theguardian.com

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🔥 NEWS: #AfricanEuropeans #EuropeusAfricans is published next month in Catalan. The painting on the cover is STUNNING! It's Josep Tapiró's Santó (1890). Thank you @peudemosca and Elena Ordeig for the translation 🙏🏾

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UK academia: I cannot get over this. These are processes that lead to having few like me. This goes beyond this volume. The door is firmly shut and now protected by younger generation. Black academics not given the opportunity to publish in various journals and

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@OlivetteOtele

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Was sent this. I'm told NO black historian amongst contributors in book on transatlantic slavery. Beside me (no time) there are a few black historians in UK working on this? Any explanation @BloomsburyBooks ?

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I want to end my day on a positive high note so here: wonderful news 👏🏾👏🏾

University of Bristol

@BristolUni

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We’re launching a brand-new £1 million scholarship programme to support Black heritage students🎓 The Black Bristol Scholarship Programme is the latest in a series of steps we’re taking to make Bristol a truly inclusive environment for everyone:

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A fellow Dr ... #racismisonaspectrum Here, an example of common #whiteBritishracialanxiety when black people don't stay in their lane!

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Black activism can't be effective if we aren't taught black history| Olivette Otele

Children need to be given a fuller picture of the past, says Olivette Otele, professor of history and memory of slavery at the University of Bristol

www.theguardian.com

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🔥My book in Italian🔥 Out this month 🎉🎉 Thank you @Einaudieditore

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Impressive number of fireworks in my street and celebratory noise in this neighborhood of a very small Welsh town in UK, with some of oldest South Asian and Jamaican communities in Wales & UK. All claiming VP Kamala Harris as there's! 😂

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This news went almost unnoticed (she probably prefers that!) but people don't realise how huge it is. Anyone who knows or have met her would know how strong and committed this Supreme is ... @Bonn1eGreer

VALIKA SMEULDERS APPOINTED AS HEAD OF HISTORY AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM

Here is news that Curaçaoan scholar and curator Valika Smeulders has been chosen as head of History at the Rijksmuseum. The following post has been translated and adapted from the original—“Valika …

repeatingislands.com

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Now the 2 top uni press in this country interested in publishing my next book, hey. Where were you when unknown me and no friends in those places asked ...And didn't you tell me that... Nevermind. Bye!

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2 years

Watching @burnaboy and dancing with my 10yro in our living room #glastonburyfestival2022 , loving it 🎉🎉 and yes, the other kiddo is still at Glasto in the audience and we are both jealous of him!

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🔥These have just arrived🔥 I'm elated. Thank you @AlbinMichel @HurstPublishers @GeorginaCapel For making a dream come true 🙏🏿

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4 years

Ooh waiting for me at the uni, another love letter?!Too long though so I skipped to the end!

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2 years

Thank you for sharing. This is incredibly beautiful.

Massimo

@Rainmaker1973

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To pay tribute to all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no name, artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor their souls in an installation in Charlotte, North Carolina, called "Monuments" [read more: ]

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Sunday timeline cleanser: my niece's warrior of a baby girl 😍 Check out raised and clasped fist 😂

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So many books to recommend but I'm going to be selfish and recommend mine in several languages (and paperback) 😘 Happy #WorldBookDay

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A reminder to historians in UK, there are people of African&Asian descent also doing powerful research on history of slavery IN BRITAIN. You are making a point of not hiring them, the least u could do is include them in your panels on slavery. Can you sort it out please? Thanks.

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4 years

Lovely people, Thank u for your kind words. I'm back home. Taking things easy. It was less sinister than than was thought initially. A combination of stress, exhaustion & gallstones.

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Body said slow down. I said no, have loads2 do. U can't tell me what 2do. Body said, we'll see abt that. Sat night, body won. So out of action 4now. At least view fr rural Welsh hospital prettier than unfashionable thinging on my hand on left. NHS ppl I 🧡 u. Switchting off now

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People getting their underwear in a twist because of Ngozi Fulani's name change. A bit of history 👇🏾 Black Power, Name Choices, and Self-Determination And in Britain (including amazing @SistaSerwah )

'Changing my slave name allowed me to find myself'

People who have taken on new African names talk about the mental emancipation it brings

www.voice-online.co.uk

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Today we remember the tragedy of slavery, but the culture war that denies Britain’s past continues | Olivette Otele

Today we remember the tragedy of slavery, but the culture war that denies Britain’s past continues...

