#19: The New Age of Empire - How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World: Interview with Kehinde Andrews

On Episode #19 of the Book Talk Today podcast, we are joined by Kehinde Andrews. Kehinde is the UK's first Professor of Black Studies, at Birmingham City University, where he led the establishment of the first Black Studies programme in Europe. We discussed his book, 'The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World.' 0:00 - Introduction.  1:02 - What is 'The New Age of Empire?'  3:00 - Kant and moral geography.  7:23 - The 'European Enlightenment'.  12:05 - What is the foundation of society?  13:59 - How do you define 'White Supremacy'?  15:35 - The Transatlantic Slavery System  22:59 - What does the system of reparations look like?  25:58 - Should we overthrow the system?  28:15 - The issue with defining yourself as part of the problem.  30:20 - The best books on race.  32:45 - The BLM Movement.  34:28 - Minority integration into society.  35:39 - What's the solution?  39:13 - Liberal Imperialism.   42:51 - The responsibility of political leaders.  45:02 - Individual responsibility.   47:03 - How possible is a new system?  48:21 - China's political and economic system.  51:07 - Book recommendations on the topic.  52:56 - Outro Thank you for listening to this podcast. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more content. Also, visit our website www.booktalktoday.com to subscribe and download the latest edition of our magazine. Join our mailing list to receive the first Issue for free to get a taste for the value packed content that we’re offering. Book Talk Today. For Readers. By Readers.