<?xml version='1.0'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Gary Younge</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com</link><description>Articles</description><language>en</language><copyright>copyright  &#169; 2026 Gary Younge</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:46:45 +0100</lastBuildDate><atom:link href='https://www.garyyounge.com/rss/' rel='self' type='application/rss+xml' /><image><title>Gary Younge</title><url>https://www.garyyounge.com/img/gary_younge_portrait.png</url><link>https://www.garyyounge.com</link></image><item><title>How to not get pigeonholed (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/how-to-not-get-pigeonholedpodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/how-to-not-get-pigeonholedpodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Guardian columnist Gary Younge reflects on the pressures faced by minority journalists to focus on certain types of stories, and how they can break free of &#8216;the pigeonhole' &#8220;We have people who can write about this,&#8221; the journalist Gary Younge remembers an editor once telling him about a column he had written on Bosnia.... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/how-to-not-get-pigeonholedpodcast' title="How to not get pigeonholed (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.theguardian.com'>The Guardian</source></item><item><title>Millions of the black and brown people who fought for Europe’s freedom didn’t get a VE Day</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/millions-of-the-black-and-brown-people-who-fought-for-europe-s-freedom-didn-t-get-a-ve-day</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/millions-of-the-black-and-brown-people-who-fought-for-europe-s-freedom-didn-t-get-a-ve-day</guid><description><![CDATA[The heroism of soldiers from India, Africa and the Caribbean is too often airbrushed, as is the struggle of those who resisted colonial powers On 8 May 1945, as the allies rejoiced at Germany&#8217;s unconditional surrender, some local people in the market town of S&#233;tif in Algeria gathered not to celebrate their freedom but to... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/millions-of-the-black-and-brown-people-who-fought-for-europe-s-freedom-didn-t-get-a-ve-day' title="Millions of the black and brown people who fought for Europe’s freedom didn’t get a VE Day">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.theguardian.com'>The Guardian</source></item><item><title>Donald Trump and the Far-Right Insurgency in Europe</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/donald-trump-and-the-far-right-insurgency-in-europe</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/donald-trump-and-the-far-right-insurgency-in-europe</guid><description><![CDATA[On both sides of the Atlantic, a belligerent sense of whiteness and national identity, beset by economic insecurity, is winning elections. When U.S. troops arrived in Europe toward the end of World War&#160;II, there was considerable confusion about the &#8220;freedom&#8221; they had in mind for the continent and beyond. In the early fall of 1944,... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/donald-trump-and-the-far-right-insurgency-in-europe' title="Donald Trump and the Far-Right Insurgency in Europe">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://hammerandhope.org'>Hammer & Hope</source></item><item><title>Josephine Baker’s French exit</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/josephine-baker-s-french-exit</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/josephine-baker-s-french-exit</guid><description><![CDATA[The singer-turned-spy is just one of many 20th-century artists who fled American racism and escaped to Europe. On 14 May 1961, two groups of Freedom Riders &#8211; interracial protesters campaigning against segregation on interstate bus travel &#8211; left Atlanta on Greyhound and Trailways buses headed for Alabama. Turning the South&#8217;s racial codes on their head,... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/josephine-baker-s-french-exit' title="Josephine Baker’s French exit">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.newstatesman.com'>The New Statesman</source></item><item><title>Always Take Notes #120 (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/always-take-notes120podcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/always-take-notes120podcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Rachel and Simon speak with journalist and author Gary Younge. Born in Hertfordshire to Barbadian parents, in his final year at university Gary won a bursary from the Guardian to study journalism at City University. He started working at the Guardian in 1993, and after reporting from all over Europe, Africa, North America and the... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/always-take-notes120podcast' title="Always Take Notes #120 (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.listennotes.com'>Always Take Notes</source></item><item><title>An Evening with Gary Younge, Part One (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/an-evening-with-gary-youngepart-onepodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/an-evening-with-gary-youngepart-onepodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events in modern Black history: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during Barack Obama&#8217;s presidential election victory, entering New Orleans days after Hurricane Katrina, covering the rise of Black Lives Matter and interviewing prominent figures including... