Studio B: Priyamvada Gopal and George the Poet
by Beckypublished on 13th April 2021
…on colonialism, empire and rap. In this episode of Studio B: Unscripted, celebrated academic and author Priyamvada Gopal meets with BRIT award-nominated and spoken word artist George Mpanga. They cover everything from the legacy of colonialism and the argument for reparations, to growing up in an inner-city council estate and the role of the British royal family in modern society.
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