Rightwing activists see any reckoning with Britain’s colonial past as an attempt to destabilise the country, says Soas professor Olivette Otele

www.theguardian.com

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Spell check you are an embarrassment! Just sent an email signed Breast wishes🤭

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So because they are a huge part of Old School Hip Hop music history and because the T.Shirt too is a piece of history... I'll be Wu-Tang Clan -ing my way to the @RoyalHistSoc Council meeting this afternoon. #blackhistorymatters #BlackLivesMatter

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Look what was waiting for me at home? A copy of #AfricanEuropeans in Italian. I'm incredibly grateful. Thank you @Einaudieditore 🙏🏿

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The latest: my niece's baby. Our miracle grandbaby. Maman & baby are in good health and so beautiful. God is good. 😍

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Can somebody offer me a job where I get paid to read books, write about them and write my own ones? That's the only job I really want to do right now ...

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Prison guards, but not mother, get counselling after baby dies in cell

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One of my girls just sent me this. A year ago at fab Yoruba wedding in Birmingham. Danced till we dropped and forgot that babies in our group were starting to get married. Motown live band and afrobeat. Happy moments.

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🔥The news is out!🔥 A huge honour to be a finalist and in such esteemed company! Thank you very much 🙏🏾 @SchomburgCenter

SchomburgCenter

@SchomburgCenter

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#Congrats to Professors Tiya Miles, Olivette Otele, and Joshua D. Rothman. All have been named as finalists for the 2022 Harriet Tubman Prize granted by the #SchomburgCenter ’s Lapidus Center. The winner will be announced in Nov.

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It's moving to hold a printed copy. I got involved in this project in 2020. Thanking those who fought and worked hard for this to happen. @DavidOlusoga and many other people (you know who you are ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻)!

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My piece and role in the @Guardian Scott Trust's #CottonCapital project More than money: the logic of slavery reparations | Olivette Otele

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Was sent this. I'm told NO black historian amongst contributors in book on transatlantic slavery. Beside me (no time) there are a few black historians in UK working on this? Any explanation @BloomsburyBooks ?

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Black History Month happens in the UK in October but somehow, every single year, some (especially high profile institutions) act surprised by it. Inviting me to give a talk 2 days bef Oct just shows how little you care. I see you! Go token-hunt elsewhere.

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UK Academics whose expertise is not the history of enslavement, yet, already with book contracts on hand, now racing to write books on slavery reparations / restorative justice. I heard about a 3rd one this week. Ethnographically fascinating!

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There's a whole bunch of white academics who r fascinated by black history as an object of research. In last few days what I knew already been confirmed, our history, pain and struggle is just that, fetish, object of. Not all historians are activists but d...n it.

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People passionate about Cummings resigning I wished they have written to their MPs before that about the Universal credit, Windrush, Grenfell, PPE scandals and many others. Who knows, we might not have had a Cummings ...

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Kindness 🧡

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I'm still emotional over this. A prize named after moi? And to answer questions that had come my way since: no, I didn't ask for it, sponsored/ sponsoring it or even have a say over applications. Just join them to celebrate. I'm so proud of those young fierce intellectuals! 🎉

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@IHRHistoryLab

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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢 Can you believe it's been a whole year since our last Olivette Otele Prize CFP? Nor can we! Join us in celebrating research undertaken by Black PhD students of history and related disciplines by sharing our CFP! Info below:

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My son's drink spiked last night at hip hop party/event. Ambulance called & everything. Didn't catch man who did it. Likely reason theft AND assault. He's 6'5 so bold attempt. His 6'2 Glamazon of a girlfriend noticed, turned feral & protected him. He'll be ok. Being parent sucks!

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Was relieved to hear AfricanAmerican ex lead campaigner for Obama correct BBC journalist when she said women got vote only a hundred yrs ago. US lady reminded her that it took + than 50+ years for black women 2b able2 vote. BBC journalist apologised immediately & I liked that2.

