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Quick Take: "The Extraordinary Negro"
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Quick Take: "The Extraordinary Negro"

This is an excerpt from the episode "Conveying America's Racist History Through Comics: With Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Joel Christian Gill."

Michael is joined by Dr. Ibram X Kendi and Joel Christian Gill, the author and illustrator of the graphic novel, "Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America." They discuss the art of conveying complex history through comics and the trope of the "extraordinary negro."

Check out the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Stamped-Beginning-Graphic-History-America/dp/1984859439

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The Michael Steele Podcast is hosted by former RNC Chairman and Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele. Each week, Michael moderates a barbershop style discussion about the key political and cultural issues of the day. Michael brings his experience as an MSNBC political analyst and from a lifetime in politics to a podcast which transcends traditional political boundaries in order to dig deep and find real solutions.
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