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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 08/10/2026

THE BLACK JOY EXPERIENCE - 24 October 2026

Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 22/09/2026

Late-night crew — where are you playing this one? Drop your city + who you're slow dancing with. 😉 #loversrock #reggae #loversrockreggae #rocksteady

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 01/09/2026

They got so much things to say.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 02/08/2026

Barely-there swimwear is the norm in Brazil, and body shaming worries don’t seem to bother anyone. They learn to accept their bodies from childhood. That ease in the sun comes with a cost: skin cancer is the most common cancer there, with non-melanoma cases making up ~30% and melanoma about 1%.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 31/07/2026

They lure you with free coffee at the Gilead stand during the International AIDS Conference in Rio, Brazil. Smart ploy.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 28/07/2026

Activists storm the stage during the opening ceremony of #AIDS2026, shouting, “When people with AIDS are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back,” along with other slogans aimed at pharmaceuticals, ICE, Trump, and genocidal murder in Gaza. It was as animated as things got.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 27/07/2026

Rio de Janeiro - Parque Olímpico.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 20/07/2026

LatinoLife UK lit up Walpole Park on Sunday 19th July. Music, movement, colour everywhere you looked. Loved it.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 12/07/2026

Hey, Jude: Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

Jude Bellingham single-handedly rescues England from the brink of defeat with two goals to keep the World Cup dream alive.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 11/07/2026

This is for the Paraguayan senator who racially abused Kylian Mbappe online. The Harry Kane moment made me laugh out loud. 🤣 #WorldCup

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 07/07/2026

Prayers do come true. So glad to wake up to a 4–1 win for Belgium. I suppose the USA will now want to start a war with them or threaten tariffs over Belgium whooping the USA at football without cheating. #WorldCup2026 #Football #FIFA #Belgium #USA #InternationalFootball

Belgian footballers celebrate a 4-1 win over the USA in the final sixteen knockouts.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 30/06/2026

The saxophonist was saxophoning at Mrs Lutchman's wedding in Crystal Palace Park last Sunday. 👏🏽

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 26/06/2026

She missed the turning. 😳

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 17/06/2026

Lionel Messi is now the joint top FIFA World Cup goalscorer 🔝📊, but Kylian is coming up the rear. 😉

Lionel Messi is now the joint top FIFA World Cup goalscorer 🔝📊, but Kylian is catching up.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 16/06/2026

The banks of the River Thames at morning tide seen from Battersea Bridge.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 30/05/2026

Lost in the back streets of Rotterdam, Dijkzigt, trying to find my way back to the DoubleTree Hilton Rotterdam Centre at Leuvehaven, where my room has the best showerhead I’ve ever experienced anywhere in my years of travel. But is Dijkzigt to Leuvehaven always this quiet?

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 22/05/2026

Call for Papers: Black Histories Dialogues Journal special issue on Historical Perspectives of Black/African Masculinities. Seeking cross-disciplinary work on culture, history, politics, diaspora, embodiment, memory, and more. Abstracts (max 250 words) due 30 June 2026. #MasculinityStudies

A black-background promotional poster for Black Histories Dialogues Journal featuring a call for papers. On the left is a book cover with a stylised green tree and speech bubbles in red and yellow reading “Black Histories Dialogues.” On the right, white text announces a special issue titled “Historical Perspectives of Black/African Masculinities.” The description explains that Black/African masculinities remain underexplored and invites cross-disciplinary submissions examining cultural, historical, and political influences including colonialism, nationalism, migration, and representation. A bullet-point list outlines topics such as kinship, religion, violence, labour, diaspora, sexuality, health, memory, trauma, and feminism. Submission instructions at the bottom request abstracts of up to 250 words by 30 June 2026, with contact email addresses provided.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 21/05/2026

Missing HIV appointments happens. Getting back doesn’t have to be hard. THT Direct can help you take that first step back to a clinic. tht.org.uk/hiv/its-wort...

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 18/05/2026

AI feels like the Trojan horse of the twenty-first century. Invited in by big tech, trusted, and normalised by the people. Only once it’s inside do we realise what it carries: systems that quietly replace us, restructure work, and leave millions unemployed, wondering where they now fit.

Two-panel political cartoon.

Left: A cheering crowd welcomes a wooden Trojan horse with a glowing robot labelled “AI” inside, saying “AI is here to help!”

Right: A darker factory scene where robots dominate and workers leave with boxes, saying “What now?” and “We’re all out of a job!”

