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Jason Okundaye
Jason Okundaye
Born	30 January 1997 (age 27); South West London, England
Education	Pembroke College, University of Cambridge (BA)
Occupations	Columnist; Writer; Author;
Website	twitter.com/jasebyjason

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Jason Osamede Okundaye (born 30 January 1997) is a British left-wing newspaper columnist, political commentator, author and journalist. He writes a column for Tribune.^[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Okundaye was born to Nigerian parents in Wandsworth and grew up in Battersea. Okundaye experienced homelessness, insecure housing and local authority housing in the 90s. Okundaye won a scholarship to attend Whitgift School in Croydon. Okundaye attended Pembroke College, Cambridge University to study Human, Social & Political Sciences.^[2] During his time at the university, he led Black and Minority Ethnic society of the Cambridge Students' Union.^[3]^[4]

Okundaye first caught the media's attention following a series of post on social media about racism in the United Kingdom where he claimed racism manifested in all social groups.^[5]^[6] Following the coverage, Okundaye experienced racist abuse, death threats and rape threats.

Career[edit]

Okundaye has written for many UK-based media publications including The Guardian, NME, Dazed, i-D, New Statesmen, GQ, and The Independent. He is currently writing for Tribune Magazine as a columnist. Okundaye vocal about a number of social and political issues in the United Kingdom. He has written about racism in British society, racism in the LGBT community, the experiences of Black gay men and many other topics.^[7]

References[edit]

^ Joseph, Chante. "What Black Joy Means – And Why It's More Important Than Ever". Vogue.
^ Bennett, Rosemary. "All whites are racist' scandal at Cambridge". The Times.
^ O’Leary, Abigail. "Head of Cambridge University equality group brands 'all white people racists' after 'praising' east London rioters in shocking tweets". The Mirror.
^ Collier, Hatty. "Police drop probe into Cambridge University student over tweets claiming 'all white people are racist'". Evening Standard.
^ Roberts, Rachel. "Cambridge student claims 'all white people are racist' in tweets supporting Rashan Charles protests". The Independent.
^ "The rise in right-wing witch hunts against black student leaders has not gone unnoticed". gal-dem.
^ Mahon, Leah. "LGBTQ+ History Month: Jason Okundaye and Marc Thompson launch digital archive documenting black queer lives in Britain". The Voice.

Category:1997 births Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge Category:British activists Category:English people of Nigerian descent Category:Living people Category:English male non-fiction writers Category:People from London Category:English columnists Category:Gay writers Category:British LGBT journalists Category:English LGBT writers Category:Labour Party (UK) people Category:Opinion journalists Category:English socialists Category:Black British LGBT people Category:People from the London Borough of Wandsworth

[1] Joseph, Chante. "What Black Joy Means – And Why It's More Important Than Ever". Vogue.

[2] Bennett, Rosemary. "All whites are racist' scandal at Cambridge". The Times.

[3] O’Leary, Abigail. "Head of Cambridge University equality group brands 'all white people racists' after 'praising' east London rioters in shocking tweets". The Mirror.

[4] Collier, Hatty. "Police drop probe into Cambridge University student over tweets claiming 'all white people are racist'". Evening Standard.

[5] Roberts, Rachel. "Cambridge student claims 'all white people are racist' in tweets supporting Rashan Charles protests". The Independent.

[6] "The rise in right-wing witch hunts against black student leaders has not gone unnoticed". gal-dem.

[7] Mahon, Leah. "LGBTQ+ History Month: Jason Okundaye and Marc Thompson launch digital archive documenting black queer lives in Britain". The Voice.

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