Jesse plays an excerpt from James Baldwin's talk about the artist's struggle for integrity. He then talks to poet, singer, and dancer, Jamie Dawson. Jamie discusses her struggle for integrity as an artist and how her life in Florida and schooling in Wisconsin affected her. She talks about her creative process, learning from White professors, and why The Bible is a banger!

James Baldwin: The Artist's Struggle for Integrity

Songs of the Week:

A Tribe Called Quest: We the People

Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a Witness

Jamie Dawson's artist page

Support the show