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/an-evening-with-gary-youngepart-onepodcast' title="An Evening with Gary Younge, Part One (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://open.spotify.com'>Spotify</source></item><item><title>An Evening with Gary Younge, Part Two (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/an-evening-with-gary-youngepart-twopodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/an-evening-with-gary-youngepart-twopodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Gary Younge has had a ringside seat during the biggest events in modern Black history: accompanying Nelson Mandela on his first election campaign, joining revellers on the southside of Chicago during Barack Obama&#8217;s presidential election victory, entering New Orleans days after Hurricane Katrina, covering the rise of Black Lives Matter and interviewing prominent figures including... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/an-evening-with-gary-youngepart-twopodcast' title="An Evening with Gary Younge, Part Two (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://open.spotify.com'>Spotify</source></item><item><title>Scapegoating the Immigrant</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/scapegoating-the-immigrant</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/scapegoating-the-immigrant</guid><description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of anti-immigrant riots this summer, the British government has refused to confront the root cause of the violence and cracked down on immigration instead.&#160;One night in late August 1958 a white Swedish woman, Majbritt Morrison, got into an argument with her Black Jamaican husband, Raymond, outside the Latimer Road tube station in... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/scapegoating-the-immigrant' title="Scapegoating the Immigrant">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.nybooks.com'>The New York Review</source></item><item><title>Diane Abbott on her standoff with Labour</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/diane-abbott-on-her-standoff-with-labour</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/diane-abbott-on-her-standoff-with-labour</guid><description><![CDATA[Diane Abbott on her standoff with Labour: &#8216;It was a question of who blinked first. And they did&#8217;The MP is used to facing down hostility, from Tory attacks to racist bullying. But this year&#8217;s &#8216;humiliating&#8217; treatment by her own party was different. She talks breakthroughs, battles and not backing down In Diane Abbott&#8217;s Westminster office,... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/diane-abbott-on-her-standoff-with-labour' title="Diane Abbott on her standoff with Labour">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.theguardian.com'>The Guardian</source></item><item><title>SPRC In conversation with Gary Younge (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/sprc-in-conversation-with-gary-youngepodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/sprc-in-conversation-with-gary-youngepodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul Gilroy and Gary Younge, Professor of Sociology at Manchester University and distinguished journalist, reflect on Mark Twain&#8217;s reputed words &#8216;history doesn&#8217;t repeat itself but it rhymes&#8217;, the first political memories that shaped them, and the potential in engaging sympathy and humour critically. This conversation was recorded on 12th June 2020 To listen to this... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/sprc-in-conversation-with-gary-youngepodcast' title="SPRC In conversation with Gary Younge (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.ucl.ac.uk'>University College London</source></item><item><title>Race, Identity and Education (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/raceidentity-and-educationpodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/raceidentity-and-educationpodcast</guid><description><![CDATA['Today the journalist, author, and academic, Gary Younge, joins me to talk about race, identity, and education. Our conversation starts with his reflections on the UK Government&#8217;s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which published its report in March. We then touch on a range of issues from across his career. Gary Younge is a... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/raceidentity-and-educationpodcast' title="Race, Identity and Education (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://freshedpodcast.com'>FreshEd Podcast</source></item><item><title>Interview with Gary Younge (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/interview-with-gary-youngepodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/interview-with-gary-youngepodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor of Sociology at Manchester University, author and former Guardian columnist; Gary Younge. In part 1 Gary talks about his background and three of his well known books, in part 2 the discussion moves on to #Blacklivesmatter and the current climate surrounding this.To listen to this podcast please click... