IS IT TIME TO ABANDON RACE AS A MEANINGFUL CATEGORY?
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion featuring Coleman Hughes and Inaya Folarin Iman for The Equiano Project, exploring Coleman's groundbreaking new book advocating for colorblindness against the backdrop of identity politics and race-based public policy.
In a climate where colourblindness is often labelled as controversial, ineffective, and even racist, Coleman fearlessly challenges these perceptions. He contends that modern racial politics and policies have strayed from the vision of the Civil Rights movement, which advocated for a colourblind society. He suggests that practices like rigid interpersonal rules about race issues, ineffective corporate diversity programmes, and certain race-based laws meant to remedy injustice have instead bred distrust, animosity, and harmed the very people they were created to support. Hughes firmly believes in progress rooted in our shared humanity rather than divisive identity politics.
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with two influential voices currently shaping the discourse on race and society.
Coleman Hughes
Coleman Hughes is a writer, podcaster and opinion columnist who specialises in issues related to race, public policy and applied ethics. His writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, Quillette, The City Journal and The Spectator. He is a contributor at CNN and the Free Press, and he appeared on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in 2021.
Inaya Folarin Iman
Inaya Folarin Iman is a journalist and commentator. She is the Founder and Director of The Equiano Project, a forum to promote freedom of speech and open dialogue on the subjects of race, identity and culture. She regularly contributes to national newspapers, magazines and TV programmes on important moral, cultural and political matters of the day. She is the Cultural Management and Youth Engagement Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.
Event Details
Date and time:
24th April 2024
7pm - 8.30pm GMT (2pm - 3.30pm EST)
Location: Online
Buy End of Race Politics, The: Arguments for a Colorblind America here.
