Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp's Avatar

Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp

@kenneththarp

British/Nigerian Arts & Culture Professional / former professional dancer / loves music, dance, theatre, art, literature, tennis, sea-kayaking, outdoor swimming.

637
Followers
275
Following
396
Posts
14.11.2024
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp @kenneththarp

Thread, on the 260,000 human remains identified as being held in UK museums and universities …

08.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

This is heartbreaking.

Pic: Vyro Media

08.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Heartbreaking scenes of an iconic building in Glasgow engulfed in flames. A horrible hit for local businesses, the people of Glasgow, and for our city's history.

08.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
Preview
Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts Exclusive: Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways

Lord Paul Boateng described UK museums and universities as β€œimperial charnel houses where the bones of Indigenous peoples torn from Britain’s empire in the past, with little or no regard to the spiritual sensibilities of its people…[it] beggars belief.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

07.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Ghana denounces 'war crime' at UN after Israeli strike injures three peacekeepers in southern Lebanon Ghana filed a protest with the United Nations on Saturday, a day after an attack in southern Lebanon that injured its peacekeepers, denouncing it as β€œa grave violation of international law...

Ghana has accused Israel of committing a war crime by bombing Ghanaian UN troops, injuring three of them.

today.lorientlejour.com/article/1497...

07.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Meanwhile in the USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβ€¦

This is truly abominable - a disgusting, morally bankrupt, macho powerplay, celebrating war, death and destruction.

😑🀬😑

#historywillremember

06.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If this isn’t a wake up call …

#PalantirOut. #SaveOurNHS

05.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile in the USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ …

04.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
β€˜No to war’: SΓ‘nchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East β€˜simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’

β€˜No to war’: SΓ‘nchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain

PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East β€˜simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

04.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Having suffered the pain of a tooth infection I can unequivocally say that this man died in absolute agony. The type of nerve pain that will have you screaming and wondering quite rightly if you’ve gone insane

This man was tortured through neglect, and everyone involved is an irredeemable monster

04.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 2443 πŸ” 767 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 30
Post image Post image

Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social

03.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1442 πŸ” 510 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 15
Preview
Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s recent efforts to woo centre-ground voters may cause tension in party’s right flank, says Hope Not Hate

Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds.

So, it is about colour. I have lost count over how many times, I heard them say it wasn’t, even though we knew that it was..

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

04.03.2026 07:38 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 8
Preview
LGBTQIA+ Resources - Freelancers make theatre work The FMTW LGBTQIA+ resources hub where you will find advice, support, lobbying information and more for LGBTQIA+ artists in and those wanting to support them

Being freelance should never mean being alone.

The FMTW LGBTQIA+ resources hub is a curated list of advice, support, lobbying information and more for LGBTQIA+ artists and those wanting to support them.

Explore the hub:
freelancersmaketheatrework.com/lgbtqia

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #LGBTQIA+

02.03.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Saudi says it backed talks with Iran, not military action <article data-history-node-id="434562" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-says-it-backed-talks-iran-not-military-action" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-says-it-backed-talks-iran-not-military-action" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Saudi says it backed talks with Iran, not military action</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that claimed the country was lobbying US President Donald Trump to strike Iran, saying that the&nbsp;nation has been "consistent in supporting diplomatic efforts to reach a credible deal with Iran".&nbsp;</p> <p>Spokesperson for the Saudi Embassy in Washington,&nbsp;Fahad Nazer, said:&nbsp;β€œAt no point in all our communication with the Trump Administration did we lobby the President to adopt a different policy.”</p> <p>"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been consistent in supporting diplomatic efforts to reach a credible deal with Iran,”&nbsp;he&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/KSAEmbassySpox/status/2028259107560358008" target="_blank">said&nbsp;</a>in a post on X.</p> <p>Last week, the Washington Post had reported that&nbsp;Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, argued in favour of an attack during multiple phone calls with Donald Trump in the past month.&nbsp;</p> <p>The developments come amid ongoing US and Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital, after the countries carried out a joint attack on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-says-it-backed-talks-iran-not-military-action">Saudi says it backed talks with Iran, not military action</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Kennedy Centre on 19 November 2025 in Washington, DC. WIN MCNAMEE / Getty Images via AFP" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="348c41bf-8814-4c3f-be85-36b5cf7b53e4" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/US-PRESIDENT-TRUMP-PARTICIPATES-IN-U.S.-SAUDI-INVESTMENT-FORUM-A.jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Kennedy Centre on 19 November 2025 in Washington, DC. WIN MCNAMEE / Getty Images via AFP" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Kennedy Centre on 19 November 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee Getty Images / AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

Saudi says it backed talks with Iran, not military action - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-says-it-backed-talks-iran-not-military-action

02.03.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I prefer non-lethal distractions from the tRUMPSTEIN Files like renaming the Gulf of Mexico, making Canada the 51st state & buying Greenland. Sure it was hugely offensive to longtime friends & allies, but at least no one died.