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/interview-with-gary-youngepodcast' title="Interview with Gary Younge (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URQEJRyl114'>The Sociology Show</source></item><item><title>Aniefiok Ekpoudom & Gary Younge: Where We Come From (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/aniefiok-ekpoudom-gary-youngewhere-we-come-frompodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/aniefiok-ekpoudom-gary-youngewhere-we-come-frompodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Within the British music scene, recent years have borne witness to underground genres emerging from the inner cities, going on to become some of the most popular music in the nation. In&#160;Where We Come From, journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom travels the country to explore the dawn, boom and subsequent blossoming of UK rap and grime. Taking... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/aniefiok-ekpoudom-gary-youngewhere-we-come-frompodcast' title="Aniefiok Ekpoudom & Gary Younge: Where We Come From (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://shows.acast.com/londonreviewbookshoppodcasts/episodes/aniefiok-ekpoudom-gary-younge-where-we-come-from'>Acast</source></item><item><title>I didn't call myself British until I was 18 (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/i-didnt-call-myself-british-until-i-was-18podcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/i-didnt-call-myself-british-until-i-was-18podcast</guid><description><![CDATA[&#8220;On the television, they were saying we were thieves, that we were raised with no morals&#8221;. Growing up Black in 1970s Britain, writer Gary Younge didn&#8217;t feel fully accepted &#8211; he didn&#8217;t even feel British. &#8220;Someone would go, &#8220;it&#8217;s cold today isn&#8217;t it, I bet it&#8217;s not like this where you come from,&#8221; and you&#8217;d... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/i-didnt-call-myself-british-until-i-was-18podcast' title="I didn't call myself British until I was 18 (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.channel4.com'>Channel 4</source></item><item><title>Small island. What has happened to Britain?</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/small-islandwhat-has-happened-to-britain</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/small-islandwhat-has-happened-to-britain</guid><description><![CDATA[When we returned to London in 2015, after twelve years in the US, we could not get our son into the local elementary school. His class in Hackney, the neighborhood where we live, had the maximum of thirty kids in it, and none were leaving. Pretty much all the nonreligious schools in the area were... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/small-islandwhat-has-happened-to-britain' title="Small island. What has happened to Britain?">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.nybooks.com'>The New York Review</source></item><item><title>In Britain’s degraded politics, fighting racism has become a cynical game</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/in-britain-s-degraded-politicsfighting-racism-has-become-a-cynical-game</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/in-britain-s-degraded-politicsfighting-racism-has-become-a-cynical-game</guid><description><![CDATA[The very serious function of racism is distraction,&#8221; Toni Morrison argued in a lecture in Portland, Oregon, in 1975.&#160;&#8220;It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and so you spend 20 years proving that you do. Somebody says... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/in-britain-s-degraded-politicsfighting-racism-has-become-a-cynical-game' title="In Britain’s degraded politics, fighting racism has become a cynical game">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.theguardian.com'>The Guardian</source></item><item><title>Dog bites man is the story after all (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/dog-bites-man-is-the-story-after-allpodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/dog-bites-man-is-the-story-after-allpodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Journalists need to get curious about some stories&#8212;even if they&#8217;re commonplace. Alan and Lionel discuss racism and diversity in the media with a former Guardian reporter&#160; To listen to this podcast please click here.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk'>Prospect Magazine</source></item><item><title>When a Teen Was Shot Dead, the Tragedy for This Author Was Personal</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/when-a-teen-was-shot-deadthe-tragedy-for-this-author-was-personal</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/when-a-teen-was-shot-deadthe-tragedy-for-this-author-was-personal</guid><description><![CDATA[As a scholar, Laurence Ralph specialized in youth violence. Then a relative was killed. &#8220;Sito&#8221; tells the story. The afternoon in 2014 when I drove around Englewood, on Chicago&#8217;s South Side, with a group of &#8220;violence interrupters&#8221; &#8212; former gang members and ex-offenders from the community &#8212; there were bodies on the ground. Nine people... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/when-a-teen-was-shot-deadthe-tragedy-for-this-author-was-personal' title="When a Teen Was Shot Dead, the Tragedy for This Author Was Personal">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.nytimes.com'>The New York Times</source></item><item><title>Talking journalism, race and power (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/talking-journalismrace-and-powerpodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/talking-journalismrace-and-powerpodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Join the renowned writer, broadcaster and academic for a powerful talk exploring his childhood, journalism career, and how his experiences have shaped his work. To listen to this podcast please click here.