Consider other depictions of Rastafari in the media. How does Safiya Sinclair’s memoir bring a different perspective to those depictions? How does it confirm certain aspects of those depictions?

Read a poem from Sinclair’s poetry collection Cannibal. What elements of her poetry are present in her memoir?

Howard’s music career plays a large role in the memoir. In what ways do music and lyricism appear in Sinclair’s writing? What role does it play?