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Uppity: The Intellectual Playground

@UppityHQ

An alternative exploration of arts, culture & politics - all deep-fried in unashamedly high-brow Blackness. IRL focussed. Founder: @NelsAbbey Insta: @UppityHQ

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Nels Abbey@nelsabbey6h
'The Kemi Dilemma' Kemi Badenoch was called a "Nigerian scammer" by an ally of Nigel Farage. This situation poses a complex question: Do anti-racists defend someone who enables racism, or do we sit back and enjoy the show? Join the discussion at @uppityhq on the 3rd December
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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeyOct 19
Labour has been home to Black & Brown people for as long as anyone can remember. Then came Sir Keir Starmer. Has Andy Burnham rescued the special relationship between ethnic minorities & Labour? Or is he Starmer 2.0? Join the conversation next week, 27th October, at @UppityHQ
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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeyOct 18
One of the most important things I took away from yesterday's APPG Reparations Conference was to stop using the word 'plantation'. What we call 'plantations' were actually Forced Labour Death Camps. I'll call them that from now on. We'll discuss this at @UppityHQ
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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeyOct 17
One Africa: The Cape to Cairo to the Caribbean? Or keep the status quo? You decide. Uppity The Intellectual Playground 27th October RichMix, Shoreditch. Full details: eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
Uppity: The Intellectual Playground

Uppity: The Intellectual Playground

A curated evening of sharp debate, interactive games, and high-energy networking for curious minds. Arts, culture & politics. And satire.

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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeyOct 17
Would Africa work better (for Africans) as a single nation? Or did the European colonisers call it correctly by balkanising the continent? You decide. Join us at @uppityhq for a groundbreaking Black History (and Black future) debate: THE TRIAL OF PAN-AFRICANISM.
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We're back. Season 4 of the Intellectual Playground commences with... THE TRIAL OF PAN-AFRICANISM. Africa's forward or geo-political geopoliticalical gobbledygook? Join us at RichMix on the 27th October.
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Uppity: The Intellectual Playground 27th October RichMix, Shoreditch Doors open: 18:30 eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeySep 4
At @uppityhq Laila Cunningham presented herself as some form of law and order superhero. And then we asked her about policing corruption. Suddenly she morphed from a 'tough on crime' butterfly into a 'crime-what-crime?' caterpillar.
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Laila Cunningham truly dreadful kn Newsnight. Hasn't a clue. Yet she wants to be London Mayor with oversight for Metropolitan Police & is a former crown prosecutor.
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Well, The Uppities gave Laila Cunningham an audience and, putting it mildly, it was a very strange experience. Full video: youtu.be/-CgSVk7qA3A?is=MXxs…
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The enthusiasm for @policylaila at CPAC is overwhelming…
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La Double Vie@OnbodyandsoulJul 2
This is good.
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Introducing our Christmas Card range!
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Introducing our Christmas Card range!
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Ms B@rubeeeeeeesJul 1
Had the upmost pleasure meeting one of my heroes @misanharriman in the company of my wonderful uncle @DeleOgunAuthor and his beautiful wife at the incredible @UppityHQ with @nelsabbey #inspired #thepowerofvoices #thepowerofcommunity
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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeyJun 14
"Whatever you do, take your blood-pressure tablets before you go to Uppity!" - Festus Akingbusoye. "Nels is a creative provocateur" - Symeon Brown @UppityHQ is extensively profiled in the physical edition of this week's @ObserverUK . Uppity returns on the 30th June. Join us!
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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeyMay 23
Replying to @labour
@labour and Britain's ethnic minorities: divorced or on a break? Join us at @UppityHQ on Tuesday, 26th May, for a deep dive into what the local election results reveal about the (criminally underreported) fall of Labour's Black & Brown wall. Full details below.
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Nels Abbey@nelsabbeyMay 20
We are delighted and honoured to announce that investigative journalist Paul Holden, author of The Fraud (@StarmertheFraud), will serve as Lead Eulogist at the Starmer Memorial Ceremony as part of next week's edition @UppityHQ. Join us in mourning. Link below.
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It was a privilege and an honour to debate at @uppityhq. Thank you to the audience and my fellow panel members for engaging in the topic of OF (& the wider online SWork debate that quickly ensued) in such a thoughtful and non-judgmental way. I’ll be back in June, see you soon
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Samar @TheMJAP@TheMJAPApr 30
My good brother @nelsabbey asked me to speak about the Michael Jackson movie at this months @UppityHQ event… I had to represent for the fans… 👊🏽 #MichaelMovie #MichaelJackson #JaafarJackson
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@mikecmorgan and @TheMJAP will be reviewing Michael Movie live at @uppityhq on Tuesday 28th April. Join us: Uppity: The Intellectual Playground Date: 28 apr • 18:30 eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
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Did you hear the one about the (white) British man who had his citizenship stripped by the (browm) Home Secretary? One giant leap forward for diversity or one chess move closer to the mass citizenship stripping of ethnic minorities? We'll talk about it at Uppity. Link below.
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Uppity: The Intellectual Playground 18:30, Tuesday 28th April. RichMix, Shoreditch. eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the-…
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On Tuesday 24th March 2026, @ZackPolanski spent over 90 minutes taking questions from the Uppities. There was no preperation, no advance briefings, no taboo topics. Nothing was off the table. The full unedited video will be released shortly.
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