STILL BREATHING

STILL BREATHING

ISBN 10: 0310126738 / ISBN 13: 9780310126737

Editore: Harper Inspire, 2021

Codice articolo NWUS9780310126737

Riassunto:

“I’m empowered, exhausted, devastated, and exhilarated in equal measure.”

A young woman in Britain today describes her feelings about the protests following the murder of George Floyd. Searching her own experience, sisters and brothers across Britain and her borders, share the same emotions. How has each been jolted by racism and Empire across Britain?

Many years ago, night fell on a five-year-old aspiring actress. One dream, one hope, she kept breathing. Yet she knew the world thought her ugly because the system did not value her brown skin. A descendant of generations of Britons, who have encountered racism, she kept breathing. The girl thought of her Caribbean ancestors, who not only survived but also formed a rich culture from the torture that was their world.

Alongside this narrative, ninety-nine others join the chorus. Following a cast of 100 voices across Britain and gathering strength from the wider Pan African community, this legacy book reveals both hopes and frustrations. Whether actress, poet, shopkeeper, Member of Parliament, Dame, or doctor, each voice sets up a hopeful new conversation about racism in Britain. Each lived experience adds to a colourful tapestry of optimism so future generations can pause, take stock and keep breathing.

Informazioni sugli autori:

Suzette Llewellyn is an English actress, known for her roles as Sister Cheryl Patching on ITV sitcom Surgical Spirit from 1989 to 1995, Estelle Vere on BBC soap opera Doctors and Sheree Trueman on EastEnders one of the UK’s most watched television shows.

Llewellyn made her television acting debut as Sharon in the 1984 television film Stars of the Roller State Disco. She then made guest appearances in television series such as Black Silk, The New Statesman, and Runaway Bay. From 2014 to 2015, Llewellyn starred in the CBBC series Rocket’s Island as Wendy Sparks. She played Doria Ragland (Meghan Markle’s mother) in the Channel 4 comedy The Windsors. In 2018, she began appearing in the BBC medical drama Holby City as Nanette Duval.

Suzanne Packer is a Welsh actress, known for playing the role of Josie Johnson in C4’s Brookside from 1990 to 2000 and Tess Bateman in the BBC medical drama Casualty from September 2003 to August 2015. In 2006 she was awarded the Screen Nation Award for Female Performance in television.

Since departing from Casualty, she has appeared in various television series including Bang, In My Skin, The Pembrokeshire Murders, and Keeping Faith.

Suzanne is a co presenter of Sunday Morning radio show for BBC Radio Wales.

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Titolo: STILL BREATHING
Casa editrice: Harper Inspire
Data di pubblicazione: 2021
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: NEW