Natives
Natives (2018) melds memoir and polemic to explore race and class in contemporary Britain. Drawing on his own experiences while growing up poor and Black in London in the 1980s and 1990s, musician and writer Akala crafts a vivid portrait of a society that systematically robs Black citizens of opportunities. Why, he asks, is Britain like this? As we’ll see in these blinks, answering that question takes us deep into the history of slavery, empire, and racism.
Who should read
History buffs Radicals and reformers Brits and Anglophiles
About the author
Akala is a hip-hop artist, writer, activist, and entrepreneur. As a musician, he is best known for his award-winning breakthrough album It’s Not …
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Natives (2018) melds memoir and polemic to explore race and class in contemporary Britain. Drawing on his own experiences while growing up poor and Black in London in the 1980s and 1990s, musician and writer Akala crafts a vivid portrait of a society that systematically robs Black citizens of opportunities. Why, he asks, is Britain like this? As we’ll see in these blinks, answering that question takes us deep into the history of slavery, empire, and racism.
Who should read
History buffs Radicals and reformers Brits and Anglophiles
About the author
Akala is a hip-hop artist, writer, activist, and entrepreneur. As a musician, he is best known for his award-winning breakthrough album It’s Not a Rumour and his 2010 follow-up DoubleThink. Akala is the founder of the Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company, a theatre production company that explores the parallels between contemporary rap and Shakespeare’s writing. Natives is his first book.
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