Celebrating Black Writers

We are celebrating the voices and stories of Black writers as they talk about their craft, their lives and read from their work on these great podcasts.

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Curated byDeenah Vollmer, Hark Editor

8 CLIPS36 MINS

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Hilton Als Reads From His Essay "The Homecoming"

Hilton Als reads from his essay "The Homecoming" about a police killing in 1967 that changed his neighborhood. From The New Yorker Radio Hour.

The New Yorker Radio Hour

3 MINS

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Ashley C. Ford On Deserving Love

Ashley C. Ford's memoir "Somebody's Daughter" comes out this year. In this interview on the Longform podcast, she speaks about deserving love and why it's important to tell young women they deserve it too.

Longform

4 MINS

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Toni Morrison Shares a Moving Story About Her Father

Critic Hilton Als speaks to Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison about her father in an interview from 2014. From the podcast Studio 360.

Toni Morrison Shares a Moving Story About Her Father

Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen

4 MINS

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Nikki Giovanni Reads From Her Poem "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea"

Nikki Giovanni reads a poem and talks to W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu’s about traveling to Mars and the women who launched Black Lives Matter. From the podcast Politically Reactive.

Nikki Giovanni Reads From Her Poem "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea"

Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

6 MINS

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Zadie Smith Muses on Memoir, Truth and Death

In a conversation about her short story collection “Grand Union” on All of It, author Zadie Smith talks about truth, sensibility, and the thing we all most have in common - death.

Zadie Smith Muses on Memoir, Truth and Death

All Of It

2 MINS

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An Audio Essay on Grief and Innocence by Stacia Brown

Up next is a moving audio essay by writer and podcaster Stacia Brown about how, as an African-American mother, you can protect your child’s innocence. From Scene On Radio.

An Audio Essay on Grief and Innocence by Stacia Brown

Scene on Radio

4 MINS

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Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses His First Novel "The Water Dancer"

Ta-Nehisi Coates, who won the National Book Award for his memoir “Between The World And Me” talks with author Michael Chabon about Coates’ first novel “The Water Dancer.” From the podcast City Arts and Lectures.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses His First Novel "The Water Dancer"

City Arts & Lectures

6 MINS

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How Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Overcame Her Speech Impediment

Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman speaks about overcoming her speech impediment on the podcast Story Collider.

How Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Overcame Her Speech Impediment

The Story Collider

5 MINS

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Celebrating Black Writers

Hilton Als Reads From His Essay "The Homecoming"

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Ashley C. Ford On Deserving Love

Longform

Toni Morrison Shares a Moving Story About Her Father

Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen

Nikki Giovanni Reads From Her Poem "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea"

Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

Zadie Smith Muses on Memoir, Truth and Death

All Of It

An Audio Essay on Grief and Innocence by Stacia Brown

Scene on Radio

Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses His First Novel "The Water Dancer"

City Arts & Lectures

How Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Overcame Her Speech Impediment

The Story Collider

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