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Podcast: Transforming Society podcast
Episode: Has Racism Really Changed? From Black Lives Matter to EDI Backlash and Beyond
Description: Despite claims that we now live in a post-racial society, race continues to disadvantage those from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Kalwant Bhopal, author of the second edition of ‘White Privilege: The myth of a post-racial society’, about why those from black and minority ethnic communities continue to be marginalised.They discuss the backlash against the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the way conversations about race always get sidelined for other elements of the EDI umbrella, and why we must continue to have hope.Kalwant Bhopal is Professor of E...