Emma Dabiri

Emma Dabiri is an author, broadcaster and teaching fellow in African languages, cultures and literatures at SOAS University of London. Her most recent book is What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition (Penguin, 2021). She has presented several television and radio programmes including BBC Radio 4's critically-acclaimed documentaries Journeys into Afro-futurism and Britain's Lost Masterpieces

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Emma Dabiri"The Harder They Fall doesn’t engage with one of the main drivers behind the violence". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri“He dreamed a career that seemed impossible and made it a reality”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri“Merriman-Labor’s searing satire of the British was not well received”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri“Anarcha Westcott should be hailed as a ‘mother of gynaecology’”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri"William Cuffay's story is more relevant now than ever". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri"Harriet Jacobs’ writing transports readers to the world of Southern slavery". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri in conversation about her book 'Don't Touch My Hair'

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"Afro-textured hair had no stigma before the dehumanisation of black people that emerged from slavery": Emma Dabiri discusses the changing perceptions of Afro-textured hair. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why black hair matters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri

Emma Dabiri"The Harder They Fall doesn’t engage with one of the main drivers behind the violence". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri“He dreamed a career that seemed impossible and made it a reality”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri“Merriman-Labor’s searing satire of the British was not well received”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri“Anarcha Westcott should be hailed as a ‘mother of gynaecology’”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri"William Cuffay's story is more relevant now than ever". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri"Harriet Jacobs’ writing transports readers to the world of Southern slavery". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Afro-textured hair had no stigma before the dehumanisation of black people that emerged from slavery": Emma Dabiri discusses the changing perceptions of Afro-textured hair. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why black hair matters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Africa’s contested past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri

Emma Dabiri"The Harder They Fall doesn’t engage with one of the main drivers behind the violence". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri“He dreamed a career that seemed impossible and made it a reality”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri“Merriman-Labor’s searing satire of the British was not well received”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri“Anarcha Westcott should be hailed as a ‘mother of gynaecology’”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri"William Cuffay's story is more relevant now than ever". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri"Harriet Jacobs’ writing transports readers to the world of Southern slavery". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Afro-textured hair had no stigma before the dehumanisation of black people that emerged from slavery": Emma Dabiri discusses the changing perceptions of Afro-textured hair. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why black hair matters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Africa’s contested past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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