What has Kemi Badenoch ever done for Black Britons?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

What has Kemi Badenoch ever done for Black Britons?

The Independent  

Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch – to give her her full name, which translates from Yoruba as “God has favoured me”, although mere mortals know her as Kemi – has given her first Christmas message to the nation as leader of the Conservative Party. It’s always a sign that you’ve “made it” when BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers rushes out an impersonation – but, with the greatest of respect, its Kemi Badenoch needs a little work. She has a very strong RP accent, the kind that many Black and Asian middle classes have – one they take great pride in because it means they “speak English properly”. Professor Kehinde Andrews, the UK’s first professor of Black studies, described her as “the Black face of white supremacy”. When Doctor Who actor David Tennant said he wished she would “just shut up” in respect of gender issues, she labelled him “a rich, lefty, white male celebrity so blinded by ideology he can’t see the optics of attacking the only Black woman in government by calling publicly for my existence to end”.

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SARAH VINE: Sorry, Kemi, but nobbling Naughty Nigel must be your No 1 priority
1 week, 4 days ago

SARAH VINE: Sorry, Kemi, but nobbling Naughty Nigel must be your No 1 priority

Daily Mail  

A businessman friend once explained the basic rule of retail to me: if people aren't buying what you're selling, it's your fault, not theirs. By contrast, Nigel Farage's Reform is like Amazon, or, scarier still, the ever-expanding TikTok Shop. Nigel Farage's Reform is like the ever-expanding TikTok Shop. How typical of him to exploit this time of year, when most …

Kemi Badenoch makes history as the new leader of the UK's Conservative Party
2 months ago

Kemi Badenoch makes history as the new leader of the UK's Conservative Party

NPR  

Kemi Badenoch makes history as the new leader of the UK's Conservative Party NPR's Scott Simon speaks to British commentator, Inaya Folarin Iman, about the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch who this month became the first black woman to lead a major UK party. Kemi Badenoch won the race to lead the U.K.'s Conservative Party and thus became the first …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The vicious slurs on Kemi Badenoch shame Labour
2 months ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The vicious slurs on Kemi Badenoch shame Labour

Daily Mail  

Within hours of Kemi Badenoch becoming Tory leader, the supposedly liberal Left launched a vicious and wholly predictable hate campaign against her. One might think the election of the first black woman to head a major UK political party would be a cause for celebration among those who claim to cherish diversity and equality of opportunity. One of those fuelling …

Starmer: MP should not have shared post saying Badenoch represents ‘white supremacy in blackface’
2 months ago

Starmer: MP should not have shared post saying Badenoch represents ‘white supremacy in blackface’

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has slapped down a Labour MP who shared a post that accused Kemi Badenoch of representing “white supremacy in blackface”. It came as senior Labour MPs raised concerns about the lack of diversity within Downing Street following Ms Badenoch’s election as the Conservative Party leader. Ms Butler had shared a social media post by Nels Abbey, a …

Why I’m thrilled Kemi Badenoch is the new Tory leader
2 months ago

Why I’m thrilled Kemi Badenoch is the new Tory leader

The Independent  

The Conservatives like to make a big deal about their diversity, having had three women leaders, the “first Asian prime minister” and the “most diverse cabinet in history”. And yet, you might be wondering how, and why, Kemi Badenoch, a Black woman – the Wimbledon-born daughter of Nigerian parents, whose childhood was spent in part in Lagos and the United …

Kemi Badenoch: The battling Boudica who isn’t who you think she is
2 months ago

Kemi Badenoch: The battling Boudica who isn’t who you think she is

The Independent  

Kemi Badenoch is the woman who always wanted to wear Margaret Thatcher’s “trousers”. By now she’d come to the attention of party heavyweight Michael Gove who acted as her mentor and was pushing her to the fore of the party, even announcing at a party dinner: “Kemi Badenoch will be the next leader of the Conservative party.” Gove’s “puppet master” …

Kemi Badenoch becomes the first black leader of a major UK political party - and the Tories' fourth female leader - in diversity challenge to 'male, stale and pale' Labour
2 months ago

Kemi Badenoch becomes the first black leader of a major UK political party - and the Tories' fourth female leader - in diversity challenge to 'male, stale and pale' Labour

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch's assent to the Conservative leadership was hailed on all sides of politics today as she became the first black leader of a Westminster political party. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer led praise for the 44-year-old Londoner, born Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke to Nigerian parents The Tories have now had four female leaders, a British Asian leader and a black …

Kemi Badenoch says nowhere is better than Britain to be black
1 year, 3 months ago

Kemi Badenoch says nowhere is better than Britain to be black

The Independent  

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