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Correspondent / @channel4news @unreportedc4 The Good, the Black & the Boujee: How Black Britain became middle class @dialoguepublishing out now

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#black #kenya #paulmackenzie #unreportedworld #london #gentrification #documentary #nottinghill #carnival

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Astonished and eternally grateful for the hundreds who stepped out looking 90s fine to see this out into the world. I spent years researching, writing and editing, and decades thinking about the state of race and class in ‘modern’ Britain and where we go next. The book is built brick by brick from the black British canon and it was incredible to look into the room and see those whose work had created it from Reni, Bernadine to Prof Gilroy, and Darcus Beese to many many more present, past and future greats - across literature, academia, journalism to music. I’m disappointed by how many people were prevented from being in the room - the irony isn’t lost on me - but I will never not be touched by how many queued to be part of this. For those inside - thank you for an amazing vibe. Thank you to @sutmlight and @shadejowomoyela for cultivating community. We organised this ourselves. Thank you to the pioneers shaping culture and discourse who joined me in conversation: @kimmi_mcintosh @darcuscb @chantayyjayy @jackieadedeji @oteghauwagba @femioyeniran @debsababio @oyin_akiniyi_ @andyayim_mbe This book is for us. The Good, the Black and the Boujee: How Black Britain Became Middle Class is out! Get your copy today. @josh_snaps 04 Aug 2026

A landmark portrait of modern Britain, THE GOOD, THE BLACK AND THE BOUJEE by @symeonbrown is a critical reckoning with the pursuit of 'black excellence' and is out today ✨🎉 'A significant piece of work' Diane Abbott 'A rigorous and fearless development and dissection of the Black Middle Class in Britain' Derek Owusu 'A delicious bonfire of Black middle-classness' Nels Abbey From broadcasters and lawyers to content creators, actors and politicians, black professionals appear to have become leaders of Britain's most visible, profitable and culture-defining industries. Yet educated black professionals say racism is entrenched and rising to the top has never been harder. So what is going on? How have they ascended? At what expense? And what does the expansion of a black middle class mean for all black people in Britain? National correspondent Symeon Brown has undertaken the largest known data study of Britain's black middle class and elite to compile a social history and critique of the new black middle class. With style, depth and an incisive eye, Brown unravels the web of class and gender that shapes black Britain today and reconciles the cultural and political conversations surrounding black British identity with the present reality. Whether dissecting the preference of educated black women to be single, the rise of black Conservative power brokers or how the triumph and assimilation of black elites mask the barriers facing the black working class, Brown renders visible the psychological and material cost of class aspiration. More than a simple portrait of class in motion, THE GOOD, THE BLACK AND THE BOUJEE is a forensic study of how race, capital and identity entwine - and what's lost, gained and discovered through social mobility. 30 Jul 2026

In the year 2000 70% of #black Brits were living in #London but by the 2021 census that number had fallen to under 50%. This video is from a series explaining why and at what cost. The new social history - The Good, the Black and the Boujee: How Black Britain became Middle Class (@dialoguepublishing) explains the role London has played in the emergence of a black middle class but what does that future look like without London following the city’s #gentrification? This vertical is from a new digital REASONINGS series with @boyadee_ Find the full film on YouTube ‘WHY black Londoners leaving London is a crisis (from The Good, the Black & the BOUJEE). 29 Jul 2026

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and one adult. Prosecutors said he convinced his followers to starve themselves and their children to death to reach heaven before the end of the world. Unreported World investigated Paul Mackenzie in 2023 and spoke to families searching for their loved ones. Watch the full 2023 investigation on our YouTube channel now. #Kenya #PaulMackenzie #UnreportedWorld 06 Nov 2026

I wrote about class dysmorphia in the @londonschoolofeconomics Inequalities blog touching on themes in recent introductory lecture - full link in story 03 Nov 2026

3 months out today. I’ve spent the last three months taking this book everywhere I can across London - from north, east, south and west, I’m very grateful for everyone who has come out to celebrate, critique and discuss the book. London has really held this book down. Nearly every event was community generated and not a single one organised by my publisher with over 1,000 people signing up to link IRL over last 3 months. As I wind down all hardback events in London - a big thank you is due to you all. As for everyone outside the M25 - hopefully see you soon. 30 Oct 2026

An evening we won’t forget ❤️ Thank you to everyone who joined us at The Hoxton, Shepherd’s Bush for An Evening With @symeonbrown in partnership with @the.independent Nuanced conversations, thoughtful discussion and a room full of brilliant people. The question we left with: It’s less about whether we subscribe to being middle class or not. The bigger question is what power do we have and how do we use it to support our communities, charities and institutions. Thank you Symeon, The Independent and our founder @kamiqualake for hosting. More dates coming soon 👀 29 Oct 2026

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 others have been found guilty of 191 counts of murder. Over 400 bodies were exhumed from a forest where Mackenzie is believed to have led his followers, ordering them to starve themselves and their children to death. Unreported World investigated Mackenzie and spoke to families of the dead in 2023. Watch the full documentary on YouTube now. #Kenya #PaulMackenzie #Documentary #UnreportedWorld 20 Oct 2026

BHM so far and more to go. Oct 19, 20 & 21 come outside. [Redacted] said I was catfishing with old head shots so incomparable @josimarsenior corrected the record. 18 Oct 2026

A big focus of The Good, the Black & the Boujee was the making of the black British political class. What do they think, what do they have to do to get there, how do the main parties grade and recruit black candidates and what is the state of their political infrastructure. Yet in the process of my research one stat stood out. Just 5% of elected MPs in the House of Commons have a military background and yet despite black/black mixed heritage men being under represented in parliament, of the black men currently in parliament who had been first elected since 2015, over 50% have a military background in some capacity. How are black men under represented in parliament and yet over represented as military men? This dichotomy suggests that the main parties are applying a specific threshold for them which favours those with establishment credentials over justice campaigning. In the Labour Party for every black male (excluding mixed heritage men) there are five black women. Conversely the Conservative Party has elected more black men not of mixed heritage than the Labour Party over the last 25 years despite black men and women being more likely to join and vote Labour. Under Starmer’s leadership black male activists with grass roots affiliations say they were marginalised and high profile figures were deselected as parliamentary candidates. Labour are yet to comment. To read more order The Good, the Black and the Boujee: How Black Britain Became Middle Class (linked) There is a report on the findings in @blackcurrentnews Film by @boyadee_ 13 Oct 2026

I spoke to @guardian about The Good, the Black and the Boujee. Interview by @emmalofty and pictures by @davidlevene Painting @solaolulode via @bolanle_tajudeen Long interview online. 09 Aug 2026

I surveyed 1,456 black professionals for the social history The Good, the Black & the Boujee: How #Black Britain became Middle Class and although over 90% of black professionals had heard of Emmett Till killed in 1955 they had not heard of Kelso Cochrane killed just a few years later in England. The question is why and what this tells us about memory in Britain. The death is one of the original stories of #nottinghill #carnival This is the latest episode from the REASONINGS digital series with @boyadee_ Watch full doc on YT. Link in bio. 26 Aug 2026

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