In this episode Lissa and Bukata talk with Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her latest book Take My Hand. As a pre-eminent chronicler of American historical life, Dolen talks about her research, her passion for uplifting the authentic voice and the responsibility we have for the fallout of our good deeds.
Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench.
Black Market Reads is produced by The Givens Foundation for African-American Literature in partnership with iDream.tv.
Funding for Black Market Reads: On Health is provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, as part of Blue Cross’ long-term commitment to improving the health of Minnesota communities and ensuring that all people have opportunities to live the healthiest lives possible.
Episode 86 - Dr. Rachel Hardeman, Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE)
BONUS Episode - Karen Nance: Ethel Ray, Living in the White, Gray, and Black
Episode 83 -Linda Villarosa, UNDER THE SKIN: The Hidden Toll of Racism on Health in America
Episode 82 - Rose McGee, Can't Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama
Episode 81- Dr.Keith Mayes, The Unteachables
Episode 80 - Seph Rodney, The Personalization of the Museum Visit
Episode 79 - Rob Eschmann, When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age
Episode 78 - Tracy Clark, Fall (2nd in the Detective Harriet Foster series)
Episode 77 - Jody Lulich, In the Company of Grace: A Veterinarian's Memoir of Trauma and Healing
Episode 76 - Keith Ellison, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence
Episode 75 - Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, Goddess of the Whole Self
Episode 74 - Davu Underwood Seru, The Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature and Life
From the Archives: Rachel Howzell Hall
Episode 73 - Santi Elijah Holley, An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created
Episode 72 - Charlayne Hunter-Gault, My People
Episode 71 - Shaun M. Anderson, The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #Black Lives Matter
Episode 70 - Pearl Cleage, Blues for an Alabama Sky
BONUS EPISODE: Dr. Clarence Lusane returns
Episode 69 - Wanda M. Morris, Anywhere You Run
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