On the eve of the launch of his debut book, Brown Boy: A Memoir, Omer sat down with award-winning journalist Lee Hawkins for a candid conversation on writing the memoir, growing up Muslim, race and American history, Canada and colonialism, the Brown and Black experiences in North America, the notion of 'privilege,' how life can change in an instant, living in Paris, the differences between Harvard and Yale, intergenerational stories, and other topics. At the end of this episode, Omer reads from his bestselling-memoir, Brown Boy.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Black Boy by Richard Wright

Native Son by Richard Wright

The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

The Qur'an

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