BORN: 13 Nov 1975
Born Adeshola Babington-Ashaye
London, England
Education
Occupation(s) political and women's rights commenterNotable work
This Is Why I Resist (2021)
Children 3
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Adeshola Mos-Shogbamimu (Babington-Ashaye) is a British-Nigerian lawyer and academic, notable as an activist and political commentator. She frequently comments on women's rights, law, politics, diversity, inequality and exclusion. Her debut book,This is Why I Resist, was described in The Telegraph as "an unapologetic declaration that black identity will no longer be defined by white supremacy, and an unfettered call to action to revolutionise the narrative around the black experience in our day-to-day lives."
2023
Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a renowned Black lawyer and activist based in London, has shared a racist and abusive letter which was sent to her home from a Neo-Nazi terror group threatening to kill her and her family.
Political and women's rights activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu said in interview with reporter Antoine Allen she would not be silenced after a death threat letter was delivered to her London home.
Activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu shares death threat from neo-Nazi group in chilling letter. ITV NEWS
We need to tell the truth, which is an uncomfortable conversation for the white oppressors of today as it was of yesterdays. Systems that want to keep the power firmly in white hands.