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Ibram Kendi – Director of Antiracism Research and Policy Center, US

Stephen Sackur interviews writer on race and founder of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center Ibram Kendi. Can the US ever fix a problem intimately bound up with its past?

For many Americans, Donald Trump's incendiary tweets aimed at immigrants show him to be a racist and white nationalist. But maybe we exaggerate the importance of Donald Trump's contribution to America's problem with race? Stephen Sackur interviews prize-winning writer on race and founder of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center in Washington, Ibram Kendi. He says the roots of racism run deep and an honest assessment of their strength has barely begun. Can the US ever fix a problem intimately bound up with its past?

30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestIbrahim X Kendi

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Aug 201923:30GMT
  • Mon 12 Aug 201901:30GMT
  • Mon 12 Aug 201903:30GMT
  • Mon 12 Aug 201923:30GMT
  • Tue 13 Aug 201901:30GMT
  • Tue 13 Aug 201903:30GMT