'Lucid, fluent and compelling. Andrews takes the reader on a rapid-fire tour of black intellectual thought.'

Observer

'Redefines the Black radicalism which came to prominence through the work of Malcom. We need writers like Kehinde Andrews.'

New Statesman

'A fiery, in-depth investigation of black radicalism and a call for a more revolutionary, liberated society across the globe.'

Foreword Reviews

'Black radicalism, Kehinde Andrews argues, is the most misunderstood ideology of the 20th century. And he's right … He takes the reader on a rapid-fire tour of black intellectual traditions, dismissing them on the basis of their flaws with apparent ease. It's a compelling polemic … You might not agree with Andrews, but we need him.'

Observer

'Back to Black redefines the Black radicalism which came to prominence through the work of Malcom X during the civil rights movement against a whole host of ideologies with which is it constantly confused. Black radicalism is not, he tells us, simply “a tradition”: we need to understand it “as its own political ideology”, and a blueprint for major change … For debates about global inequality and injustice to progress, we need writers like Kehinde Andrews.'

New Statesman

'And of what is attainable: survival or liberation? Andrews's book inspires such reflection, and what is to be gained from Back to Black is the inferred possibility and perceived hopefulness of the existence of an anti-oppressive society.'

LSE Review of Books