Not So Black and White – Kenan Malik

In conversation with Sunjeev Sahota

19 October, 2025 at 5:00 pm

Sunjeev Sahota talks to writer, broadcaster and Observer columnist Kenan Malik about his essential book Not So Black and White. The book not only gives an historical account of the invention of race, but also shows how current debates around race and culture risk ignoring more pressing concerns about inequality and class. Here’s a chance to hear two great minds address these pertinent issues as they upend many assumptions underpinning today’s heated debates around race, culture and privilege.

Sunjeev Sahota is the author of Ours are the Streets, Booker shortlisted The Year of the Runaways and Booker longlisted China Room.

Guest curated by Sunjeev Sahota