Playing his clarinet inside one of London’s most exclusive members’ clubs reminded him of the privilege the elites can enjoy, but also the illusive duality of his identity… Jesse Yaw takes us through his journey, exploring the racial constructs of relationships and modern society. He seeks to explore the psychological impact that assimilation to westernised ideologies has on humanity, and what that consequently means for self-determination.

This is a profound journey which allows readers to recognise their pain, and heal from trauma causes by a mislocation of identity and truth. This semi-autobiographical piece has been widely acclaimed and internationally recognised, documented in the Schomberg Centre for Research in Black Culture in Harlem is one of The New York Public Library’s renowned research libraries.

A world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diasporic, and African experiences, alongside classical black figures that include the personal papers of writer James Baldwin, jazz singer Ada “Bricktop” Smith, and entertainer Stormé DeLarverié—widely believed to have sparked the Stonewall Uprising. Nelson Mandela and signed first edition of a book of poems by Phillis Wheatley, archival material of Melville J. Herskovits, John Henrik Clarke, Lorraine Hansberry, Malcolm X and Nat King Cole.