Author Lemn Sissay Reflects on Racism in Britain | Amanpour and Company

Lemn Sissay has been described as a literary luminary. He is a poet, author, playwright and Chancellor of Manchester University here in the U.K. His new book "My Name is Why" is a brutally honest account of growing up and going on a journey that is the very embodiment of systemic racism in Britain. He joins Christiane to discuss.
Originally aired on June 26, 2020.
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[@tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238]

Too cute childhood photo. Growing up in Walnut Creek, ca never knew I was black or called nigger until having moved to St. Louis, mo by a woman the mother of a guy who liked me when I called him on the phone. His mom who I later found out was white at age 11 and I was black that carried a stereotype that I would learn to grow and get to know more of.
Social conditioning is racism and then my black friends educated me on the dynamics of my place and heritage in this world.
It was the Nation of Islam that protected me and my childhood friends from a gang and drug impoverished neighborhood.
All of the experiences after parents split up and me and my mom moved. So I have nothing other to say than thank you for sharing to me an international perspective on race relations. My 83% esan Nigerian and 13% British Isles European heritage.

[@janjordal9451]

I grew up in Ethiopia.
Played with the children andwas included. I did not experience any direct racism there. But I do here in Sweden. Not from my Ethiopian and African friends but from white woke people and some militant black lives matter activists. I don't get it

[@tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238]

@@janjordal9451 very sad we must play and do our part to remain fair and balanced. And in times of unfairness and the scales leaned too far to either side must operate full scale to the opposite side to bring about a more even scale. Even then we must stop 🛑 check reevaluate to make sure full scale didn’t tip the scale to the other direction and play again.
We must remember to have fun 🤩 during downtimes of war. If not die early death from exhaustion. Be kind to yourself because if you don’t who will. We set the uplifting energy example.
Peace ✌🏾🥰✈️👍🏾💕💕💕👍🏾✈️🥰