Wanuri
@wanuri
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Filmmaker| Writer | Black Joy Advocate Co-creator of Afrobubblegum
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined October 2010
May everyone that leaves their house today get back home safe. May God cover every single person today.
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At a protest. About the killing. Of a Kenyan. In the police custody. A police officer. Shot an unarmed man. In the head. And casually walked away. An unarmed man. Selling masks. Minding his business. Shot in the head. Literally minding his business.
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There is no legitimacy that can be claimed by an administration that attacks its children. The most vulnerable for whose benefit every decision must be made, and every necessary action taken, have been turned to victims of state overreach and police impunity. The people of Kenya
Police lob teargas at Butere Girls students Video by Daniel Chege and Julius Chepkwony
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Constitution of Kenya 33. Freedom of expression (1) Every person has the right to freedom of expression, which includes-- (b) freedom of artistic creativity
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The Rafiki appeal is due to be heard tomorrow before a Three-Judge Bench at the Court of Appeal. Prof Githu Muigai will be arguing in defense of #FreedomofExpression #KenyaConstitution
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Excited that I’ll be joining an amazing group of artists and storytellers as a 2025 #Sundance Film Festival Jury member! Look out for the line-up! @sundancefest
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I hope you don't dim your muchness. This is to everyone who gets told they are too much, too complex, too ambitious, too expressive, too anything that makes you brave, fiery, resilient, and loud.
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“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”- Malcolm X
I’m not here to support or oppose anything or anyone. I’m only here to tell the truth. And to ask questions
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RAFIKI film free for 48hours across Africa (except Kenya) to celebrate @BigWorldCinema. Details below to watch!
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We'll need writers who can remember freedom-poets, visionaries-realists of a larger reality." Ursula Le Guin
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"Hard times are coming when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope…
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Words fail me because of the overwhelming love and support you have shown me. I’m free. To the comrades who spent the night outside Kamukunji Police Station to protect me and ensure l was not moved in the middle of the night, asanteni. To my family, the legal team, and every
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Very excited to be part of the Cyberpunk exhibition at the @AcademyMuseum in Oct! https://t.co/QNBIawj4zF
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This is what HOPE feels like! #Kamala2024
FULL SPEECH: Kamala Harris electrifies the crowd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as she delivers her first official campaign speech for the presidency. Worth watching in its entirety and sharing far and wide.
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We're a nation in shock - at the discovery of mutilated bodies of citizens; a nation in pain - from the physical, emotional, mental injuries of gross injustice by those who swore to protect and preserve a nation in mourning - from loss of life, limb and livelihood #RutoMustGo
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