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Came across Irish slave myth again at conference & again at festival. I don't spend +than 5 mins explaining then send them2 Liam's work. 2reactions: a) ppl genuinely surprised say thanks b) hidden racists or active fascists become angry then aggressive.

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Just in case anyone needs this. All of my work on the ‘Irish slaves’ meme (2015–2016)

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Some lazy lunch down the road at the beach (avocado sandwiches and Guinness). I'm told exhaustion is also because I'm anemic & it's been scientifically proven by numerous consumers ;) that Guinness is full of iron!

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New hair do. Done by same 'no you don't get to ask what you want-I know better than you what suits you' young Togolese born kickass woman in Newport. Her super patient Welsh husband is 52 today so she didn't 'have time to listen to my fears' about her skills 😂

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Well, I've been appointed by my beloved Cameroon, Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Valeur alongside boxing World Champion @francis_ngannou fabulous NBA player @JoelEmbiid Wow! It's 7:54am here in Guadeloupe but surely 5pm somewhere so this auntie is going to celebrate...🍹

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Amused when academic racists unfollow then send email 2explain why they unfollowed: 1. my lack of courtesy i.e. I didn't follow back, 2. complain abt how obsessed I'm w Black people 😂 And fun fact: some of those people are your friends I'm finding out, dear allies of mine!

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Told last night by a guest at the launch of the National Archives Trust: 'wonderful speech Professor. I'll get in touch with your office and your PA.' I didn't dare say I am 'my own (not very efficient ...) PA' so I just went: 'yes please, do get in touch with my people' 😂

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Can TV historians & other celebs working on certain programs, tell their researchers 2stop asking me to provide infos for shows they have no intention of inviting me in? I don't provide material4 free anymore. If u r however serious about this, please go through my agent. Thanks.

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Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation

Government U-turn as PM Mia Mottley acknowledges anger from reparations movement over plan to buy Barbados land from Dorset MP Richard Drax

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Travelling from Liverpool back to Newport, haven't had a chance to read full article (don't hv access) but hoping it says what I said. This little bit seems so far ok.

Olivette Otele: The privileged don’t get to tell us when slavery stops hurting

No sooner had Olivette Otele been announced last week as Bristol University’s professor of the history of slavery than a stranger’s email landed in her inbox. “It was from a 50-year-old white man,...

www.thetimes.co.uk

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Wow, first time I'm hearing about the shortlist. Thank you 🙏🏿

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@HurstPublishers

3 years

🚨 'European history itself is not complete without this book.' - @Bonn1eGreer Congratulations to @OlivetteOtele whose AFRICAN EUROPEANS has been shortlisted for this year's #BreadsAndRosesAward for Radical Publishing! 🔥 @ARBooksellers ➡️

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Forgot to tweet this. So many things happening. Statue of slave owner Thomas Picton to be removed from Cardiff City Hall

Statue of slave owner Thomas Picton to be removed from Cardiff City Hall

Sir Thomas Picton's statue has been on display in 'Welsh heroes' gallery for more than a century.

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This statue is being unveiled on campus tomorrow. @BristolUni I can't wait to see talented Helen Wilson-Roe's work.

Statue of Henrietta Lacks 'mother of medicine' ordered for Bristol campus

The sculpture of Henrietta Lacks recognises "the contributions of black people in science", it says.

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Not offended by racism or by racist but by a black woman calling a racist racist. The mauvaise foi of all racist defenders always works because you end up being distracted and never talk about what racism does to people.

Dawn Butler MP✊🏾💙

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Sorry to break the news to you. Boris Johnson is racist.

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Just arrived 2nd plane in Turkey on my way to Douala then Yaoundé. Hope this piece will be shed further light on my future role. We need to talk about slavery’s impact on all of us | Olivette Otele

We need to talk about slavery’s impact on all of us | Olivette Otele

How should we address the longterm trauma that was caused? I aim to find out, says Olivette Otele, professor of the history of slavery at Bristol University

www.theguardian.com

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So far the most emotional consultancy work I've ever done. DO go and see it. It is a fictionalised version of Joseph's life.

