Your Show - the story of Uriah Rennie
This year we are celebrating Black History Month with Ashley Hickson-Lovence reclaiming the narrative of Uriah Rennie.
Talk by Dr Ashley Hickson-Lovence
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The pressures that black footballers and referees face in navigating bias and prejudice whilst participating in the sport they love has become highly visible in the contemporary climate.
In this talk, based on his novel 'Your Show'(Faber, 2022), acclaimed author Dr. Ashley Hickson-Lovence, tells the story of Jamaican-born Uriah Rennie. Rennie’s pioneering efforts to make as the first black referee in the Premier League made his a black life that mattered a lot, but could have, and should have, mattered a whole lot more.
Join us at North Kensington Library for some great time with Ashley Hickson-Lovence.