Andrews regularly appears in the media discussing issues of race and racism, colonialism and slavery, and British nationalism. He contributes to The Guardian , [10] [11] The Independent , [12] New Statesman , [13] CNN, [14] OpenDemocracy, [15] and often appears as a guest on the BBC [16] [17] [18] [19] and Good Morning Britain . [20] [21] [22] [23]
In 2016, Andrews criticized universities in the United Kingdom for institutional racism, specifically the lack of diversity in students' assigned readings. [5] The following year, Andrews spoke at the Oxford Union, arguing that British education perpetuates racism. [24] He also gave a TEDxYouth talk in Birmingham entitled "How to Stay Radical within an Institution", exploring how Black Studies can exist within the historically racist institution of the university. [25]
In 2019, Andrews took part in a debate on whether or not the West should pay reparations for slavery at Intelligence Squared, arguing in favour of reparations. [26] He also spoke about his book Back to Black in the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies at Duke University [27] and gave a talk at Tate Liverpool on the role of Black radicalism in the United Kingdom and the United States. [28] In that year, Andrews appeared on Good Morning Britain, where he argued that the Royal Air Force bombing of Nazi Germany constituted a war crime [29] and equated the racial views of Winston Churchill to those of Adolf Hitler. [30]
Andrews narrated the film The Psychosis of Whiteness, which explores race and racism through cinematic representations of the slave trade. [31]
In July 2019, Andrews criticized the idea that prominent non-white members of the Conservative Party automatically represent racial progress, saying that a "cabinet packed with ministers with brown skin wearing Tory masks represents the opposition of racial progress". [32]
In May 2020, Andrews was a guest on Russell Brand's YouTube channel discussing racism in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. [33] He was also interviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books discussing Malcolm X and the question of violence in Black radicalism. [34]
In August 2020, Andrews joined calls to drop "Rule, Britannia!" and "Land of Hope and Glory" from the Last Night of the Proms, stating that the lyrics contained "racist propaganda from a time where Britain was the leading slave-trading nation in the world". [35]
In June 2021, Andrews described Elizabeth II as "the number one symbol of white supremacy in the entire world". [36] Following her death in September 2022, he called for the abolition of the monarchy. [37]
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