“Black excellence is everywhere, Black connection is not”: Inside the event designed to connect, unite and inspire Black thinkers

I’m lounging by the swimming pool and basking in the warm Marrakech sunshine at Jnane Tamsna. On the other side is a stage where Patricia J. Williams, the American legal scholar, is talking about Critical Race Theory, the school of legal thought that emphasises race as a fundamental determinant of the US legal system. Listening to her alongside me are entrepreneurs, bankers, AI engineers, authors, historians, journalists, a Hollywood actor, singers, lawyers, professors and a former Olympic…