[Unedited] E. Ethelbert Miller with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

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4.7 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2010

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

A poet and self-described literary activist, E. Ethelbert Miller attended Howard University in 1968 — the age in which Black Power was finding its voice. He has remained there ever since, observing and making sense of the trajectory of black history and culture. He pushes at the parameters within which mainstream America routinely sees what he calls “blackness.” Krista’s unedited conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller. He is a poet and literary activist. Krista spoke with him on January 22, 2010, from the studios of American Public Media in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was in the studios of National Public Radio in Washington, DC. This interview is included in our program “Black & Universal — Meeting E. Ethelbert Miller.” See more at onbeing.org/program/black-universal/73

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0:00.0	This is Speaking of Faith's Unheard Cut.
0:05.6	I'm Christa Tippett, you're listening to my unedited conversation with E. Ethel
0:10.2	Burt Miller.
0:11.4	He's a poet and literary activist.
0:13.8	I spoke with him on January 22nd, 2010, from the Studios of American Public Media in
0:19.9	St. Paul, Minnesota.
0:21.8	He was in the Studios of National Public Radio in Washington, D.C.
0:26.4	This interview is included in our program, Black and Universal, Meeting E. Ethel Burt
0:32.0	Miller.
0:33.0	Download the Mb3 of the produced show at speakingoffaith.org.
0:37.4	I didn't realize you were already there.
0:40.4	This is Christa Tippett, it's good to hear your voice.
0:42.4	Hi, how are you feeling today?
0:43.4	I'm feeling all right.
0:45.2	How's the weather out there?
0:47.3	Uh, well, it's mild, relatively speaking, all things being relevant to.
0:53.9	Okay, I'm so bad.
0:55.5	You know, my kids who, uh, go around in T-shirts when it gets above 40.
1:01.2	How old are they?
1:03.2	My son is 11, and he needs, we need to have a talking with him.
1:07.7	He starts wearing shorts when the weather, when it hits 45.
1:11.2	Okay.
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