Race and Racism in Modern Britain

A York Festival of Ideas event

In February 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way discussions of race and racism in Britain were constantly being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted the piece on her blog, and gave it the title: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race'. Her powerful, passionate words hit a nerve. The post went viral, and comments flooded in from others desperate to speak up about their own, similar experiences.

Galvanised by this response, Reni decided to dig into the source of these feelings; this clear hunger for an open discussion. The result was the book Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race, a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what racism means in Britain today.

Join Reni as she explores issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, and from whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, offering a new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism.

Reni Eddo-Lodge lives in London and has spent half a decade writing, thinking and speaking about racism. Before she was a full-time writer, she was a blogger and activist. During that time, The Guardian listed her as one of the 30 most exciting people under 30 in digital media. She has also been listed in Elle magazine’s 100 Inspirational Women list, and The Root’s 30 Black Viral Voices Under 30. Her work can be found at The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Voice newspaper, New Humanist magazine, Buzzfeed, Vice, i-D magazine and Dazed and Confused magazine. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is Reni’s first book.

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