01.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 16318 πŸ” 3458 πŸ’¬ 538 πŸ“Œ 85

πŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ‘‡πŸΎ

02.03.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Algerian Cave Paintings Suggest Humans Did Magic Mushrooms 9,000 Years Ago We moderns might wonder what ancient peoples did when not hunting, gathering, and reproducing. The answer is that they did mushrooms, at least according to one interpretation of cave paintings at Tass...

Algerian Cave Paintings Suggest Humans Did Magic Mushrooms 9,000 Years Ago

02.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
The recommender: Shabaka, musician, sitting with a flute in front of a brick wall to illustrate a piece about his current cultural favourites

The recommender: Shabaka, musician, sitting with a flute in front of a brick wall to illustrate a piece about his current cultural favourites

The Recommender: genre-defying saxophonist, jazz star and multi-instrumentalist Shabaka shares his current cultural favourites

Interview by @katehutchinson.bsky.social

www.thenerve.news/p/the-recommender-interview-shabaka-hutchings-musician-jazz-fd-signifier-noor-hindi

01.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Brit awards 2026: full list of winners Olivia Dean tops the winners list with four, while Sam Fender bags two – see all the category winners here

Congratulations to all the Londoners recognised at this year’s BRIT awards.

Your talent and hard work reflects the diversity and global influence of London’s music scene.

A proud moment for London music.

01.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a β€˜broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse

β€˜England remains an anomaly across the world,as the only country apart from Chile where water,a natural resource, is owned by private companies for profit’

β€˜the water industry has built debts that today stand at Β£73bn,having paid out dividends of Β£88.4bn’

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

28.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
End the sewage pollution scandal We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...

β€˜Dirty Business’ on Channel 4 shows how water companies have been consistently putting profit before public health.

it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!

Sick of sewage? πŸ’©

Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

27.02.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Full solidarity with Jenny Sealey, @graeaetheatre.bsky.social and all disabled companies and artists facing these outrageous and unjust cuts to their Access to Work support.

Please share!

Please stand in support of our disabled colleagues!

Please don’t be silent!

#AccessToWork #DisabilityCuts

27.02.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Yuja Wang accuses Radio 3’s Norman Lebrecht of misogynistic bullying Station will no longer be working with journalist after pianist makes email public

Yuja Wang accuses Radio 3’s Norman Lebrecht of misogynistic bullying
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

27.02.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You are more likely to be misidentified by facial recognition technology if you are:

- young
- a woman
- Asian
- Black
- and 250 times more likely to be misidentified if you are a Black woman‼️

Good grief!

Where on earth are the safeguards?

26.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Access to Work cuts - Statement from Jenny Sealey - Graeae

This is outrageous! 😑🀬🀬

We must all help call this out.

Please support ⁦β€ͺJenny Sealey and ‬⁩Graeae Theatre Company!

Please support all our disabled colleagues!

Access to Work cuts - Statement from Jenny Sealey - Graeae graeae.org/resource/acc...

26.02.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Post image

One day they might even think about employing people to do this job better

24.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
10 Female Chief Executives of UK Orchestras β€” Alternative Classical An introduction to some of the women who are running British orchestras.

10 Female Chief Executives of UK Orchestras:

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...

24.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

London is home to one of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations outside Asia.

Thousands of Londoners and visitors came together this past weekend to welcome the Year of the Fire Horse.

24.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Video thumbnail

Gabrielle Cavassa is set to make her Blue Note debut with the May 1 release of β€œDiavola” featuring Jeff Parker, Larry Grenadier, Brian Blade, Paul Cornish & Joshua Redman. Pre-order on Blue Note Store exclusive signed color vinyl, black vinyl, CD, DL or pre-save: gabriellecavassa.lnk.to/Diavola

24.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile in the USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ …

23.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0