Book Review – Out There Screaming Edited By Jordan Peele And John Joseph Adams
Anyone following these reviews might notice a pattern: most of the books I cover are non-fiction—autobiographies, histories, essays, or explorations of racism.
Book Review – The Race to The Top: Structural Racism And How To Fight it by Nazir Afzal
Britain is becoming increasingly diverse. According to census data, mixed-race people are the fastest-growing demographic in the UK. Yet despite this growing diversity, positions at the “head table”—where key decisions are made—remain largely dominated by older, white men due to systemic, institutional, and structural racism.
Book Review – Uncommon Wealth: Britain And The Aftermath Of Empire By Kojo Koram
Modern Britain has a complex relationship with its imperial past. While often treated as a distant history, the legacy of empire is evident in town squares, museums, and economic structures.
Book Review – One Of Them By Musa Okwonga
For many, the wealthy are distant, almost fictional figures—Scrooge McDuck in his money vault or Lex Luthor plotting world domination. Musa Okwonga’s One Of Them provides a rare insider view of elite British education, focusing on his time at Eton College, and sheds light on class, privilege, and racism.
Book Review – Loud Black Girls Edited By Yomi Adegoke And Elizabeth Uviebinené
To say that Black women have had a rough time of it would be a massive understatement. Historically, Black women’s voices have often been silenced or ignored. Even during women’s suffrage movements, progress largely excluded women of color.
Book Review – Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, The Caribbean, And The Origins Of The Climate Crisis By Tao Leigh Goffe
The world is undeniably in a very dark place right now. It feels like a constant barrage of terrible news—things getting worse every day—and it can seem as though we’re sleepwalking toward the end of days.
Book Review – Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir Of Race Religion And Pop Culture By Jordan Calhoun
A reflective review of Piccolo Is Black, exploring Jordan Calhoun’s memoir on race, religion, and representation, highlighting Black coding, identity, and navigating racism through pop culture and personal experience.
Book Review – Natives: Race And Class In The Ruins Of Empire By Akala
Natives: Race And Class In The Ruins Of Empire by Akala is a book that defies neat categorisation. Much like Akala himself—a rapper, author, lecturer, activist, poet, and entrepreneur—this work is part autobiography, part history lesson, and part social critique.
Book Review – Don’t Touch My Hair By Emma Dabiri
As a white man, my hair has always been just hair—something to style or worry about only in the abstract, like the looming threat of male pattern baldness.
Book Review – Black British Lives Matter: A Clarion Call For Equality Edited By Lenny Henry And Marcus Ryder
The extrajudicial murder of George Floyd in 2020 was one of the most significant socio-political flashpoints of recent years. It sparked protests worldwide, including in Britain, and amplified the Black Lives Matter movement in the public consciousness.