Ep. 146 Integrity in Collaboration with Kimberly Drew & Jenna Wortham

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Today we welcome Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham to The Stacks. They are the editors of Black Futures, a collection of art, essays, memes, recipes and more that document Blackness. In addition to working on this book together, Kimberly is also the author of This is What I Know About Art, an activist, and curator. Jenna is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and the co-host of the Still Processing podcast. Today we talk about collaboration in the creative process, how they built this book, and what trust and integrity can look like in professional relationships.

The Stacks Book Club selection for January is The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans, we will discuss the book with Deesha Philyaw on January 27th.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host Tracy Thomas. I am thrilled today
0:15.2	to welcome Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wartham to the Stacks. They are the co- editors
0:19.7	of Black Futures which was one of my most favorite books from 2020.
0:23.6	In addition to working together on Black Futures, Kimberly is the author of This is
0:27.3	What I Know About Art, and an activist and curator.
0:30.8	Jenna is a staff writer at the New York Times magazine and the co-host of my
0:34.6	favorite podcast, Still Processing. We talk today about the collaborative process and
0:39.7	the tenderness and trust that Kimberly and Jenna cultivated to create Black Futures.
0:44.6	Reminder, the Stax Book Club for January is the Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle
0:49.5	Evans and we will discuss the book on Wednesday, January 27th with Disha Philia.
0:54.3	Before we get to the episode, here are some super quick reminders for all of you if you want to show the
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