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‘America Made Me a Black Man’ With Boyah Farah

Farah discusses moving to the U.S. to escape war, how racism can be a bonding experience for the diaspora, and how writing ‘America Made Me a Black Man’ changed his self-identity

Demonstration Against Racism In Amsterdam Photo by Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images


Bakari Sellers is joined by Somali-born writer Boyah Farah to discuss moving to the U.S. to escape war (0:33), how racism can be a bonding experience for the diaspora (3:43), and how writing America Made Me a Black Man changed his self-identity (10:00).

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Boyah Farah
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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