My American Odyssey: From The Windrush To The Whitehouse

My American Odyssey: From Windrush to the Whitehouse charts the life of a Black British boy, growing up in 1980s England, and travelling around America, sharing the cultural, historical and, at times emotional, links and contrasts between the two countries.

In the book, Roger Griffith (also known as the G-Man) reflects on the experiences of the first generation of Black-Britons born in the UK. Growing up within two cultures, through Thatcher’s turbulent 1980s to the present day - with a black man as the US president – Roger explores the influence of Black-British and African-American culture in education, religion, music, sport and now politics.

In sharing his story, an evocative combination of travelogue, history, and social commentary, Roger celebrates the lives of African-Americans, West Indians and Black Britons, from their roots of origin to the present day, as a new era of hope is not just dawning but continues to rise.