Toby Bakare

Feb 18, 2025 | channel4.com | Toby Bakare |Marcia Mascoll

By Toby Bakare and Marcia Mascoll 60 years ago today one of the most electrifying and significant debates in the history of the Cambridge Union took place. It was between literary sensation James Baldwin and the conservative thinker William Buckley – two Americans. The proposition:“The American dream is at the expense of the American Negro.”The BBC paid to televise the debate at the time. And it is now regarded as a critique of racial politics in America.

Jan 31, 2025 | channel4.com | Toby Bakare

By Toby BakareThe decision to have a stem cell transplant was one I had to think long and hard about. Would my body be able to cope with the necessary radiotherapy to lessen my immune system? Would the transplant work? What would it look like to have a successful stem cell transplant? Would it be a cure for my sickle cell disease? It was a decision I could think about making because my sister was a genetic match and could donate her stem cells. Most with sickle cell don’t have that option.