The Sacred | Tomiwa Owolade on Why Black Lives in Britain Matter @thesacredpodcast | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
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: amazon.co.uk/This-Not-America-Britain-Matter/dp/1838956212
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/10/11/tomiwa-owolade-on-why-black-lives-in-britain-matter
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:53 What is sacred to you? Tomiwa Owolade’s answer
05:29 Roots of Faith and Culture: Growing Up Christian in Nigeria
10:59 From Nigeria to London: Smooth Transitions and Cultural Surprises
15:51 Settling with ease in the UK, being Christian, and the irony of African Christian identity
21:58 Journey to University and Navigating Identity and Education
26:37 This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter
32:42 Diversity of Black British population, and unhelpful generalisations
49:18 Academic fisticuffs and unhelpful racial pigeonholing
59:01 Outro: Many things can be true at the same time
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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: amazon.co.uk/This-Not-America-Britain-Matter/dp/1838956212
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/10/11/tomiwa-owolade-on-why-black-lives-in-britain-matter
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:53 What is sacred to you? Tomiwa Owolade’s answer
05:29 Roots of Faith and Culture: Growing Up Christian in Nigeria
10:59 From Nigeria to London: Smooth Transitions and Cultural Surprises
15:51 Settling with ease in the UK, being Christian, and the irony of African Christian identity
21:58 Journey to University and Navigating Identity and Education
26:37 This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter
32:42 Diversity of Black British population, and unhelpful generalisations
49:18 Academic fisticuffs and unhelpful racial pigeonholing
59:01 Outro: Many things can be true at the same time
*****
The Sacred is a podcast produced by the think tank Theos. Be sure to connect with us below to stay up-to-date with all our content, research and events.
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Website: theosthinktank.co.uk
CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS
The Sacred: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108
Reading Our Times: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185
