This tome straddles sport, sociology, anthropology and global politics, and holds a mirror to humanity, warts and all. It was unbelievable to read about some of the things, that scientists and philosophers that we admire from previous centuries, had said. Being sick meant this book took me way longer to read than it should, I found it a page turner when I actually had the brain power to read! White or Black, pink or green, we have all been indoctrinated to believe that one colour is the purest and best.

He can work on a shoe string budget, with limited players and under difficult circumstances - he can even rock a Jesus beard like you wouldn’t believe. The straightforward, almost chatty, style and the book's division into short, themed chapters see to that. Michael Holding, one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time and part of the greatest Test cricket team we’ve seen. I would request you to watch that 14:49min video to understand how it feels to be a black person in this world. I think that this is one of those books that should be read within the Modern Studies or History curriculum at schools.But when people began to understand apartheid through a sporting perspective, it's my belief that it helped to really pressurise the powers that be to do something. I have nothing but respect for Mikey Holding for what he’s done in his career - this book is up there with any of his exquisite bowling spells or his effortlessly authoritative commentary style. This book is a truly thought-provoking thesis about racism, it's history and its on-going pernicious effect within society today. Too often there’s this tendency for people to shy away from speaking the truth for fear that they’ll be shouted down by “anti-woke” trolls. Even when it's spelled out to them in petitions to change the UK curriculum or take down statues of slave-owners, even when we are exposed to the information - "too many listened and danced [to the music of Burning Spear and Bob Marley] without actually hearing.

A land so poisonous that even the plague of locusts thought ‘Sod this - shall we go to Mcdonalds instead? Moreover, Holding does make unique and detailed points that are specific to his own character, that elevates this into a phenomenal book.Most of them had obviously memorized their parts, for no one carried a score, although a few referred to their cell phones or small sheets of paper to reassure them of the text. Michael says about cultural appropriation, "That's a buzz phrase, among some others, that people get agitated about, but it's not something that bothers me at all. GREAT NEWS: Working in Partnership with RiVR Link Emergency Response Driver Training Ltd (ERDT) has developed Airport Fire Service 360° VR immersive and Interactive instructor-led emergency response driver training. Our kids need to know about how badly people of color have been treated over the years, about all the brilliant and strong and brave people whose achievements were erased or stolen by white men, about how we are more alike than we are different. These are vital and give power to the remaining eight chapters, based on interviews and longer discussions with current leading athletes to the extent that they are credited as co-authors (all respect to Holding for that, for acknowledging the voices we cannot do our work without).