Nadeesha Uyangoda

Nadeesha Uyangoda is a freelance journalist based in Milan. Her work focuses on identity, migration and second generations. Her stories have appeared in Al Jazeera English, The Telegraph and Vice Italy, among others. Follow her on Twitter @nadeeshauy

Black Italians’ plea to media and politicians after killing of Nigerian man

Public discussions have failed to take gender, race, class and disability into account, says Italian Anti-Racist Coordination

By Nadeesha Uyangoda

/ 5 Aug 2022

Black Italians’ plea to media and politicians after killing of Nigerian man

‘The only Black person in the room’: The truth about racism in Italy

This is a translated excerpt from Nadeesha Uyangoda’s memoir about what life is like for a person of colour in Italy todayThis extract includes highly offensive language

By Nadeesha Uyangoda

/ 31 Jul 2021

‘The only Black person in the room’: The truth about racism in Italy

Meet the young people using Instagram to fight Italy’s racism

Amid Italy’s flourishing Black Lives Matter movement, young people of colour are making waves and demanding change Italiano

By Nadeesha Uyangoda

/ 22 Sep 2020

Meet the young people using Instagram to fight Italy’s racism

I giovani che in Italia combattono il razzismo su Instagram

Mentre anche in Italia si sviluppa il movimento Black Lives Matter, i giovani neri fanno clamore ed esigono un cambiamento. English

By Nadeesha Uyangoda

/ 22 Sep 2020

I giovani che in Italia combattono il razzismo su Instagram

Italia, è ora di affrontare il tuo razzismo dilagante

Mentre gli italiani sostengono Black Lives Matter negli Stati Uniti, dobbiamo guardare più vicino a casa – alla nostra lingua, storia coloniale e politici razzisti. English

By Nadeesha Uyangoda

/ 18 Jun 2020

Italia, è ora di affrontare il tuo razzismo dilagante

Italy, it’s time to confront your own rampant racism

While Italians support Black Lives Matter in the US, we must look closer to home – at our own language, colonial history and racist politicians Italiano

By Nadeesha Uyangoda

/ 17 Jun 2020

Italy, it’s time to confront your own rampant racism