Reconfiguring race with Thomas Chatterton Williams

Writer Thomas Chatterton Williams joins the <em>Prospect </em>Interview this week to talk about his curious approach to race in America. His new memoir, <em>Self Portrait in Black and White</em>, explores his own background as a mixed-race child of a black father and white mother growing up in New Jersey. He talks to our Arts and Books editor Sameer Rahim about why he sometimes calls himself “ex-Black”, how he feels about calls for race reparations, and whether he really thinks, in divided political times, one might really transcend race.&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>