Toyin Agbetu

Toyin Agbetu is the founder of Ligali, a Pan African Human Rights Organisation that challenges the misrepresentation of African people, culture and history in the British media.

He is primarily responsible for producing progressive media and education programmes that actively work for Pan African self determination, socio-political freedom, physical health and spiritual wealth.

As Head of Social and Education Policy for the organisation, Toyin has been responsible for a number of initiatives including the Stuff You Should Know initiative aimed at informing young people of their rights around stop and search, the No N Word campaign focusing on stemming the rampant use and negative reclamation of the offensive ‘n word’ in media and social institutions and supporting the establishment of a national African Remembrance Day in the UK every August (started by the African Remembrance Day Committee) and an annual three minutes silence to remember the Ancestors during Notting Hill Carnival in London (started by Phemy Williams).

Toyin is also the director of the films; Maafa: Truth 2007, Maafa Legacy, The Walk and Maisha Solutions. He is journalist, and broadcaster for the Pan African Drum on Nyansapo Radio and has authored several reports including; Jesus Says Sorry: The Anatomy of a Political Apology for Slavery, Declaration of Protest to the 2007 Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the British Parliamentary Abolition, The Making of an Impoverished History: From G8 to Live8 and Addressing Maafa denial and slavery apologists.

In service to our family, with the spirit of our Ancestors.