Eagles Fly Alone, But Sheep Flock Together - Episode 21

Ray 'Ben' Studevent was a mixed-race child
whose unique look led him to fight a racial
identity crisis his entire life. Each time he entered
a room, he had to decide whether it was better to
be Black or White. His personal and career
journeys ebbed and flowed, taking him to prison,
fatherhood and gigs in comedy clubs, modelling
and stock-market research.

On this episode, Ray talks to Delia about
how, being born to a White, heroin-addicted
mother and a Black, violently alcoholic father
affected his life. And how his latest book, “Black
Sheep” dedicated to his aunt Lemell, who
became his mother, showed him that although
he loved and appreciated her, he regrets he
didn’t show her just how much when she was
alive.

 

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