Synopsis
An Amazon Best Non-Fiction Book of 2022
'Essential reading' - The Guardian
'Sharp and witty with moments of startling candour' - The i
'Makes a powerful case' - Rt Hon Lady Hale
‘Revealing and beautifully written’ - David Harewood
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Before Jeffrey Boakye was a black teacher, he was a black student. Which means he has spent a lifetime navigating places of learning that are white...
Details
09 June 2022
384 pages
9781529063745
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Essential reading for teachers, those who run educational institutions, parents – but perhaps most of all for Black children . . . it could be a ray of hope.The Guardian
Makes a powerful case: until we have rid our educational system of its dominant whiteness we cannot hope to give all our children the educational experience they need and deserve.Rt Hon Lady Hale
Brave, brutally honest, funny and necessary. Jeffery captures the Black teaching experience in such a powerful and potent way. The book of the year.Ben Lindsay, author of We Need To Talk About Race
Written with passion, fury, knowledge and, in spite of the painful subject, wit.Patrice Lawrence MBE, prize-winning author of Orangeboy