In this episode of Peripheries, I sit down with Dr. Clyde Ramalaine to explore the fundamental human right of self-definition and examine the similarities and differences between the construct of race & acts of racism in South Africa and the United States. Dr. Ramalaine shares his journey, from being a Freedom Fighter as a teenager - on the run in fear of his life from the apartheid operatives - to a Bishop and most recently an author, political advisor, and doctoral graduate whose thesis focuses on race, identity, and the politics of power. Although this is the podcast's longest episode to-date, you'll find yourself riveted by Clyde's story and inspired to become a fellow "prisoner of hope."