Raven Smith: “I can’t live under the worry that the world is against me”

The author and columnist on his assured identity, never outgrowing social biases and cultural whiteness

Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to author and columnist Raven Smith, who is of mixed Jamaican and white British heritage. Raven is a Vogue columnist and the author of Raven Smith’s Trivial Pursuits and Raven Smith’s Men, both full of insightful cultural commentary and Raven’s trademark incisive wit. I was excited to speak to R…