Book Launch: The Psychosis of Whiteness by Kehinde Andrews

The discussion will cover themes of identity, empowerment and advocacy, with anecdotes and actionable guidance on surviving the insanity of a racist world to celebrate the launch of Kehinde's new book, The Psychosis of Whiteness.

When: Thursday 7 September 2023, 6-8PM

Where: Karibu Education Centre, Brixton, London, SW9 7PH

Tickets: £5.00 via Eventbrite

Book Sales: Signed copies of The Psychosis of Whiteness by Kehinde Andrews and Think Like a White Man by Nels Abbey will be available for purchase on the day.*

*Signed copies of The Psychosis of Whiteness will be available to purchase for £25.00 RRP. Sale proceeds will go towards the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity. Cash or card payments will be accepted.

Take a step through the looking-glass to a strange land, one where Piers Morgan is a voice worth listening to about race, where white people buy self-help books to help them cope with their whiteness, where Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are seen by the majority of the population as 'the right (white) man for the job'. Perhaps you know it. All the inhabitants seem to be afflicted by serious delusions, for example that racism doesn't exist and if it does it can be cured with a one-hour inclusion seminar, and bizarre collective hallucinations, like the widely held idea that Britain's only role in slavery was to abolish it.

But there is a serious side too. Society cannot face up to the racism at its heart and in its history, so the delusions, irrationalities and hallucinations it conjures up to avoid doing so can only best be described as a psychosis, with the costs being borne by the sons and daughters of that racist history. Living in a racist world is like living in a world that bears no resemblance to reality. Black and brown people suffer from a greater number of mental health difficulties too, caused in no small part by trying to survive a racist society.

Kehinde Andrews is your piercing, wry and not a little funny guide back to sanity, unpicking the absurd and outrageous lies society tells to keep up the status quo. The Psychosis of Whiteness is your lifeboat out of this topsy-turvy world.

Nels Abbey is a British-Nigerian (Itsekiri) writer, broadcaster, media executive and satirist. Prior to moving into media, he worked in financial services principally for the US investment mammoth BlackRock.

His first book Think Like a White Man (Canongate, 2019) is a widely praised eviscerating satire of modern racial discourse and politics in the corporate world.

Nels is a regular contributor across the spectrum of major news and media organisations including the Guardian, Foreign Policy, Financial Times, The Metro, The Independent, Channel 4 News, CBC News (Canada) and several flagship BBC shows including Newsnight and Question Time.

In 2020 Nels co-founded the Black Writers Guild. He was on the Bookseller’s 150 most influential people in publishing list in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

"I learned early on that, for me as a Black professional, to rise through the ranks and really attain power, I needed to adopt the most ruthless of mindsets possible: the mindset of the White Man who would tear your cheek from your face before he even considered turning his one first."

Think Like A White Man is a bold and refreshing satirical self-help book on being a Black person in professional environments.

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Host or Publisher Harambee Organisation of Black Unity