Howard University graduated, former director of the Africana Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut, staff writer for The New Yorker since 2015, teacher at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and award winning journalist is quite the resume.

Jelani Cobb is a Queens native and has been writing and reporting on race, politics, history, and culture for more than three decades. He is the author of The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress as well as To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic. His articles and essays have appeared in the Washington Post, The New Republic, Essence, Vibe, The Progressive, and TheRoot.com.

Not only have I had the opportunity to read Jelani's work but I had the chance to work with him at a writers work shop. The workshop was based around his children's book, "A Kid's Book about Racism." I was very intrigued about the subject matter and what I learned in the workshop.

Jelani's work doesn't just take place in newspapers and on college campuses. Jelani's adopted children come from different backgrounds and his house has become outset for many of his unique takes.

In the end its all about developing empathy and trying to relate where others we may not normally connect with come from. I hope you enjoy this show and please take time to learn more about Jelani and his writing.

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