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://thebristolcable.org'>The Bristol Cable</source></item><item><title>The politics of Generation Grime</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-politics-of-generation-grime</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-politics-of-generation-grime</guid><description><![CDATA[British rappers such as Stormzy and Dave have ideologies forged in a time of austerity and protest. In the autumn of 2017, just a few months after&#160;Grenfell Tower&#160;had gone up in flames and&#160;Labour&#160;had robbed&#160;Theresa May&#160;of her majority, the rapper Dave (real name David Orobosa Michael Omoregie) released &#8220;Question Time&#8221; &#8211; a lyrical polemic on Britain&#8217;s... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-politics-of-generation-grime' title="The politics of Generation Grime">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.newstatesman.com'>The New Statesman</source></item><item><title>‘We Return Fighting’</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-we-return-fighting</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-we-return-fighting</guid><description><![CDATA[The ambivalence many Black soldiers felt toward the United States during World War II was matched only by the ambivalence the United States demonstrated toward the principles on which the war was fought.In the summer of 1944 First Sergeant Jefferson Wiggins was just outside the French town of St.-L&#244;, on his way to help liberate... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-we-return-fighting' title="‘We Return Fighting’">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.nybooks.com'>The New York Review</source></item><item><title>The Left is Traumatised (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-left-is-traumatisedpodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-left-is-traumatisedpodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[From his early career following Nelson Mandela on the campaign trail to his stint as US correspondent for the Guardian, Gary Younge has long been one of the most thoughtful and compassionate voices on the British left. He joins Ash Sarkar to discuss his eventful career in journalism, his experiences of reporting in Soviet Russia,... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-left-is-traumatisedpodcast' title="The Left is Traumatised (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://soundcloud.com'>SoundCloud</source></item><item><title>Uncommon Sense (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/uncommon-sensepodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/uncommon-sensepodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Public Sociology, with Gary Younge, Chantelle Lewis, Cecilia Menj&#237;var &amp; Michaela BensonWhat is public sociology and why does it matter more than ever? Gary Younge, Chantelle Lewis and Cecilia Menj&#237;var join Michaela Benson to reflect on its meaning, value and stakes. In a time of perpetual crisis and gross inequality, how can sociologists best change... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/uncommon-sensepodcast' title="Uncommon Sense (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://thesociologicalreview.org/podcasts/uncommon-sense/bonus-episode-public-sociology-with-gary-younge-chantelle-lewis-cecilia-menjivar-michaela-benson/'>The Sociological Review</source></item><item><title>‘I want it to hit people in the gut’: Chris Ofili on his epic, three-wall Grenfell fresco</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-i-want-it-to-hit-people-in-the-gut-chris-ofili-on-his-epicthree-wall-grenfell-fresco</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-i-want-it-to-hit-people-in-the-gut-chris-ofili-on-his-epicthree-wall-grenfell-fresco</guid><description><![CDATA[The artist has finally chosen to address the tragedy &#8211; with Requiem, a vast work depicting a flaming building, fleeing souls and an ocean of tears. He explains why he placed an artist who died at its centre In May 2017&#160;Chris Ofili&#160;was at a gathering on the Lido in Venice, following the opening of an... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-i-want-it-to-hit-people-in-the-gut-chris-ofili-on-his-epicthree-wall-grenfell-fresco' title="‘I want it to hit people in the gut’: Chris Ofili on his epic, three-wall Grenfell fresco">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.theguardian.com'>The Guardian</source></item><item><title>Arriving Without Belonging</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/arriving-without-belonging</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/arriving-without-belonging</guid><description><![CDATA[Colin Grant&#8217;s new memoir explores the unfulfilled promises made to his migrant parents, and the limits of understanding between generations.In 1987 Maya Angelou delivered a poetry performance to a packed theater in Lewisham, South London. The theme of the evening was love&#8212;&#8220;romantic love, agape love, sensual love, familial&#160;love, and self-love&#8221;&#8212;but also what she called &#8220;love... