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anti-Black racism
Author_Angela Watson
Author_Nick Abadzis
bias
british history
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differences
diversity
division
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forthcoming
graphic novel
interracial marriage
otherness
political
race
racism
relationships
social justice
society
systemic injustice
united kingdom
unity
windrush generation
Product details
- ISBN 9781596433700
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 28 Sep 2026
- Publisher: First Second
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A timely graphic memoir about the far-reaching impact of racism in today’s society, as seen through the lens of one couple’s interracial marriage. Where does the concept of “the other” come from? And who truly benefits when we allow fear of the other to steer our society? Through charming banter and illuminating anecdotes from their personal lives, artist Nick Abadzis and psychotherapist Angela Watson chronicle their nearly forty-year interracial relationship, their respective family histories, and their ongoing experiences with anti-Black racism in Britain and America, from the overt racial taunts of childhood bullies to the more subtle biases of the adult workplace. In the midst of a dangerous political backlash that threatens to derail decades—if not centuries—of movement towards a more equitable and diverse world, My Beloved Other puts questions of race front and centre and turns a critical eye to the systems that seek to exploit our differences. Above all else, it challenges readers to do what can sometimes feel impossible: keep hope alive for a future where difference is embraced as a source of unity, not division.
