A Reckoning of Black Motherhood
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Maria and Julio talk with Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, about her latest book Breathe: A Letter to My Sons. They discuss the complexities of raising black children in the United States, and how her career in academia has played a role. ITT Staff Picks: - Why Imani Perry Doesn't Like Jane Austen's Novels, via The New York Times - Watch Imani's keynote speech at Valparaiso University's MLK Celebration this year - This interview with Imani on her liberation feminism, from The Nation
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| 0:25.0 | Yo, what's up ITT fam? |
| 0:28.0 | So yeah, we know that there's more impeachment trial news since Julio and I covered it last Friday because it's all the |
| 0:35.1 | time. |
| 0:36.1 | We're going to keep on talking about it, of course, in our own very special ITT way. |
| 0:41.3 | But we're on the road in Las Vegas now doing some 20 coverage and a live show. |
| 0:46.4 | So for today's episode, we're going to give you an impeachment break. |
| 0:50.5 | Yeah, so we're like Maria says, we're going to have a lot to cover on our Friday ITT sound off, which is, it's my favorite time of the week |
| 0:59.9 | when I get to do that with you, Maria. |
| 1:02.0 | And we know that the Democrats have laid out their cases. |
| 1:04.8 | The President's team has started to offer their arguments |
| 1:07.8 | over the weekend. |
| 1:09.0 | So we promise more on this soon. |
| 1:11.6 | But for now, we're going to move away from the white male dominated political chaos |
| 1:16.0 | Yes, oh wait did they create this chaos? |
| 1:20.0 | Oh wait are they covering this chaos? |
| 1:22.0 | Okay, instead we, are they covering this chaos? |
| 1:22.5 | Okay, instead, we're going to share this beautiful touching conversation. |
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