Natives is the searing modern polemic and Sunday Times bestseller from the BAFTA and MOBO award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala. Natives is the searing modern polemic and Sunday Times bestseller from the BAFTA and MOBO award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala. Free UK p&p over £10, online orders only. To order a copy for £14.44 go to or call 03. 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. Natives by Akala is published by Two Roads (£16.99). It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now' Benjamin Zephaniahįrom 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. 'This is the book I've been waiting for - for years. This is the book I've been waiting for - for years' Benjamin Zephaniah The series Akala: Race, Class and Empire (working title), a BBC Three commission, will combine the story of Akala’s own personal journey of self-discovery with an exploration of issues of. It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING On top of touring the world, releasing hip-hop albums, making documentaries for the BBC, campaigning on a range of issues, appearing on Question Time and running the Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, he has just published his first book. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE AND THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2019 Kingslee Daley more often known as Akala is earning a reputation as one of Britain’s most important voices.
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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 will speak 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. Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire, is a searing modern polemic and Sunday Times bestseller from the BAFTA and MOBO award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala.įrom 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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