Is race relevant to nationality? In this interview, British identity is affirmed with pride. But it’s also expanded—by explicit reference to race, heritage and broader cultural ties. Our interviewee, born and raised in Hackney, East London, describes himself as a Black British African. For him, identity isn’t singular—it’s layered. Britishness is part of it. But so is being African. As is being Black. Few identities are monolithic, after all. It made us think: in countries like the UK, where nat