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/arriving-without-belonging' title="Arriving Without Belonging">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/08/17/arriving-without-belonging-colin-grant'>The New York Review</source></item><item><title>On representation and magical thinking (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/on-representation-and-magical-thinkingpodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/on-representation-and-magical-thinkingpodcast</guid><description><![CDATA["They don't like it that you, not just as a Black person, but a Black person with a certain kind of politics, occupies a certain kind of space. And the moment you get the adjective wrong then they're on you." In this episode of the TANK podcast, Masoud Golsorkhi talks to Gary Younge about his... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/on-representation-and-magical-thinkingpodcast' title="On representation and magical thinking (Podcast)">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://magazine.tank.tv'>Tank</source></item><item><title>How racism shaped my critical eye</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/how-racism-shaped-my-critical-eye</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/how-racism-shaped-my-critical-eye</guid><description><![CDATA[Growing up working-class and black taught me to doubt the official narrative. If I was always lied about, where was the truth?I remember the first time I heard the words&#160;&#8220;ethnic minority&#8221;. A family just a few doors up had made racial&#160;harassment of the one black family on the street &#8211; us &#8211; a priority. The&#160;kids,... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/how-racism-shaped-my-critical-eye' title="How racism shaped my critical eye">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2023/03/gary-younge-racism-shaped-critical-eye'>The New Statesman</source></item><item><title>Lest we remember</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/lest-we-remember</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/lest-we-remember</guid><description><![CDATA[How Britain buried its history of slavery Slavery is a central and indisputable fact of the nation&#8217;s past. But our&#160;failure to remember what really happened is more than mere&#160;forgetfulness Slightly&#160;tucked away from Manchester&#8217;s main thoroughfares, in a quiet square&#160;that bears his name, there is a statue of Abraham Lincoln &#8211; as it&#160;happens, just outside the... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/lest-we-remember' title="Lest we remember">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><source url='https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2023/mar/29/lest-we-remember-how-britain-buried-its-history-of-slavery'>The Guardian</source></item><item><title>Writing a First Draft of History (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/writing-a-first-draft-of-historypodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/writing-a-first-draft-of-historypodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Journalist Gary Younge has seen up close some of the defining moments of our age. From Nelson Mandela's rise to power, to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to the Black Lives Matter protests, he's been there to report the story.&#160; To listen to this podcast please click here. &#160; &#160;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001k7mx'>The Media Show</source></item><item><title>‘I have no problem being regarded as a Black writer, but I won’t be confined by it’</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-i-have-no-problem-being-regarded-as-a-black-writerbut-i-won-t-be-confined-by-it-0</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/-i-have-no-problem-being-regarded-as-a-black-writerbut-i-won-t-be-confined-by-it-0</guid><description><![CDATA[Gary Younge on race, politics and pigeonholing At 24, Gary Younge was sent to report for the Guardian on South Africa&#8217;s&#160;first democratic elections. 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Generally they&#160;mentioned bad... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/bloodbath-nation-by-paul-austerreview' title="Bloodbath Nation by Paul Auster, Review">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.theguardian.com'>The Guardian</source></item><item><title>The Adam Buxton Podcast (Podcast)</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-adam-buxton-podcastpodcast</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-adam-buxton-podcastpodcast</guid><description><![CDATA[Adam talks with British journalist and author Gary Younge about gun violence in America, identity politics and 'Uncle Toms'. 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They strafe the ceiling, pound strobes from the wings, send radiant cones to... <a href='https://www.garyyounge.com/article/the-reawakening-of-stormzy' title="The reawakening of Stormzy">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><source url='https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk'>GQ</source></item><item><title>Leaderless, Rudderless Britain Is at the Mercy of Desperate Conservatives</title><link>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/leaderlessrudderless-britain-is-at-the-mercy-of-desperate-conservatives</link><guid>https://www.garyyounge.com/article/leaderlessrudderless-britain-is-at-the-mercy-of-desperate-conservatives</guid><description><![CDATA[Liz&#160;Truss was a hopeless, incompetent leader. 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