![]() ![]() ![]() From 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. The kind of disruptive, aggressive intellect that a new generation is closely watching' Afua Hirsch, Observer 'Part biography, part polemic, this powerful, wide-ranging study picks apart the British myth of meritocracy' David Olusoga, Guardian 'Inspiring' Madani Younis, Guardian 'Lucid, wide-ranging' John Kerrigan, TLS 'A potent combination of autobiography and political history which holds up a mirror to contemporary Britain' Independent A searing modern polemic and Sunday Times bestseller from the BAFTA and MOBO award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala. This is the book I've been waiting for - for years' Benjamin Zephaniah 'Powerful. It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE | THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2019 | THE BREAD AND ROSES AWARD FOR RADICAL PUBLISHING 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 'My book of the year. ![]()
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