George the Poet on Music, Memory, and the War on Blackness (Part One)
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared. Where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorenti. On the show today. George the Poet.
The author. Poet and spoken word performer. George is seen by many as one of the UK's most compelling voices in poetry, music, and social commentary. Originally hailing from St Raphael's estate in Measedon. George has spent over a decade working at the intersection of arts and politics to shed light on how race and inequality still shape Britain today.
His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim as a recording artist and a social commentator, and seen his words broadcast to billions worldwide. In 2018, he was appointed as a member of the National Council of Arts in England, and the same year he wrote The Beauty of Union. A poem read at the royal wedding. Prince Harry and Megan. In 2019, George turned down an offer to become an MBE. citing the British Empire's treatment of its ancestral homeland, Uganda.
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