Lenny Henry talks about his career, family and his new role as Othello
Lenny Henry says he knows just how Othello must have felt. At school, there were only three black kids in the whole place. "There'd be a fight everyday over words. Coon, wog, nigger, OK, bang! I'm on the floor with this guy. I can't really fight, but I'm having to because he called me that." He smacks his fist against his hand in anger, the memory still raw. "Then, when I did the clubs, there might be …