Author Lemn Sissay Reflects on Racism in Britain Amanpour and Company

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Lemn Sissay has been described as a literary luminary. He is a poet, author, playwright and Chancellor of Manchester University here in the U.K. His new book My Name is Why is a brutally honest account of growing up and going on a journey that is the very embodiment of systemic racism in Britain. He joins Christiane to discuss. • Originally aired on June 26, 2020. • Subscribe to the Amanpour and Company. channel here: https://bit.ly/2EMIkTJ • For more from Amanpour and Company, including full episodes, click here: https://to.pbs.org/2NBFpjf • Like Amanpour and Company on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF • Follow Amanpour and Company on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2HLpjTI • Watch Amanpour and Company weekdays on PBS (check local listings). • Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. • #amanpourpbs

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