She opens her book with a quote from The Telegraph: ” Arguably one of the most toxic voices in Britain’s race relations debate.” In her book, Dr Shola also explains ‘reverse racism’ and how whiteness can be weaponised – highlighting the case of Amy Cooper.

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What emerges is a challenging, sometimes difficult read – indeed, she warns in the introduction, it is not a book looking for a dispassionate, “sugar-coated” piece of writing.

One question I wrestle with after reading it is: what does Mos-Shogbamimu want white readers to take from the book? I ask because, on several occasions she states it’s not for her to educate a white audience or explain racism, but simultaneously she’s written a powerful resource which many will feel does just that. Is there a tension here? Her frustration isn’t just about racism, she explains, but rather how racism manifests itself in the very fabric of our society. At last year’s virtual Conservative Party conference, home secretary Priti Patel condemned the tactics of BLM and Extinction Rebellion protesters, as she criticised the “hooliganism and thuggery” seen on the country’s streets. Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu is a lawyer, political commentator and activist for women’s rights, diversity and inclusion, law and politics. If you are not already aware of who Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu is go onto YouTube and search ‘Piers Morgan’. A wealth of heated Good Morning Britain debates will appear and amongst those, you will see Mos-Shogbamimu frequently feature. Mos-Shogbamimu is notoriously known for these debates, especially over the fact that she called Britain institutionally racist and Morgan disregarded it as nonsensical. In the first chapter, ‘Does White Privilege Whitewash Racism’, Mos-Shogbamimu looks closely at what allows people like Piers Morgan, to ignore such statements as falsity. All of these incidents touched social media and our headlines, and they are reflected in Dr. Shola’s unapologetic prose.

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If you are interested in interviewing Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu for your TV show, Thought leadership articles,Newspaper or Publications, booking her for a live event or require any additional information regarding Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu then please fill in the enquiry form. It’s incredibly exhausting and almost like a vicious cycle that we have to keep explaining, trying to educate and trying to respond.”At least DR SHOLA Mos-Shogbamimu has revealed her political and cultural beliefs in straight language.

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My book is speaking to those who are ready to be challenged, who are ready to have thought-provoking solutions to an ongoing structural issue. If people want to feel comfortable, I can tell you this book will disabuse you of that.” Her message is not confined to her book. With a little help from her 11-year-old she has, as they say, taken to TikTok to help spread her messages to an audience used to a more transient medium. We’re chatting about the issue vexing many New European readers at the moment – that is, what Remainers do next. Mos-Shogbamimu was a fervent campaigner, an attendee at rallies, but thinks the next move will be a long game. I think it’s important on the issue of race inclusion that we use every medium possible because every medium is already being used against race inclusion. So why not use the same medium to educate, to break down nuances, to make these subjects much more approachable by being yourself and saying ‘look, this is what this means’? What I’m doing there is deconstructing some very nuanced points in 60 seconds.” This is not about people pointing fingers and going ‘all white people are racist’, ‘cause that’s not true. All white people are not racist and I point out in the book that we have white allies who for the longest time, you know, over centuries, who have fought the good fight to end racial inequality and racial injustice, and some of them even lost their life and liberty in this good fight.Yep – this definitely describes Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a lawyer, public speaker and activist, and the author of This is Why I Resist, which is what we’ll be reviewing today. But firstly, more on Dr Shola. I say to people, don’t shy away from the discomfort of speaking on these issues. If you don’t feel uncomfortable, then you’re not having the right conversation.” We live in a place that is still grappling with the realities of a fallen empire, a place built on a colonial foundation and centuries of white supremacist indoctrination, she tells me.

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Inclusive, exciting and focused, This Is Why I Resist is a fantastic point of reference for intersectional anti-racism work, no matter who you are.’ Munroe Bergdorf Unfortunately for Remainers, the negative impact that’s going to come from Brexit – this is not going to be like, you know, the plagues that hit Biblical Egypt,” says the 45-year-old. And on the same balance, I’m saying: here is what is happening. I would love to have a conversation with you. My book is that conversation. Perhaps some things you already agree with, some things you were not aware of, some things you totally disagree with: here is my conversation with you. We talk about last year, one in which, had it not also been combined by the worst pandemic in a century – although this has also highlighted extreme racial inequalities – would be remembered primarily for protests over race, the tumbling of statues, footballers taking the knee. In 2020, says Mos-Shogbamimu, “what people saw was that the lid was blown off the repressed and internalised suppression of speaking out”.It’s not just about using the N-word or, you know, carrying burning crosses. The reality is that every single language or rhetoric we hear today existed 50 years ago, 500 years ago, so what we have to do is not shy away from fighting the good fight.” Look, the conversation around white supremacy and the way white supremacists’ rhetoric is cloaked with an aura of respectability – it wears suits today, it wears nice dresses today, it’s on TV today. We know everyone’s going to be affected by the negative impact. What we have to do is not be silent, not fold our arms. We still have to bring our expertise to the table, we still have to hold the government accountable. We have to do better in voting in the right kind of politicians who have the political will to really bring this country together.”