GARY YOUNGE: Stevenage to South Africa & Obama's Camelot (without a castle)

This week's guest is the award-winning journalist and sociology professor Gary Younge.

From Mandela’s election campaign, to Obama’s presidency, Gary’s had a ringside seat, for some of the biggest stories of the last 30 years. And his latest book - Dispatches from the Diaspora - is a career-spanning collection of articles about race, racism, and Black life. 

In this conversation, Gary reflects on growing up in Stevenage, with a mother who gave him a sense of his own possibility. The translation education that gave him a love of language and the opportunities, and first steps, that helped launch his career.

Related links:

Gary Younge's website

Gary's writing in The Guardian

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