Heart Of The Race: Black Women's Lives in Britain

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The Heart of the Race is a powerful record of life as a black woman in Britain: grandmothers drawn to the promise of the "mother country" in the 1950s talk of a different reality; young girls describe how their aspirations at school were largely ignored; working women tell of their commitments to families, jobs, communities. First published in 1985, this new edition includes a new introduction by Lola Okolosie and a new interview with the authors, conducted by Heidi Mirza, on the impact and relevance of their book today.

Beverley Bryan is Professor at the University of the West Indies, and the author of Between Two Grammars. Stella Dadzie is a founding member of the Organisation of Women of Asian and African Descent. Suzanne Scafe is a Reader in Caribbean and Post-colonial Literature at London South Bank University.

A balanced tribute to the undefeated creativity, resilience and resourcefulness of Black women in Britain today. -- Margaret Busby * New Society * A long overdue opportunity to set the record straight. A considerable achievement. * Guardian * Vivid. * National Geographic Traveller * As relevant as ever ... Heart of the Race gives a huge amount of insight into black women's agency and activism in British history. -- Institute of Race Relations A feminist classic. -- Bernardine Evaristo * Times Literary Supplement * A scholarly examination of black women's position in British society via the prism of slavery, colonialism and migration. * Camden New Journal * A groundbreaking book ... which helped educate generations of women about the struggles and triumphs of Black women in Britain. -- Tobi Thomas * Guardian * A pioneering work that serves as a bedrock for our book as well as the discourse around intersectional feminism in the UK -- Yomi Adegoke * Observer *