Press coverage

““It was a pleasure to spend two nights last week with a group of people from Britain and the United States who reject identity politics; who believe racism is a serious moral evil but don’t define black and ethnic minority people simply through their race; who model how to disagree without being disagreeable…“Towards the Common Good: Rethinking Race in the 21st Century”, a conference held at King’s College, Cambridge, brought together some of the world’s leading thinkers on identity” - Tomiwa Owolade, The Times

“Which is why a conference held in Cambridge last week deserves some notice. Co-sponsored by two organizations dedicated to improving the quality of public life and discussion — the Equiano Project and Civic Future — it attracted some 130 people. Most of the attendees belonged to minority groups and were critical of this orthodoxy, or at least critical of the notion of orthodoxies in general.” - Adrian Wooldridge, The Washington Post/ Bloomberg

“In Cambridge, the Equiano Project this week hosted a gathering of thinkers to discuss race and identity politics. John McWhorter, the US linguistics professor, opened the event with a brilliant speech on what he called the “reign of terror” gripping the US, whereby the careers of curators or professors can be destroyed after one perceived speech crime, like the use of the phrase “reverse discrimination” - Juliet Samuel, The Telegraph 

“Over two days, primarily ethnic minority thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic explained the dangers of identity politics.” - Inaya Folarin Iman, The Telegraph 

“A professor at an academic conference I attended earlier this month noted that “antiracism” and the policies that flow from it are a much bigger problem today than racism itself. Some might dismiss that observation as hyperbole, but examples keep piling up.” - Jason Riley, The Wall Street Journal

“At the end of last week, the American economist and writer Professor Glenn Loury spoke on a panel as part of a conference held at King’s College, Cambridge. The event, ‘Towards the Common Good: Rethinking Race in the 21st Century’, was organised by The Equiano Project and aimed to promote liberal and universalist approaches to tackling racial conflict and inequality.” - Unherd

“The work of The Equiano Project is of vital importance, and my hope is that this conference will be the first of many more on the crucial topics of race, ethnicity, national identity, justice, and belonging.” - Sebastian Morello, The European Conservative

“The Equiano Project and its director, the British debater Inaya Folarin Iman, had invited approximately 150 participants to a conference at Cambridge University on the need to rethink the race debate.” [translation from Danish] - Jacob Mchangama, Berlingske