Dispatches from the Diaspora is an unrivalled body of work from a unique perspective that takes you to the frontlines and compels you to engage and to 'imagine a world in which you might thrive, for which there is no evidence. Being seen only as the thing that makes you different through the lens of those with the power to make that difference matter really is limiting. Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes. A fear of being ‘pigeon-holed’ is one of the most common crippling anxieties of any minority in any profession. Covering three decades of unparalleled reporting throughout the Black diaspora, this catalog of electrifying yet nuanced dispatches puts readers at the heart of the action, guiding them through world-shaking events, introducing them at first-hand to key players, and solidifying Younge’s standing as one of the most important political journalists of his generation.

These essays speak to his characteristic blend of discernment, clarity and humane vision, a tonic for our fighting spirit in wearying times. Lewisham is the London Borough of Culture 2022 and has a proud history of supporting refugees and migrants.

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The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Race in particular, and Black people in general, were a couple of the subjects I wanted to focus on. Dispatches from the Diaspora is a collection of extraordinary range that exemplifies Younge's gift to his readers over the years - a journalism that is sober and clear eyed, but always undergirded by optimism and faith in humanity. In the last thirty years, no one has chronicled the most important events in Black life across the globe than Gary Younge.Dispatches from the Diaspora is an unrivalled body of work from a unique perspective that takes you to the frontlines and compels you to engage and to imagine a world in which you might thrive, for which there is no evidence. Dispatches from the Diaspora is a collection of extraordinary range that exemplifies Younge's gift to his readers over the years – a journalism that is sober and clear eyed, but always undergirded by optimism and faith in humanity. From Nobel Laureates Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to theatre greats Tom Stoppard and Alan Bennett to rising stars Polly Stenham and Florian Zeller, Faber Drama presents the very best theatre has to offer. He is the author of five books, including Another Day in the Death of America (shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Jhalak Prize).

Gary Younge is a journalist who throughout his career has shown a commitment to exploring, explaining and challenging his audience--his work .Formerly a columnist and an editor-at-large at the Guardian, he is an editorial board member of The Nation magazine. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Gary Younge has borne witness to some of the most critical events in the black diaspora in recent times with an honest and humane eye. Gary has made several radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from the tea party to hip hop culture. There is much to be frustrated by in the lack of social progress laid bare by Younge's writing, but hope reigns supreme. With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics.

After several years of reporting from all over Europe, Africa, the US and the Caribbean Gary was appointed The Guardian’s New York correspondent in 2003. This advice, which came from older white journalists (pretty much the only older journalists available when I started out), was rarely malicious. Formerly a columnist at The Guardian he is an editorial board member of the Nation magazine, the Alfred Knobler Fellow for Type Media and winner of the 2023 Orwell Prize for Journalism. Granta, GQ, The Financial Times and The New Statesman and made several radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from gay marriage to Brexit.