Episode 6: White Noise (Clemon courtney iii)

september 26, 2019

Clemon Courtney III is no longer accepting applications for white friends. Clemon first made this declaration in a piece he wrote for Medium, then he reworked it to share on the Unravel stage for our ‘Lost in Translation’ live show in the spring of 2018. Step into our candid conversation with Clem, where he reflects on what he has compromised in the past and what he will not stand for in the future.

Full Transcription of Episode 6

Photos (from left to right): Clemon as the “cutest I was or ever will be” according to him (1984), at prep school graduation (2000), in his first year of teaching (2005), with students from his company The Write Place (2018), telling his story at our ‘Lost in Translation’ show (2018).

Listen to Clemon’s episode (available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Himalaya and Google Play) then you can hear his full story from our ‘Lost in Translation’ 2018 live show.

Show Notes: Read Clemon’s original piece Why I’m No Longer Accepting White Applicants For Friendship on Medium, then check out the Time Out article on Unravel storytellers Clem refers to in this episode.