It is with deep sadness that we, the family, share the passing of Dr Melz Owusu.
Melz left us on April 16th 2025. As you can imagine, his family and friends are utterly shocked and heartbroken by the news.
Melz lived life to the fullest, he meant so much to so many people and achieved so much in such a short time. They were a bright light, advocating for the rights of many.
We’re grateful for the memories, the love, and the time we had together and words can’t express how deeply they are missed.
“To love is to heal, to heal is to love.” — Dr Melz Owusu, Undisciplined.
Rest peacefully, Melz 🕊️🤍🖤
Let me reintroduce myself, you may now call me… Dr. Melz Owusu.
I passed my viva with no corrections—I am officially a DOCTOR. 🎉🥂
I’m about to graduate from a whole @cambridgeuniversity 😌
To be here now, writing this, still feels surreal. This Black trans kid—from a place where making it in any sense wasn’t meant to be possible—is now Dr. Melz. I am beyond proud of myself and deeply grateful to every teacher, mentor, and guide I’ve had along the way.
These past few years have tested me in every way imaginable. There were moments when the challenge felt overwhelming, but I stayed the course, showed up for the work, and made it through. Cambridge was beautiful in so many ways, but it was also one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
But boy, I did it!!!
I’m a true believer in the power of manifestation and the last slide is a testament to that. Since 2021, I’ve carried a note in my wallet that read: I will write an outstanding PhD and pass with no corrections. Now, that vision is reality.
Dr. Melz.
A new era begins…
#DrMelz #PhD #Manifestation #Cambridge #trans
Thank you for all your kind messages for Melz on the last post, it has been lovely to see how loved he was.
This past week would have been a big one for Melz. Monday was his birthday and he turned 31. Then Thursday was his graduation from Cambridge. Melz would have shared his graduation here so I wanted to share it for him, all those years of hard work deserve to be celebrated.
It was a difficult day but also really beautiful to watch and think about how much Melz achieved and how hard he worked. The ceremony started with a speech recognising Melz and all that he put into his time at Cambridge. They then presented our Mum with his PhD. Apparently, no one is allowed to clap in a Cambridge graduation but they made special accomodations for Melz and everyone joined us in applauding him.
Melz we are so unbelievably proud of you and you deserve to be holding your achievement but I hope that we did you proud going in your place. Happy birthday and congratulations, you are amazing. We love you and miss you so much!
We have set up a memorial page for Melz and it would be great if you could go and add any pictures of moments you shared together and stories of fun times you had with him. Here's the link /
Thank you for an such an incredible evening ✨📚
Grateful for everyone who showed up, asked thought-provoking questions, and held space for this work. Seeing this book in people’s hands, knowing it’s sparking something new in them, makes all the years of research, writing, and refining worth it.
Thank you so much to everyone that helped make it happen.
& to y’all, thank you for being part of this journey. If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, you already know what to do. Link in bio. 🔥
#Undisciplined #ReclaimTheRightToImagine #BookLaunch #LiberationThroughImagination
It’s happening 🔥
My book Undisciplined: Reclaiming the Right to Imagine is officially launching, and I’d love for you to be there—in person or online.
📍 Cambridge University + Livestream
🗓️ Thursday 25th Jan
⏰ 4:00 – 5:30 PM GMT
This book is about breaking out of the limits placed on knowledge, reclaiming imagination as a force for change, and showing why spirituality is central to liberation. If you want to think more about what it might mean to imagine yourself, and the world, differently through the lens of a queer black feminist radical imagination then this is the event for you.
Swipe through to see the book, the event details, and a fresh portrait of me stepping into this new chapter. Hit the link in my bio for more info 🔥
Can’t wait to celebrate with you!
#Undisciplined #RightToImagine #BookLaunch #Liberation #SpiritualKnowledge #decolonial #academia #cambridge
It’s my UK PUBLICATION DAY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊.
Undisciplined: Reclaiming the Right to Imagine is now available across the UK! Go out and support your boy by securing yourself and copy 🙏🏿
You can get it in both digital and printed, I’m only holding the e-book because I’m travelling and left before it was printed 🥲, but get a printed copy and tag your boy!
It is a book about my own journey, meditations on different approaches to knowing, deep critiques of the education system, and how through different roads to knowledge cultivation we *all* might arrive closer to freedom.
Asé
The end of an era. Yapping about why I’m moving on to do spiritual work, why there is no separation between spirituality and decoloniality. Most importantly, why spirituality is essential to liberation.
Put it on in the background.
Always keen to hear your thoughts ⤵️
Pulled out my running shoes this morning, it was meant to be a short recovery run after an intense week of CrossFit training. But somehow, I managed to bag my first 5k 🏃🏿♂️. The numbers aren’t incredible, but I’m very satisfied. A year ago, I’d feel sick after a 2k. I remember the days when I could barely run for 2 minutes without stopping.
This is your reminder that a fitness journey is in no way linear. Move towards what feels good, not good in a comfortable way, good in a I’m pushing myself because I care about my body and health kind of way.
I used to convince myself that I felt better staying on the couch or missing a gym session. But the reality was that I felt *safer* doing this. It felt safer to a traumatised nervous system to not do new things, to not push my body, to stay in freeze.
What shifted my thinking around health and fitness the most was honestly witnessing it as a practice of self love. Not moving, not feeding myself nourishing whole foods is literally k**ling me. I had to deep it. How can I say I love myself and not care for this vessel well? What subconscious beliefs are showing up that are leading me to destroy myself in a way that is often accepted. It’s something only I could hold myself accountable for.
So I just took things slow. Now I have a consistent yoga practice, know my way around a gym well, trying out Cross Fit 5/6 times a week (and loving it!), and fit in the runs where I can. And I honestly feel better than ever.
Let me know in the comments if you want to hear more about this on my Substack ✍🏿
Love 🧘🏿♂️🏋🏿♂️🫶🏿
