Afua Hirsch Instagram – So the other day I spent a few hours with @henrylouisgates Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, aka Skip
We talked about his new book The Black Box
And also blackness, capitalism, spirituality, his enduring friendship with Wole Soyinka, how Britain made his TV career, and what it was like being arrested trying to get into his own damn house, then talking it out at the Beer Summit with Obama.
And he sung to me. From a white gospel group The Carter Family, of course. Ever the mischievous professor
For more and to find out what he thinks every African American – and every black diasporan – should do, read the full story
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/10/henry-louis-gates-jr-black-box-writing-race-arrested-beers-with-obama
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#theblackbox | Posted on 11/Mar/2024 19:41:43
