Maybe I Don't Belong Here - A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery

A groundbreaking account of the effects of everyday racism on the identity and mental health of Black British men, explored through the lens of Homeland and Supergirl actor David Harewood's personal experience.

About the author

David Harewood OBE is an actor and presenter best known for starring roles in Homeland, Supergirl, The Night Manager, Blood Diamond, Criminal Justice and Ten Per Cent. His documentary film work for the BBC includes Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister, Why is COVID Killing People of Colour and Psychosis and Me which was shortlisted for a BAFTA for best documentary. Maybe I Don’t Belong Here is his first book.David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA winning film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester, the author of several books and a columnist for the Observer, The Voice and BBC History Magazine, also writing for the Guardian and the New Statesman. He presents the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time and wrote and presented the multi-award winning BBC series Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners. He is a contributor to the Oxford Companion to Black British History and in 2019 was awarded an OBE for services to history and community integration. Black and British was longlisted for the Orwell Prize, shortlisted for the inaugural Jhalak Prize and won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. A children's edition, Black and British: A Short, Essential History was published in 2020.

Summary

A groundbreaking account of the effects of everyday racism on the identity and mental health of Black British men, explored through the lens of Homeland and Supergirl actor David Harewood's personal experience.

Foreword

A groundbreaking account of the effects of everyday racism on the identity and mental health of Black British men, explored through the lens of Homeland and Supergirl actor David Harewood's personal experience.

Additional text

Demonstrates how those in the public eye can use their profiles to try and lever positive change . . . Immensely powerful.

Product details

• Authors: David Harewood, Harewood David
• Assisted by: David Olusoga (Foreword), Olusoga David (Foreword)
• Publisher: Bluebird
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2021
• EAN: 9781529064131
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-6413-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 242 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Memoirs, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Biography: arts & entertainment, Coping with mental health issues, Relating to Black British Caribbean people, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Coping with illness and specific health conditions, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Black & Asian Studies, Racism and racial discrimination