As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Black People’s Day of Action 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.

Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-linton-kwesi-johnson

This conversation was recorded on 9th February 2021

Speakers: Paul Gilroy, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Linton Kwesi Johnson, world-renowned reggae poet and recording artist

Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu

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