“Racial Identity in Europe” with Thomas Chatterton Williams

<p>First things first: The Uncomfortable Conversations LIVE touring empire is expanding, with live shows in Sydney and Melbourne in August with the inimitable Coleman Hughes. Tickets are selling fast. Get yours now. Don’t miss out:</p> <p> </p> <p>Sydney <a href="https://bit.ly/Coleman-Szeps-Syd">https://bit.ly/Coleman-Szeps-Syd</a></p> <p>Melbourne <a href="https://bit.ly/Coleman-Szeps-Melb">https://bit.ly/Coleman-Szeps-Melb</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Meanwhile, the new YouTube page is going gangbusters. The episode you're listening to was shot as an outdoor TV interview on an early spring day in a Manhattan park. Check it out and subscribe to YouTube for more cool videos to come: <a href="https://bit.ly/UC_Videos">https://bit.ly/UC_Videos</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Thomas Chatterton Williams is a New Yorker who lives in Paris. He's the son of a Black father from the segregated South and a white mother from the West. He himself is the father of two white-looking children. Straddling the USA and Europe has given him a fascinating insight into identity, diversity and life as a Black man in America and in France. His memoir, Self–Portrait in Black and White, is a must-read.</p> <p> </p> <p>As Thomas and Josh chat on a chilly but sunny New York day, they wrestle with the Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan attacks, Islamism, blood-and-soil right-wingers, George Floyd’s murder, racial profiling, and much more.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>To get more content like this and to join the Uncomfy Convos multiverse, hit the Substack page at</strong> <a href="https://uncomfortableconversations.substack.com/subscribe">https://uncomfortableconversations.substack.com/subscribe</a></p> <p><a href="http://youtube.com/@JoshSzeps_">http://youtube.com/@JoshSzeps_</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/joshzepps">http://twitter.com/joshzepps</a></p> <p><a href="http://instagram.com/joshszeps/">http://instagram.com/joshszeps/</a></p> <p><a href="http://tiktok.com/@uncomfyconversations">tiktok.com/@uncomfyconversations</a></p>