Jeffrey Boakye Livres

This extraordinary retelling of black British history will dazzle readers of all ages.

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 by default. Since training to teach, he has often been the only black teacher at school. At times seen as a role model, at others a source of curiosity, Boakye’s is a journey of exploration – from the outside looking in.In the groundbreaking I Heard What You Said, he recounts how it feels to be on the margins of the British education system. As a black, male teacher – an English teacher who has had to teach problematic texts – his very existence is a provocation to the status quo, giving him a unique perspective on the UK’s classrooms.Through a series of eye-opening encounters based on the often challenging and sometimes outrageous things people have said to him or about him, Boakye reflects on what he has found out about the habits, presumptions, silences and distortions that black students and teachers experience, and which underpin British education.

A groundbreaking book celebrating the words and phrases that by choice or by circumstance define the Black British experience.

This new edition of HOLD TIGHT features new chapters, a brand new introduction and a brand new cover. HOLD TIGHT is a book about being black, British and born after 1980. It's also about Grime. Celebrating over fifty key songs that make up Grime's DNA, Jeffrey Boakye explores the meaning of the music and why it has such resonance in the UK.

A highly topical look at the subject of masculinity, encouraging readers to think for themselves about the issues involved

Kofi, often in trouble, discovers his best friend Kelvin's photographic memory and devises a money-making scheme by creating a fanzine of song lyrics called PAPER JAM. As the school becomes obsessed with it, Kofi finds himself recognized as a potential leader, leading to an unforgettable summer.

From the critically acclaimed author of Musical Truth comes a new soundtrack to pivotal historical moments from around the world. From Billie Holliday to Aretha Franklin, Fela Kuti to Donna Summer, Elton John to Michael Jackson - it turns out that 40 classic tunes reflect and encapsulate the key historical moments of the 20th and 21st century. Musical World features music from a vast range of genres including Jazz, Rock n Roll, Disco and Hiphop. Jeffrey Boakye, teacher, historian and broadcaster, explores the roots and wider impact of these genres, touching on why they were celebrated or seen as problematic, their political and cultural impact, and their ongoing legacy today. Featuring a dance that lead to a new sense of sexual liberation, feminism, the Vietnam war, the carving up of the African continent, antisemitism, HIV, homosexuality and the impact of disco, and a football anthem. . . It will make you cry, question and gasp - this is a brand new view of world history - memorable, outspoken - hitherto unspoken!

Kofi is back in a brand-new, music-making adventure - a debut fiction series from one of the most prominent educators and music radio talk host. His whole world was the sound of the speakers, the records, and the fun he was having in this place that he never even knew existed.