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Allow me to reintroduce myself. #WhoIsChevalier Exclusively in theaters April 21, 2023 #ChevalierMovie

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@OlivetteOtele

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My new title at SOAS 'Professor of the Legacies and Memory of Slavery' Faculty of Law. Yes, Law! New direction for my research: Restorative Justice processes & of course Memory. Ca va fracasser! un peu de douceur avant que ca commence? 😂 Kassav'-'Ou le'

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Kassav' | Lead vocal: Jacob Desvarieux | Album: Majestik Zouk (1989) | Label: CBSCBS 465494 2

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@OlivetteOtele

2 years

One of my biggest fans, my wonderful brother, bought the magazine 😍 Jocelyne Beroard, songwriter and 1 of Kassav' lead singers is on the cover: mwah ❤️

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@OlivetteOtele

2 years

Finding out this morning some academics still think it's ok in 2022 to have whole research teams doing funded research on Atlantic slavery w/o one single academic of African/American/Asian descent. YOU ARE the problem. I won't name & shame. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

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@OlivetteOtele

4 years

Something profoundly rotten in the kingdom of European academia. Powerful unis and research centres happy to have black & brown PhD students but all white body of academics and happy to invite me to deliver keynotes.

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@OlivetteOtele

2 years

So, it's Commonwealth Day today and I have 2 big questions: 1. why did Cameroon join the CW, bearing in mind that Cameroonians are not even allowed to have dual citizenship. 2. Why do journalists keep asking me to write pieces about what the Queen has done for the CW?

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@OlivetteOtele

4 years

I want to start a list w names of UK based Black Historians working on the history of slavery. I do appreciate that many scholars adopt a multidisciplinary approach to do their research but I'd like to have a list of people whose primary disciple is History.

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@OlivetteOtele

4 years

Greyish sky, time to harvest a few veggies. Too many potatoes. Will donate next batches. Today having first taste of garlic as well. Something incredibly satisfying in watching vegetables grow, harvesting and tasting them. Yum😋🌱

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@OlivetteOtele

4 years

I'm half a century today and it's a beautiful day 🎶🎉🎵 #soldieroflove

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@OlivetteOtele

4 years

I feel like sharing something v personal bc we talk abt suicide but rarely abt what happens 2those who stay. 'Thanks mummy for living & being my mummy'. Words fr my 8yro 1hour ago. Came out while I was watching him play. He won't know yet how much these words mean to me.

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@OlivetteOtele

2 years

Would you call a plumber you've never met and ask them to spend an hour explaining how plumbing works all that totally unpaid? Well, guess what? My time is valuable too. This idea that academics don't work their socks off & are just sitting there ready to impart knowledge is wild

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@OlivetteOtele

5 years

Imagine being so tired u wake up 2your own snoring in cafe where been working on borrowed computer, realised u've been sleeping nearly 1hr. U look around n pretend nothing happens then waiter comes n gives u cuppa+slice of lemon cake on behalf of customer. Ppl can b SO nice! ♥️

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@OlivetteOtele

2 years

Our gorgeous young mum is awake (The fashionista in her would tell me off if I shared a photo of her in hospital gown). Her little baby girl & her still in intensive care. Problem with my niece's heart. Your thoughts, prayers & good vibes are working. Thank you very much. ❤️

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@OlivetteOtele

2 years

Baby in intensive care unit. New num is in coma. We are all beside ourselves. Sister asked us 4 siblings to stay put and not flog to Saint Etienne but just pray. F***ing Eclampsia. So here I am cursing & praying. To be reminded women still die in childbirth is like a gut punch.

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@OlivetteOtele

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Would be nice if some white male prof. Could refrain fr copying my work w/ o citing me. Barely changing title of my talks & making content your own doesn't sit well with your listeners who do know my work. Just saying ... I won't name & shame but you know who you are. Tara 😘

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@OlivetteOtele

4 years

Ian Wright: reading his tweet shook me. Then I remembered African American novelist Richard Wright'd words about racism not being a black but a white problem.

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@OlivetteOtele

1 year

Now on my way to Vienna. Reflecting on what a White woman, educated & a former teacher said about my book at last night's event: 'we need to focus on our own history 1st. We still have so much to learn about our own history. We don't hav time to learn abt your history'.

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@OlivetteOtele

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I really don't like to expose people & yet again will give someone a chance to redeem themselves by doing the right thing but why do some white people think it's ok to pay the white speaker who was to speak alongside me

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