Jeffrey Boakye an author, broadcaster and educator with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Originally from Brixton in London, Jeffrey taught secondary English for fifteen years. He is a senior teaching fellow at the University of Manchester and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leicester. Jeffrey's books include Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime; Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored; What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Questions; I Heard What You Said; the multi-award-winning Musical Truth and Musical World and the Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer series. He is also the co-presenter of BBC Radio 4's double award-winning Add to Playlist. He now lives in Yorkshire with his wife and two sons.

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