Disassemble the way they benefit from whiteness and what she calls good ancestors. People who leave a legacy of liberation and others to follow. Shes a writer, speaker and podcast offer, she earned her bachelor of law degree from Lancaster University in the kingdom. Her husband and two children. We are excited to talk with her tonight. We also are excited to announce this new book has already released on the number one bestseller list. [cheering] number 88 on usa today. With that, layla, welcome. Thank you so much. Happy to be here. Are you on . Here it comes. There we go. Can you hear me . No. Sorry about that. That has never happened before. [laughter] i want to ask a question and hand the mic over to layla so she can hear your. Why do start with a fascinating book, a great exploration of a topic that we are all interested to talk about work tonight but in this book, youre asking white people, particularly quite people in the u. S. Like me to confront racism, you say outright this ca
I dont believe in long preambles but i feel that i should say a few words before i Start Talking about technology. The first thing is that i am well aware that many of you have no idea going on. So thank you for showing up out of the spirit of pure curiosity. Tim s speaks very well of you. I know those really big names. So i feel very honored to be here. So who am i. I write a column for the undercover columnist for the Financial Times. It is really good. I recommend it. Thank you sir. [laughter]. The second thing is that i do radio. Adagio for service they called 50 things that makes economy. And all about numbers and how we think about numbers and how number sometimes stray sometimes. It helps us understand the world. I also have a podcast with a gentleman called malcolm gladwell. Cautionary tales which is all about things going wrong and sometimes in tragic ways and sometimes in amusing ways. And what we can learn from them. So in between all of that, i write books. It took about wh
[applause] her book me and White Supremacy combat racism, change the world, and become a good ancestor grew out of an online effort to get people to confront and disassemble the way they benefit from whiteness and become what she called good ancestors, people with a legacy of liberation for others to follow. She is a writer and speaker and podcast father, earned her bachelor of laws degree from Lancaster University of the united kingdom, her husbands two children, my a we are excited to talk with her tonight. We are excited to announce this new book is released number made on the New York Times bestseller list. Number 88 on usa today. Welcome. Happy to be here. Are you on . Here it comes. Can you hear me . Can you hear me . Sorry about that. Never happened before. Because the tv is here. You can hear me. Im going to ask the question at hand the mike over to layla saad. I will start with a fascinating workbook and really great exploration of the topic we are all interested to talk about
Start talking about technology. The first thing is im well aware that many of you have no idea who i am and so thank you for showing up out of the spirit appear to gossip. I think it speaks very well of you that i know theres some really, really big names at the festival and i feel very honored to be among them so thanks for coming. So who am i . A few things. I write a column called the undercover economist for the financial times. Thats the pink newspaper thats really good. I recommend it. Thank you, sir. The second thing is i present bbc radio. I present a show for the Bbc World Service called 50 things that made the modern economy. All about numbers and i would think about numbers and how numbers sometimes lead us astray and sometimes help us understand the world. I also have a podcast with a gentleman called Michael Lewis and them gentleman called Malcolm Gladwell called Cautionary Tales which is all about things going wrong come sometimes in tragic ways and sometimes in amusing w
As part of the series we welcome layla saad. [applause] her book me and White Supremacy grout of the online effort to confront and assemble for ancestors and those who leave a legacy of liberation and a writer and speaker with a bachelor of law degree in lancaster and and then to talk with her tonight we also very excited to know that her book has already released already on the New York Times bestseller list. [applause] number 88 on usa today. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. I will ask a question i will hand the microphone over. So i will start with a fascinating book with great exploration of the topic but you are asking why people in particular to confront racism so can you talk about what motivated you specifically . It so interesting ive been asked this question but i think if i had known before embarking on this journey wide it would be ahead of time might not necessarily have chosen it. I was a life coach and a business coach or anything that would make people uncomfor