Person Open DS/UK/13177 Akala (1 December 1983-present); British rapper, author and activist Akala 1 December 1983-present British rapper, author and activist Male (cisgender) Kingslee James McLean Daley Crawley, West Sussex, England (born)

London, England (residence )

English Musician | Vocals | Rap Spoken and Written Word | Journalist Multiple / Mixed No known disability Agnostic / Atheist / Secular Son of Scottish mother and Jamaican father Stepson of Hackney Empire stage manager Sibling of Ms. Dynamite (singer) Unknown Akala is a British rapper, journalist, author, activist, poet and political activist. He chose the stagename Akala, a Buddhist term for "Immovable." In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards and has been included on the annual Powerlist of the 100 most influential Black British people in the UK, most recently making the 2021 edition. Activism and Views: - Race In 2018, Akala published Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire. The book is part biography, and part polemic on race and class. The overall ideological framework of the book is a pragmatic, socialist-oriented Pan-Africanism that seeks the liberation of all humanity from oppression and exploitation. At the same time, it highlights the shared problems faced by African communities worldwide in a global system of imperialism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akala_(rapper) (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 2/26/2014 RAHAKirkbride 6/10/2022 e9dd4fb9-c866-40d1-b06d-e24e1db49284