WILL STONE fact-checks the colourful life of Ozzy Osbourne
Interpreting the past, shaping the future
Natives is an engaging and nuanced exploration of the complex interplay between race and class, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
by Akala
(Two Roads, £16.99)
KINGSLEE DALEY — more often known as Akala — is earning a reputation as one of Britain’s most important voices.
On top of touring the world, releasing hip-hop albums, making documentaries for the BBC, campaigning on a range of issues, appearing on Question Time and running the Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, he has just published his first book.
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