Still Breathing
100 Black Voices on Racism--100 Ways to Change the Narrative
Suzette Llewellyn ; Suzanne Packer
- ‘A
- timely
- book
- and
- a
- conversation
- starter
- on
- race
- in
- Britain.’
- Rachel
- Edwards,
- Author
- of
- Darling
- and
- Lucky‘A
- timely
- book
- in
- a
- year
- that
- has
- made
- clear
- that
- Britain
- still
- has
- a
- very
- long
- way
- to
- go
- towards
- becoming
- the
- model
- of
- racial
- equality
- it
- aims
- to
- be.’
- Kenya
- Hunt‘Powerful
- and
- sometimes
- painful
- testimonies
- but
- they
- also
- provide
- uplifting
- and
- enriching
- experiences.’
- Stephen
- Bourne‘I'm
- so
- proud
- to
- hold
- this
- book
- in
- my
- hand.
- We
- are
- here
- in
- all
- our
- richness.’
- Adjoa
- Andoh,
- Actor,
- Director‘This
- book
- is
- such
- a
- moving
- read
- for
- everyone
- of
- all
- ages
- and
- races.’
- Colin
- Jackson,
- CBE‘A
- reinforcement
- of
- evocative
- truths
- that
- hurt
- and
- sting
- deeply
- but
- also
- empower
- tremendously.’
- Sharon
- Duncan-BrewsterThe
- whole
- world
- is
- watching.25
- May,
- 2020.
- George
- Floyd,
- a
- 46-year-old
- black
- man,
- is
- killed
- in
- Minneapolis
- while
- being
- arrested.
- His
- death,
- witnessed
- by
- horrified
- bystanders,
- is
- captured
- on
- camera
- –
- and
- within
- hours
- has
- spread
- far
- and
- wide
- across
- social
- media.We’re
- all
- bystanders
- now.The
- protests
- that
- follow
- express
- shock,
- sorrow,
- and
- outrage.
- Because
- what’s
- happened,
- has
- happened
- before
- –
- away
- from
- witnesses
- and
- cameras.
- The
- story
- didn’t
- begin
- here,
- and
- this
- is
- not
- where
- it
- ends…STILL
- BREATHING
- assembles
- a
- cast
- of
- 100
- black
- voices
- to
- talk
- about
- their
- experiences
- of
- racism
- in
- Britain.
- Actresses
- Suzette
- Llewellyn
- (Eastenders)
- and
- Suzanne
- Packer
- (Holby
- City)
- are
- joined
- by
- musicians,
- Members
- of
- Parliament,
- poets,
- artists,
- athletes,
- civil
- servants,
- doctors,
- lawyers,
- and
- more.Touching
- on
- Windrush
- and
- the
- workplace,
- race
- riots
- and
- reforms,
- these
- essays
- seek
- to
- educate,
- to
- bear
- witness
- –
- and
- to
- offer
- hope
- for
- a
- better
- future,
- in
- Britain
- and
- around
- the world.
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