Winkfield Twyman Jr. & Jennifer Richmond – Black Identity's Divisive History [Bonus Episode]

0:00 Great writing is “a marriage of life and honesty”3:20 Glenn: I am my book’s primary audience8:00 Glenn the Rationalist vs Glenn the Believer18:00 How much did Glenn’s socio-economic status affect his sense of black belonging?24:26 The radical rhetoric of privileged African Americans29:38 Against reparations33:57 A raised fist, but not a hand out40:27 Colorblindness in theory and practice50:11 Is race orthodoxy the first step on the road to totalitarianism?1:03:01 Self-reliance and individualismRecorded June 26, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black ConservativeJennifer and Winkfield’s book, Letters in Black and White: A New Correspondence on RaceStephen Shames and Ericka Huggins’s book, Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther PartyJon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker’s cookbook, Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power KitchenGlenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of ‘Political Correctness’ and Related Phenomena”Thomas Chatterton Williams’s book, Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning RaceSheena Michele Mason’s forthcoming book, The Raceless Antiracist: Why Ending Race Is the Future of AntiracismColeman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind AmericaWinkfield and Jennifer’s conversation with Angel EduardoFree Black ThoughtVáclav Havel’s book, The Power of the PowerlessRalph Waldo Emerson’s essay, “Self-Reliance” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe