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An impassioned defence of Black excellence in the arts.

When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason?s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she could not have been prouder. Watching years of hard work transform into a transcendent performance was profoundly moving, both as music-lover and parent.

All fractured when her younger daughter came to her in tears a few days later, having read online abuse about her sister. Isata, it was declared, did not deserve to be there. How do you prepare your child for the fact that no matter their talent, technique or dedication, they will be told they do not belong?

Through conversations with her extraordinarily gifted family, Kanneh-Mason explores what it?s like to come of age in these turbulent times, when Black artistic self-expression is so often met with disparagement and abuse online ? and offers a hopeful, powerful way through.

To Be Young Gifted and Black

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      Publisher Oneworld Publications
      Published 7 October 2025
      ISBN-13 9781836430735
      978-1836430735
      ISBN-10 1836430736
      Also in:
      Politics, Philosophy & Society Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An impassioned defence of Black excellence in the arts.

      When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason?s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she could not have been prouder. Watching years of hard work transform into a transcendent performance was profoundly moving, both as music-lover and parent.

      All fractured when her younger daughter came to her in tears a few days later, having read online abuse about her sister. Isata, it was declared, did not deserve to be there. How do you prepare your child for the fact that no matter their talent, technique or dedication, they will be told they do not belong?

      Through conversations with her extraordinarily gifted family, Kanneh-Mason explores what it?s like to come of age in these turbulent times, when Black artistic self-expression is so often met with disparagement and abuse online ? and offers a hopeful, powerful way through.

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