Jeffrey Boakye
Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster, educator and journalist with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Originally from Brixton in London, Jeffrey has taught secondary English for fifteen years. He is the author of several books: Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime; Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored; What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Questions; Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain; and I Heard What You Said. He is also the co-presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Add to Playlist. He now lives in Yorkshire with his wife and two sons.
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Past Events
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2023
Stories of education, #MeToo, influential women of the Middle Ages, and the world's cities as seen through a pilot's eyes - 5x15 in June
5x15 & WritersMosaic
Join 5x15 & WritersMosaic for an evening of stories from a mosaic of literary voices and cultures across the UK that aims to be surprising, magical and moving.