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awhittz's review against another edition
4.0
I can’t recommend this highly enough. A mix of personal and professional worlds, so many of these essays - like those on technology, journalism and architecture - taught me new things, and others (Doreen Lawrence, Kwame Kwei-Armah) articulated more familiar things in striking, moving ways. There are concepts and experiences recounted here that will stay with me for a long time.
sedgewren's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Solidly written essays reflecting on the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and how and why it is important to have black British people present and using their power for equality across all different roles in society. I didn't learn anything new, but it was still stirring to hear stories from notable black British people.
bloodmaarked's review
5.0
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brilliant compilation of essays that are all (almost) equally as strong as each other, touching on a myriad of aspects of black british lives that are often less (or not) spoken about. i feel like the discussion around race and black lives matter is so often heavily centred on the african-american experience, and so black british lives matter was a much-needed new viewpoint. i would highly recommend picking up this book as there's truly something for everyone, and plenty to broaden your understanding of how racism affects us black brits.
brilliant compilation of essays that are all (almost) equally as strong as each other, touching on a myriad of aspects of black british lives that are often less (or not) spoken about. i feel like the discussion around race and black lives matter is so often heavily centred on the african-american experience, and so black british lives matter was a much-needed new viewpoint. i would highly recommend picking up this book as there's truly something for everyone, and plenty to broaden your understanding of how racism affects us black brits.
nd2712's review
4.0
Brilliant. Thoughtful and spanning multiple industries and professions - when Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder get together to create a book, you know it's going to be good. Must-read for people in the UK.
nkp94's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0