Tomiwa Owolade is a journalist and critic, and writer of the highly acclaimed book 'This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter'.
Tomiwa spoke about his upbringing and moving from Nigeria to Britain as a boy, why we should approach racism differently in the UK to America, and why he doesn't like being seen solely through the lens of race.
You can get a copy of This is Not America here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Not-America-Britain-Matter/dp/1838956212
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:53 What is sacred to you? Tomiwa Owolade’s answer
00:05:29 Roots of Faith and Culture: Growing Up Christian in Nigeria
00:10:59 From Nigeria to London: Smooth Transitions and Cultural Surprises
00:15:51 Settling with ease in the UK, being Christian, and the irony of African Christian identity
00:21:58 Journey to University and Navigating Identity and Education
00:26:37 This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter
00:32:42 Diversity of Black British population, and unhelpful generalisations
00:49:18 Academic fisticuffs and unhelpful racial pigeonholing
00:59:01 Outro: Many things can be true at the same time
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