Dr Samara Linton is an award-winning writer and multidisciplinary content producer, and co-author of Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography. A University of Cambridge and UCL graduate, she has worked as a medical doctor and written for gal-dem, Metro and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. @samara_linton Dr Rianna Walcott is an academic, activist, writer and musician. She is a PhD candidate at Kings College London researching Black women's identity in digital spaces, and a graduate twice over from the University of Edinburgh. Rianna has written for the Guardian, Metro, Vice, Dazed and The Wellcome Collection. @rianna_walcott
Invaluable -- BBC A body of work we should revisit again and again -- K Bailey Obazee, PRIM Leaves my heart simultaneously aching at what Black and Brown people are forced to survive under, and full because I lost count of how many times I saw myself on these pages -- Paula Akpan, journalist and author A seminal body of work that centres our voices authentically and unapologetically -- Melissa Cummings-Quarry, co-founder of <i>Black Girls Book Club</i> Essential... a simply stunning collection of poetry, story, and art -- Dr Peter Olusoga, Chartered Psychologist and host of EightyPercentMental Podcast A welcome contribution to the mission to heal and positively transform our mental health, physical health and well-being -- Dr Jacqui Dyer, Black Thrive Global Director One of those texts you can't read without a pencil to mark beautiful/relatable/heartbreaking quotes -- Serena Arthur, founder of the award-winning <i>Onyx </i>magazine Deeply personal and sensitive...This book should be read by all trainees and seniors -- Anna Sri, head of <i>Geopsychiatry</i> A tender light in the darkness, guiding us towards collective healing -- Leah Cowan, author of <i>Border Nation</i> Compassionate and hopeful... encouraging us to be truly present and engage with the world around us beyond our biases -- Pragya Agarwal, author of<i> Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias</i>