Our Roots
A collection of inspiring true stories that tell the heroic tale of a brave generation that ventured into the unknown and built a life and a legacy here in the UK. As told by our grandparents and great-grandparents.
OUR ROOTS - A COVID-19 PROJECT.
This Black History Month, delve into the rich origin stories of our grandparents and great grandparents.
During Lockdown, we worked with some incredible youngsters on interviewing their grandparents and great grandparents. Our aim? To bridge the Black family generation gap. OUR ROOTS is a product of all their hard work, superb investigative journalism skills and eagerness to listen to and learn all about the origin stories of the elders in their family. Each story tells the heroic tale of a brave generation that ventured into the unknown and built a life and a legacy here in the UK.
27 Young Writers. 6 to 13 years.
A’nyiah Fenton | Abigail Ikhinmwin | Elijah Ikhinmwin | Amirah Edinborough | Anayo Rose-Morrison | Ava-Maria Udeh | Cleo Dennis | Courtney Jackson | Diego Ross | Jacob Udeh | Jamil McNeilly | Kalisha Shor Maxam | Kayin Rose-Morrison | Kaylia Dusauzay | Lewis Lloyd | Makai Williams | Melina Ramirez | Mylee Campbell | Nevaeh Bramwell-Thompson | Niara Pilgrim-Hamilton | Renell Sergent | Shaddai Francis | Theodore Ashley | Kiarni Dawkins | Tiarni Dawkins | Tinashe Nduna | Ziah Anderson-Steele
22 Grandparents. 3 Great-grandparents. 52 to 87 years.
From Antigua | Barbados | Derby | Dominica | Greenwich | Grenada | Haringey | Jamaica | Leicester | Nigeria | Trinidad | Yorkshire | Zimbabwe
Release date: Thursday 1st October 2020
***Special limited edition hardback copies (£14.99) and standard paperback copies (£9.99) are available***