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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