Michaela Makusha

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Michaela Makusha

commentBlack men embracing white supremacy is still a wild sight, but Kanye isn’t the first and he won’t be the last, warns Michaela Makusha. We’re facing the Black manosphere online – and it’s infectiousOh, Kanye West. It seems that nearly every week, the once-genius rapper seems more focused on being in the news for everything else but music.

1 month ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Michaela Makusha

March has finally arrived, and with it, the sunshine, but there’s still a chill in the air. So I put a scarf over my lighter jacket and head out into the Birmingham city centre lunchtime rush. I find a place and it’s packed, but manage to snag a seat and enough space for the laptop. I can’t help people-watching. To my left are two men – typical city workers. They’re discussing shares and I find myself almost immediately tuning out. Two young women are giggling over their drinks, and I smile.

2 months ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Michaela Makusha

Last month, Kemi Badenoch said “peasants” from “sub-communities” in some countries are the ones in grooming and rape gangs. Aside from sounding like a 14th-century noble, the xenophobia and racism in her statement are surprising in that it comes from someone like Kemi Badenoch. The leader of the Conservative Party has long confused me.

Jan 7, 2025 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Michaela Makusha

Robert Jenrick is still trying to score political points, this time using the victims of sexual abuse. No, he’s not doing anything remotely useful. Posting on X on Saturday, Jenrick tweeted: “The rule of law was abandoned to sustain the myth that diversity is our strength, destroying the lives of thousands of vulnerable white working-class girls in the process.

Dec 8, 2024 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Michaela Makusha

My optimism about my generation was shattered before I even stepped onto a university campus at 18. When I think of some of the people I met, my brain goes, “Well, they were nice apart from the slight sexist and/or racist remark”. It reminds me why those relationships did not go further, and also why I decided that my generation would not be the one to save the world. I wasn’t shocked by the US election result, or by the data showing the number of people in my age group who are shifting right.