An Interview with Writer And Activist Patrick Vernon: Write On ! Audio Weekly

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Our September interview is with social commentator, activist and campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE. Born in Wolverhampton to a Jamaican family. Writing for 'The Guardian', 'The Voice', and 'Black History Month Magazine', Patrick is also a film maker and he directed and produced "A Charmed Life" a documentary about the Caribbean contribution in the UK during the second world war. In 2020 Patrick published a book called “100 Great Black Britons” which was the culmination of a campaign prompted by the almost complete absence of black people from a list of the 100 greatest Britons published by the BBC.

For this conversation, Patrick was alongside interviewer Ellie M Blake and Write On! Editor Madeleine White.

Find out more about Patrick Vernon and his work by visiting his website here https://patrickvernon.org.uk/

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hank you for listening to Write On! Audio. This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory. Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print.

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