Race, power and politics in the UK and US, with Clive Lewis, Dawn Butler and Kimberly Jones | Ep.19

Protests, a presidential race and a pandemic. The last few months in the US have thrust questions of racial justice and equality to the fore.

As Kimberly Jones, US activist, writer and one of our guests this week, explains in this eloquent and essential video, the social consequences of centuries of systemic racism are truly devastating.

As the UK reckons with its own history, and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities, our conversations seem to intersect. 

What are the parallels between the US and UK contexts? How do we build effective international anti-racism movements which support one another? 

We're joined by Labour MPs Clive Lewis and Dawn Butler, and US writer and activist Kimberly Jones for a lively, open and highly topical conversation about where we’re all headed…

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