A celebration of African American life and culture

Jan. 16, 2017

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From this Episode:

The battle to build Washington DC's African American museum

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in September 2016. We talk about the drama behind getting it built and filled with exhibits,...

16 min

The difference between being African in America and African-American

The novel “Homegoing” starts with the slave trade in colonial Ghana, and traces that trauma through generations of Africans and African Americans.

14 min

A Tribe Called Quest: 'Thank You 4 Your Service'

The hip hop juggernaut released all five of its studio albums in the 1990s. Then in fall 2016, they came out with a new album called “We Got It From Here, Thank You 4 Your...

14 min

When you picture a family hiking in the woods, what race do you see?

The book “Black Faces, White Spaces” explores why our concept of the great outdoors tends to look like the white outdoors.

9 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy