Soar: As heard on Desert Island Discs

Simon Woolley

ISBN 10: 1786581205 / ISBN 13: 9781786581204

Edité par Manilla Press 02/t /12 O, 2024

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Synopsis :

Simon Woolley is a member of the House of Lords, the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college, and a policy changemaker who has the ear of prime ministers and the future King. But this is a Lord who wants to shake up the establishment; an outsider who knows how important it is to bring underrepresented voices to the table. Raised by loving white foster parents on the impoverished St Matthew's Estate in Leicester, young Simon soon learnt about politics while in line at the barber's and about racism as one of the few Black children in the neighbourhood. The desire to make the world better was awakened during a trip to South America, where he saw revolutionary politics first hand, and discovered how activism could change people's lives. Inspired, he co-founded Operation Black Vote in 1996, credited with encouraging thousands of Black men and women to exercise their right to vote over the past 25 years.

À propos de l'auteur: Born in Leicester in 1961, Simon Woolley, Kt, Lord Woolley of Woodford co-founded Operation Black Vote in 1996, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 2019. As the principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, he is the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Soar: As heard on Desert Island Discs
Éditeur : Manilla Press 02/t /12 O
Date d'édition : 2024
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good