Samantha Asumadu
Samantha Asumadu is a radical organiser, writer, former documentary filmmaker and breaking news reporter. She founded Media Diversified in 2013 as a vehicle to foreground the voices of people of different ethnicities all over the world and campaign on issues she and others cared about that weren’t being addressed
New in Ceasefire - Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:53 - 0 Comments
Comment | For the Culture: Reflections on Black & Brown Activism
Any black and brown activist knows activism carries an enormous personal cost, yet our campaigns continue to rely on the sacrifices of a few. The only way we can succeed is by working together, writes Samantha Asumadu.
New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, December 28, 2021 13:50 - 4 Comments
Comment | On the Nationality and Borders Bill and the UK Left
The Nationality and Borders Bill, which goes to the House of Lords next week, presents a grave danger to Britain’s ethnic minorities. So why has there been so little opposition to it from the UK left? Asks Sam Asumadu.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, December 25, 2018 13:54 - 0 Comments
Comment | Britain’s homelessness crisis shames us all
Last week, a homeless man was found dead yards away from the Houses of Parliament, the latest victim of Britain's homelessness crisis. Sam Asumadu reflects on the roots and lessons of a national scandal.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, October 19, 2018 17:29 - 0 Comments
Comment | The Abdi Ali tragedy shows Britain is still failing its black men and boys
Two months ago, Abdi Ali, a 17-year-old Londoner, was found murdered a few miles from his home. He had been missing for eight months. Ahead of a fundraiser in his memory tomorrow, Sam Asumadu asks why his story has received so little attention or coverage.
Blogs, Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Olympics Watch, Politics - Saturday, July 14, 2012 19:43 - 1 Comment
Blog | Why is the UK’s leading Black newspaper denied access to the Olympic Stadium?
Today the UK’s leading black newspaper, The Voice, announced that they have been denied access to the Olympic Stadium for the London 2012 Games. While happy to exploit the sporting achievements of black athletes, the British Olympic Association are now literally unwilling to give black people a voice, argues Samantha Asumadu.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 15:34 - 11 Comments
Analysis | What Israel’s anti-African pogroms tell us about Zionism
A week ago, Tel Aviv's African migrant community came under a sustained mob attack, including vandalism, looting and firebombing. Robert Kazandjian, Ali Hocine Dimerdji and Samantha Asumadu argue that these events, and their aftermath, provide further evidence of the inherently racist nature of political Zionism.