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 13/05/2026

I love the iridescent #Hummingbird or the #DoctorBird as we used to call it when me was a boy.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 05/05/2026

Heidi Klum is not well 🤣

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 27/03/2026

Getting the right four seconds of a shot can be tricky. It’s usually the difference between something that holds together and something that doesn’t. #filmmaking #filmediting #storytelling #cinematography #postproduction #shortformvideo #filmsky

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 13/03/2026

🎬 Wunmi MOSAKU shining.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 12/03/2026

Submissions are open at Screen Door Press, edited by Crystal Wilkinson. Selected manuscripts receive a $5,000 advance and a book contract. Deadline: April 20. Submit here: screen-door-press.paperform.co #BlackWriters #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOpportunity

Decolonise editorial control. Publish in Africa.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 23/01/2026

A private view at the 1957 Gallery on Thursday evening, where they turn basic painting techniques and rags stitched onto plastic bags and mats into money. They will be lucky if even one of these works of art sells at these prices, though they claim to clean up. Nice work if you can get it.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 31/12/2025

Do you know the only thing that hasn’t changed in 800 years? You’ll be surprised at the answer.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 18/12/2025

I can't fool myself I don't want nobody else to ever love me.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 03/12/2025

I don't speak French but I approve this campaign.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 07/10/2025

I’ll just leave this here.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 04/08/2025

I first saw Sesame Street in Jamaica as a boy of seven. When I moved back to England three years later, it was the one familiar show on British TV that helped me acclimate to the country of my birth, which I’d left at three. I can still recite ‘Who are the people in your neighbourhood?’ 54 years on.

This is a vintage Life magazine spread celebrating the 25th anniversary of Sesame Street. The left side features a classic street lamp and Oscar the Grouch in his trash can, holding a “Messy Party” sign. The text recounts the show’s history, innovations, and cultural impact since its debut in 1969. On the right, a column titled “The People in the Neighborhood” lists notable characters and the years they first appeared, such as Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Elmo. The layout combines nostalgic imagery with informative text, reflecting the show’s enduring legacy.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 06/07/2025

Miss Myrtle’s fighting to keep her garden, her home, and the fading past, while her grandson and his mate dream of anything but roots upstairs. ★★★★ A tender, funny new play about love, loss, and letting go 🌱 @bushtheatre.bsky.social. #theatresky 🎟️ Book now: www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/miss-m...

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 24/06/2025

🎥🎬 One of my favourite films of all time is The Return by renowned Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev. I also appreciated his more understated 2011 film, Elena, which portrays the lengths a woman will go to protect her beloved son. ★★★☆☆ #MovieSky

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 18/06/2025

On June 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge William Young (a Reagan appointee) held that former President Trump’s NIH cuts, specifically targeting diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), LGBTQ+, and racial disparity research—were “void and illegal” and amounted to racial and anti-LGBTQ discrimination.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 15/06/2025

“Be selective in your battles. For sometimes peace is better than being right.”

A wise-looking Rasta man sitting cross-legged against a red, gold and green backdrop while wearing hippyish and Afrocentric clothes. A quote above his head reads: “Be selective in your battles. For sometimes peace is better than being right.”

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 10/06/2025

First Black Premier League referee Uriah Rennie dies aged 65. Rest in peace with the ancestors, big man! 👏🏾

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 31/05/2025

Looking like Britain's #BlueIvy, 17-year-old Mia performs ‘Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass’ and Florence Price’s ‘Fantasie Nègre No.1 in E minor’ in the final of The Piano (S03E07) on channel4.bsky.social. #musicsky #musiciansky #classicalmusic #blacksky

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 27/05/2025

You never get used to that slow descent, watching the landscape emerge below, feeling the terror and excitement of coming down to land in a new country. Can you guess where we are? ✈️🗺️ #Travel #TravelLovers #WindowSeat #AerialView

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 27/05/2025

They say pigs are filthy creatures. But this family of three would rather splash about in the sea like holidaymakers with nothing on their minds but bathing, sun and saltwater. #animals #nature

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 22/05/2025

Set for May 23–25 in the scenic community of Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, Calabash 2025 will unfold under the vibrant theme “Bless Up“—a celebration of gratitude, resilience, and the enduring power of #stories. #BookSky #litfic #JamaicanSky #BVM #JamaicaSky www.treasurebeach.com/2025/04/24/b...

As always, the festival promises three days of literature, music, magic by the sea and little sleep for the die-hard amongst us.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 16/05/2025

Visiting the Statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington with one of the only other two princesses I recognise as such.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 06/05/2025

The 2025 4th Write Prize, a competition open to Black, Asian, and minority ethnic writers living in the UK or Ireland, is now open. Good luck, everybody. #writingcommunity #writers #BlackSky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackwriters #bvm 🖤✏️ www.4thestate.co.uk/prize/

4th Estate and The Guardian have announced that the 2025 4th Write Prize, a competition open to Black, Asian, and minority ethnic writers living in the UK or Ireland, is now open.

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 28/04/2025

Little Birdie singing like no one’s listening. But let’s be real — she’s probably telling her hubby to bring home some grub. #SpringVibes #Birdsong #NatureLovers #Wildlife

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Paul Boakye @paulboakye.net · 26/04/2025

This kid (Marcus) talking about composing ‘Blue Haze’, inspired by Australia’s Blue Mountains, on The Piano is as extraordinary as watching him play it. If Chet Baker had played piano at 12, this is how it would sound — and look. I’m as excited as Jon Batiste to share it. #Music #Jazz #ThePiano #C4

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