"Fear of Black Consciousness" Lewis R. Gordon in conversation with Kehinde Andrews

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“There is a movement from a suffering black consciousness to a liberatory Black consciousness in which revelation of the dirty laundry and fraud of white supremacy and black inferiority is a dreaded truth.”
In this conversation with Kehinde Andrews, leading philosopher Lewis Gordon offers a philosophical and social critique of the process of racialization, and how it affects not only how individuals and society perceive black people but also how black people perceive themselves. Gordon also highlights the interplay between neoliberalism and racism, and as well the fundamental role of Black people as agents of history and of the social change required to build a humane world of dignity, freedom and respect.
Lewis R. Gordon is Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, and Honorary President of the Global Centre for Advanced Studies. He is the author of numerous books, of which the latest is "Fear of Black Consciousness", published by Allen Lane. / lewgord
Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Birmingham City University. He is also the director of the Centre for Critical Social Research, founder of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity, and co-chair of the UK Black Studies Association. Andrews is the first black studies professor in the UK and led the establishment of the first black studies programme in Europe at Birmingham City University. His books include "Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century" (2018) and "The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World" (2021). / kehinde_andrews