{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f89845894287d58c98a397f/60379c81f86d214d668104c7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"In conversation with Linton Kwesi Johnson","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f89845894287d58c98a397f/1614257248424-c2c1402e71409472ae774318bc8f59e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As we approach the 40th anniversary of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/research/black-peoples-day-action-40-years\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Black People’s Day of Action</a>&nbsp;march that took place on 2nd March 1981, Paul Gilroy welcomes Linton Kwesi Johnson, poet and activist, to reflect on the events of that day and year, and discuss how we see these patterns repeated in Black life in this country today in the forms of inequality and conflict and demands for truth, right and justice.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Transcript: </strong><a href=\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-linton-kwesi-johnson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-linton-kwesi-johnson</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>This conversation was recorded on 9th February 2021</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Speakers: </strong><a href=\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/people/paul-gilroy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Gilroy</a>, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre //&nbsp;<a href=\"https://lintonkwesijohnson.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Linton Kwesi Johnson</a>, world-renowned reggae poet and recording artist</p><p><strong>Producer and Editor:</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/people/professional-services\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kaissa Karhu</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/podcasts</a></p>","author_name":"UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre"}