Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. Her book Caste has been shaped into a movie by Ava Duvernay called Origin. She is the author of Caste and The Warmth Of Other Suns in which she is creating narrative non-fiction that is explaining Black America with a depth and precision rarely seen. I love her research, I love her way of explaining things, and I love her writing style. In this throwback interview from 2020, we get into all of that.

Toure Show 171: I'm a Writer
Original Air Date: Sept. 2, 2020
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Isabel Wilkerson-I'm A Writer

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Melyssa Ford is an icon. She’s been a star for over 20 years and we’ve been friends for that long. She’s smart, she’s fun, she’s got some things she’s vulnerable about. We talk about never getting married, surviving a brain injury, being perimenopausal, being a sex symbol and why The Joe Budden show works so damn well. 

Toure Show Episode 429

Host & Writer: Touré
Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs
Associate Producer: Adell Coleman
Booker: Rae Holliday
Engineer: Claire McHale
Photographers: Podstream Studios
The House: DCP Entertainment
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Melyssa Ford–I’m Murdery

Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until late last year. He resigned alleging rampant racism at Supreme. We talk about what happened, why he left, and why he believed in putting images of lynchings on t-shirts. This is his first time talking publicly about what happened at Supreme. Important conversation.
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Tremaine Emory–I Quit Supreme

Amari Marshall aka Amari Monster was a Dance Captain on Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. She danced beside the Queen night after night. She’s the person Beyonce chose to help Blue Ivy be ready for her part of the show. Amazing conversation about dance, working with Beyonce, working with Blue Ivy, working with Rihanna on the Super Bowl halftime show and more. 
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Amari "Monster" Marshall - I Dance For Beyonce

Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actors of our time and in this throwback conversation she gives us a master class in acting. She explains how she relates to her characters, how she approaches scenes, and how she uses her instrument. Taraji is amazing.
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Taraji P. Henson-How To Act:A Master Class

Tobias Dorzon played running back in the NFL briefly and then  went to culinary school and became a serious chef. He is the owner and creator of Huncho House in Hyattsville, Maryland, and he’s brilliant. Amazing convo about playing in the NFL and being a chef and running a restaurant. 

Toure Show Episode 427

Host & Writer: Touré
Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs
Associate Producer: Adell Coleman
Booker: Rae Holliday
Engineer: Claire McHale
Photographers: Podstream Studios
The House: DCP Entertainment
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Isabel Wilkerson-I'm A Writer

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