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Black Market Reads

Black Market Reads is a menu for Black literary consumption and all of its spin-offs. Featuring Black artists who love to read and write and engage in arts and culture.PRODUCER: The Givens Foundation ... Read more

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From the Archives: Rachel Howzell Hall

From the Archives: Rachel Howzell Hall

In this previously unpublished episode, Lissa talks with author Rachel Howzell Hall during her visit to the Loft's inaug... Read more

1 Jul 2023

29mins

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Episode 73 - Santi Elijah Holley, An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created

Episode 73 - Santi Elijah Holley, An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created

In this episode Lissa talks with Santi Elijah Holley about his book An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They ... Read more

26 May 2023

35mins

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Episode 72 - Charlayne Hunter-Gault, My People

Episode 72 - Charlayne Hunter-Gault, My People

Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an American civil rights activist, journalist and former foreign correspondent for National Pu... Read more

15 Apr 2023

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Episode 71 - Shaun M. Anderson, The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #Black Lives Matter

Episode 71 - Shaun M. Anderson, The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #Black Lives Matter

In this episode Lissa talks with Dr. Shaun M. Anderson, about his debut publication The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport ... Read more

27 Feb 2023

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Episode 70 - Pearl Cleage, Blues for an Alabama Sky

Episode 70 - Pearl Cleage, Blues for an Alabama Sky

In this episode Lissa talks with playwright and author Pearl Cleage about Blues for an Alabama Sky, her current work and... Read more

21 Feb 2023

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BONUS EPISODE: Dr. Clarence Lusane returns

In celebration of Black History Month, Lissa was invited by Books and Books to interview Dr. Clarence Lusane about his r... Read more

14 Feb 2023

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Episode 69 - Wanda M. Morris, Anywhere You Run

Episode 69 - Wanda M. Morris, Anywhere You Run

Dripping with Southern atmosphere and blistering suspense, Wanda M. Morris’ sophomore outing proves she is a “writer to ... Read more

25 Nov 2022

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Episode 68 - Dr. Clarence Lusane, Twenty Dollars and Change

Episode 68 - Dr. Clarence Lusane, Twenty Dollars and Change

In Twenty Dollars and Change, Lusane offers a searing examination of what the fight to replace Andrew Jackson with Harri... Read more

10 Nov 2022

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Episode 67 - Megan Giddings, The Women Could Fly

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Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary from the ac... Read more

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Episode 66 - Lynn Nottage, Sweat

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