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Bisi Alimi

Mental Health Crisis: The emerging epidemic from Nigeria.

Nigeria has a mental health bomb ticking and waiting to explode. Yet, whether by design or wilful act of delusion, Nigeria has chosen to…

5 min readMay 17, 2021

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Bisi Alimi

Bisi Alimi- My Politics is Personal

“You do it for yourself. You don’t expect to change the world. You don’t even expect to influence your family or your friends. You do it…

8 min readSep 20, 2018

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Bisi Alimi- My Politics is Personal

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Bisi Alimi

Stonewall and Pride In London; The Politics of Racism

Stonewall (a UK LGBT organisation) on Friday 23rd released a statement via Pink News that they will be pulling out of Pride In London (UK…

5 min readFeb 27, 2018

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Stonewall and Pride In London; The Politics of Racism

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Bisi Alimi

The Sin of “Potential”

Imagine a group of Black or brown people gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, wielding torches and weapons, and chanting hate mantras…

8 min readAug 18, 2017

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The Sin of “Potential”

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Bisi Alimi

White Dating Black- Interracial Relationship and White Saviour Complex

Since the story of Richard and Mildred Loving; one that has been ascribed as the “interracial love that changed history”, interracial…

5 min readAug 2, 2017

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White Dating Black- Interracial Relationship and White Saviour Complex

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Bisi Alimi

I am no longer talking to Black Africans about Race

Racism first and foremost is an issue created by and perpetuated by white people. Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about this well in her new book Why…

5 min readJul 17, 2017

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I am no longer talking to Black Africans about Race

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Bisi Alimi

Why I am starting the Intersectionality Tour.

Starting this May, I am launching an intersectionality tour. What this means is I will go around the world giving talks on what it means to…

8 min readMay 4, 2017

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Why I am starting the Intersectionality Tour.

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Bisi Alimi
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BRIGHT Magazine

Trump, Don’t Revive The HIV Epidemic

Like millions of Africans, I’m alive today because of the U.S. AIDS Relief Program. I implore you to keep it in place.

4 min readJan 25, 2017

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Trump, Don’t Revive The HIV Epidemic

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Bisi Alimi
in
BRIGHT Magazine

Men Can’t Be Feminists

Feminism is a lived experience. Men can and should be allies to women, but we can’t call ourselves feminists.

4 min readJan 7, 2017

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Men Can’t Be Feminists

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Bisi Alimi
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Human Development Project

My long essay to- ‘what is your rationale for being gay’

Yesterday evening (9th September 2016), my phone buzzed and I saw a post on my fan page wall on Facebook. The man who sent the message…

5 min readSep 10, 2016

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My long essay to- ‘what is your rationale for being gay’

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Bisi Alimi

Bisi Alimi

#AngelicTroublemaker. TEDx/Public speaker, @AspenNewVoice & @SalzburgGlobal fellow &@HRC global inovators. Agents @FRESHSpeakers. Contact bookbisi@bisialimi.com

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