welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. notjust in the united states but across the world, the black lives matter movement has prompted debate about race, identity and power. it is a campaign predicated on ideas about what it means to be black and white. but what if those very terms are themselves pa rt those very terms are themselves part of the problem? my guest one is a mixed race american writer, a self declared ex black man whose ideas presented challenge to so called woke culture. and how much room is there right now for respectful, thoughtful debate? thomas chatterton williams in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a pleasure to have you on the show and i think thomas we need to begin with a little bit of your personal story. you were born in the united states to a black father and a white mother and i m just wondering how, as and i m just wondering how, as a child, now that you have had many, a child, now that you have had any a child, now tha
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. notjust in the united states but across the world, the black lives matter movement has prompted debate about race, identity and power. it is a campaign predicated on ideas about what it means to be black and white. but what if those very terms are themselves part of the problem? my guest, thomas chatterton williams, one is a mixed race american writer, a self declared ex black man, whose ideas present a challenge to so called woke culture . and how much room is there right now for respectful, thoughtful debate? thomas chatterton williams in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. thomas, i think we need to begin with a little bit of your personal story. you were born in the united states to a black father and a white mother. i m just wondering how, as a child now that you have had many, many years to reflect on it how did you forge your own sense of identity, coming from a m
it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. notjust in the united states but across the world, the black lives matter movement has prompted debate about race, identity and power. it is a campaign predicated on ideas about what it means to be black and white. but what if those very terms are themselves part of the problem? my guest, thomas chatterton williams, one is a mixed race american writer, a self declared ex black man, whose ideas present a challenge to so called ‘woke culture . and how much room is there right now for respectful, thoughtful debate? thomas chatterton williams in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. thomas, i think we need to begin with a little bit of your personal story. you were born in the united states to a black father and a white mother. i m just wondering how, as a child now that you have had many, many years to reflect on it how did you forge your o
just after half past four in the morning, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. notjust in the united states but across the world, the black lives matter movement has prompted debate about race, identity and power. it is a campaign predicated on ideas about what it means to be black and white. but what if those very terms are themselves part of the problem? my guest, thomas chatterton williams, one is a mixed race american writer, a self declared ex black man, whose ideas present a challenge to so called ‘woke culture . and how much room is there right now for respectful, thoughtful debate? thomas chatterton williams in paris, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. thomas, i think we need to begin with a little bit of your personal story. you were born in the united states to a black father and a white mother. i m just wondering how, as a child now that you have had many, many years to reflect
loans, and rental insurance. if you re at home thinking that doesn t sound like much for the millions struggling to survive, you re not alone. alana presley had this to say on thursday. our families deserve direct cash, real survival cash. $600 is hardly sufficient. it s an insult. we must act to save lives now. the pandemic has not lifted in its hardship. as a reminder, this is why americans are so desperate for congress to iron out the details of this relief bill. just this week alone, nearly a million new jobless claims were filed. nearly 8 million americans are now living in poverty after a dramatic increase over the summer, and according to a census bureau report, about one-third of all u.s. households say they re at risk of losing their homes within the next two months. joining me now is senator chris coons of delaware. senator, thank you so much for joining me. i know you guys are hard at work on the senate. i have to ask you for the millions of people watching rig