John Amaechi OBE

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RDF26 Sunday Workshop announced... @TheRDForum is delighted to share that @JohnAmaechi (@APSintel) will deliver "It's not Magic - Effective leadership in a complex world" at RDF26. Learn more: rdfconference.org #HealthcareResearch #UKHealthcare #RDF26

📢Today's lunch and learn..... As always @JohnAmaechi gives such a thoughtful review of the Baftas johnamaechi.substack.com/p/involuntary-…

@LucienBright3 @misanharriman You don’t get to decide how much harm is inflicted by that word.

@misanharriman @JohnAmaechi I understand that this slur is traumatising and humiliating. But uttering offensive words is not the same as firing a gun. The analogy is false and reeks of self-pity and self-importance. The effect is to trivialise racism and distract attention from real oppression.

Re Bafta and the BBC. These are excerpts from @JohnAmaechi substack. Please read it in full. Link below: @johnamaechi/note/p-188910437?r=2coip7&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@johnamaechi/n…

@iamstuartmiller Thank you, kindly!

One of the highlights of my week, telling the children of @LowdhamPrimary about the amazing inspiration @JohnAmaechi is to me in my first assembly.

All of this right here!!! @BAFTA @BBC I hope someone goes and reads what @JohnAmaechi wrote.

@misanharriman Thank you, my friend, for sharing!!

Beautiful. Welldone Manchester.

Aren't my captains just amazing.... #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy

what did you think of the superbowl?

Mucho más que un artista. Una voz que representa a millones. Gracias Benito.

Bad Bunny walked out in a #64 jersey with “OCASIO” on the back. Not Bad Bunny. Not Benito. His real name. His family name. Then he grabbed the mic and said: “My name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. And if today I’m here at the Super Bowl, it’s because I never, never stopped believing in myself.” In Spanish. No translation. Even the jumbotron was in Spanish. And I watched the whole thing with a translator on. Because the message was that important to me. They said he was “un-American.” They said nobody would understand him. They said having him perform was “ridiculous.” And he SHOWED OUT! He brought out Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin. He staged a wedding on the field. He recreated a bodega. He gave us a whole scene of family and love. He humanized an entire culture on the world’s biggest stage. All in his native language. And he didn’t flinch. His lyrics were clear messages: “They want to take the river from me, and the beach too. They want my neighborhood and for my grandma to leave.” “I should have taken more photos when I had you. Hopefully my loved ones will never move.” And that last line: “Ojalá que los míos nunca se muden.” Hopefully my loved ones will never move. That’s about families being separated. Forced to leave. Displacement. Yeah, he didn’t chase the mainstream. He made the mainstream come to him. He put his family name on his back and told 120 million people exactly who he is. And I’m here for ALL of it!👏🏽

Interview: Cirroc Lofton On Returning As Jake Sisko In ‘Starfleet Academy’ (With Avery Brooks’ Blessing) #startrek #starfleetacademy #startreds9 bit.ly/sfa105cirrocin…

Thank you Starfleet Academy for honoring the legacy of Captain Benjamin Sisko. Avery Brooks will always be my hero! Thank you to everyone who made this moment happen… especially Tawny Newsome❤️ This is for all the fans who have watched and loved Deep Space 9 over the years…

Every American needs to watch this:

Sir Ian McKellen at 86 expertly reciting Shakespeare last night!

Love this.💞 It cannot be overstated how important Trevor Nelson is to Black British culture. His presence in the media landscape for the past 30 years is significant and he deserves to be praised. His stewardship of hip hop, soul and RnB on UK radio is appreciated.

"For us [on Next Generation], we had the fans and the press on our ass about, 'Who do you think you are?' 'Do you think you are replacing Kirk and Spock?' 'Who are you supposed to be?'" [ recalling a simpler era: pre-internet, pre-social media trolling!] ew.com/star-trek-mich…

Good to hear ! The haters are more vocal and redundant on this platform, so -- please post 20X a day as they do!

🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE: CNN is STUNNED. “I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.” This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement.