In 2017, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote a book and, in doing so, sparked a national conversation.

Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race gave a platform to the histories and commentaries previously unspoken: from its exposure of the UK’s almost eradicated black history to its detailed exploration of the link between race and class, Eddo-Lodge’s book challenges many pre-established thoughts to make way for new, important conversations.

As Eddo-Lodge acknowledges in the preface to the 2018 edition of her book, there’s something paradoxical about the success she’s seen since.

“I’ve turned Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race into a book – paradoxically – to continue the conversation,” she writes. “Since I set my boundary, I’ve done almost nothing but speak about race – at music festivals and in TV studios, to secondary-school pupils and political party conferences – and the demand for this conversation shows no signs of subsiding.”

Reni Eddo-Lodge on how to navigate conversations about race in 2020