Welcome to my world, part 2

An origin story

A New Era - Brit(ish)

Brit(ish) came out in 2018. The response honestly blew me away. The thing about writing a book is, it feels incredibly intimate. I know this sounds crazy - you are writing something you hope a lot of people will read. But the idea of getting it published, let alone anyone wanting to buy it, is theory, it’s abstract, it’s a dream. And writing is a solitary activity, you are alone for months with your thoughts, research and sense of purpose. You - well I anyway - didn’t have the audacity to assume anyone would be interested. And when they are, and feel it reaches and helps them… it’s hard to explain how that feels.

If you bought this book, listened to it, or borrowed it, or shared it, or came to see me talk about it, thank you. Pass it on. 🙌🏽

Documentaries

I wrote Brit(ish) to help other people. I often abbreviate this audience to “my younger self”, and I did write it for her. But what I really mean is that I write it for everyone who needs answers. More than that, for everyone who has questions they were raised without even the language to ask them.

One thing I’ve learned is that when you do something to lift up others, it ends up lifting you. Brit(ish) gave me confidence in my own voice, and the realisation that my work was valid, and valued. 

I began to combine my experience in law, journalism and TV to tell stories on more ambitious platforms. This culminated in my series, Africa Rising, which tells the story of African cultures through ancient and contemporary art. 

In 2019, I got a call asking if I would like to co-present a series with Samuel L Jackson about the transatlantic slave trade.