What Britain Gets Wrong About Race

Intelligence Squared · Oct 3, 2023 · 35m

Tomiwa Owolade is a rising star of literary and cultural criticism in the UK. His first book is This Is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter. In this discussion, Owolade joins commentator Inaya Folarin Iman to argue that too much of the debate around race in Britain today is viewed through the prism of American ideas and history – models that don’t reflect the challenges and achievements of the increasingly diverse Black British population. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send…