Jimmy James West
@ejwestuk.bsky.social
Work at UCL. Write about Black print culture, urban history, Chicago, other things. I like fixed gear bikes and being outside.
Send us your Black Press manuscripts! https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/series/new-directions-black-press-studies
Send us your Black Press manuscripts! https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/series/new-directions-black-press-studies
Some people on here know that I run a dog walking/sitting business on the side of my academic stuff. Anyway, here are some of the dogs I look after, starting with Luna...
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Some people on here know that I run a dog walking/sitting business on the side of my academic stuff. Anyway, here are some of the dogs I look after, starting with Luna...
Would be pretty funny if this series was just Olusoga relitigating the reasons why he accepted an OBE.
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Would be pretty funny if this series was just Olusoga relitigating the reasons why he accepted an OBE.
As I continue to almost get mown down at pedestrian crossings, I like to think about how my first car was a Toyota Aygo and how popular the Cadillac Escalade is in this utterly cursed country.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
As I continue to almost get mown down at pedestrian crossings, I like to think about how my first car was a Toyota Aygo and how popular the Cadillac Escalade is in this utterly cursed country.
Event later today - chairing Martha Patterson's BMRC talk about her work on influential Black journalist Era Bell Thompson. Join us! (bit late for the UK crowd though, sorry).
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November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Event later today - chairing Martha Patterson's BMRC talk about her work on influential Black journalist Era Bell Thompson. Join us! (bit late for the UK crowd though, sorry).
bit.ly/47aB0xO
bit.ly/47aB0xO
Also no they shouldn't be on the patio they keep Jackie Chan-ing their way over the fence. Zero input from the worlds worst guard dog.
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Also no they shouldn't be on the patio they keep Jackie Chan-ing their way over the fence. Zero input from the worlds worst guard dog.
Real "warriors come out to play" vibe from my children today.
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Real "warriors come out to play" vibe from my children today.
Now that I'm deep into my moustache era, sometimes I like to work out at home in my underwear because it makes me feel like an old timey Victorian strongman.
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Now that I'm deep into my moustache era, sometimes I like to work out at home in my underwear because it makes me feel like an old timey Victorian strongman.
snark aside there are some wonderful contributions from an eclectic mix of writers. It leans North America and Western Europe, but there's some great discussion of newsrooms/media spaces/infrastructure in Nepal, Martinique, Indonesia, and elsewhere. Fun all the way down!
October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
snark aside there are some wonderful contributions from an eclectic mix of writers. It leans North America and Western Europe, but there's some great discussion of newsrooms/media spaces/infrastructure in Nepal, Martinique, Indonesia, and elsewhere. Fun all the way down!
Field trip with the girls
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Field trip with the girls