Josie Mitchell talks to Momtaza Mehri about her pamphlet, Doing the Most with the Least, out with Goldsmiths Shorts. They discuss the value of self-interrogation, the significance of the Black Arts Movement and the limits to checking your privilege.
You can read Momtaza’s poetry and essays on our website:
https://granta.com/contributor/momtaza-mehri/
And her recent essay in the Guardian, ‘Anti-racism requires so much more than checking your privilege’:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/07/anti-racism-checking-privilege-anti-blackness
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