![]() ![]() Akala therefore was educated by the wider black community which taught him about his black heritage, for example by attending a. Akala’s mother has a Scottish heritage and his father a Jamaican background, however the father left the family before Akala was born. This concern stems from his own experience as a mixed-race boy growing up in poverty in London in the 1990s. ![]() He is an outspoken critic on (the growing) inequality in the UK, focusing on the oppressive features of class and race. Finally, a concluding remark will be made.Īkala is a well-known figure in the UK, as rapper, social entrepreneur and public speaker. ![]() This review will first introduce Akala, secondly discuss the general structure of the book, thereafter it will pose some questions about the future. Written from a first person narrative, the author tells his coming-of-age story as a mixed race boy in the city of London, hereby showing how his upbringing was influenced by the way Great Britain remembers their colonial past. The book is a great read for educators, although it concludes with some worrisome prophecies for 2020. Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire written by the British all-rounder Akala (Kingslee James McLean Daley). ![]() London: Two Roads, 2018.ĭuring this winter break, I finished reading Natives. ![]()
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