What book do you recommend most to others?

Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge. It’s a great book and it really opened my eyes to understanding systemic racism. It’s not racial slurs in the street, it’s institutional. The title is provocative but it’s a conversation that is necessary and which for a lot of people, who are well intended, it is tricky but important to hear. It’s quite like Sex Education in a way; it’s important to have uncomfortable conversations.

Which lesson has been the hardest to learn?

That you don’t have to please everyone. I learned that lesson by exhausting myself. I felt really drained because I was doing things for other people. I wasn’t taking any time for myself, to recoup. It’s OK to say no.

What food sums up happiness?

Plantain.

What have you never understood?

The solar system.

What is the one thing you want to know before you die?

I want to know what happens after I die.

Are you scared of dying or what happens when you die?

I’m not really scared of death, just a painful one. I’m scared of that.

Quinoa or Quavers?

Quinoa. It’s healthier. That’s a bit boring but I am super into my greens and my grains. I’m very into my health food.

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