![]() ![]() He is smart and articulate and has a way of delivering information that seems both relevant and accurate. One of the people that I turn to for information is Akala. I read as much as I can so I can try to understand a bit more. I can, however, try and learn as much as possible about racism through reading. ![]() Being in the position as a white female I cannot begin to put myself in the position of a black person or POC because I haven’t lived there experiences. ![]() When dealing with the contentious discussion of race and racism there are few people I will turn to for answers. ![]() Natives is the searing modern polemic and Sunday Times bestseller from the BAFTA and MOBO award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala. In this unique book he takes his own experiences and widens them out to look at the social, historical and political factors that have left us where we are today.Ĭovering everything from the police, education and identity to politics, sexual objectification and the far right, Natives speaks directly to British denial and squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain’s racialised empire. Title: Natives – Race and Class in the Ruins of Empireįrom the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers – race and class have shaped Akala’s life and outlook. ![]()
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