Ep. 99 Author James McBride, The Good Lord Bird
Real Black News
English - September 28, 2020 09:15 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB - ★★★★ - 70 ratingsSociety & Culture News brazil ghana sweden tulsa africanews blacknews blacktherapistnews camillebankslee georgianews goodblacknews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Episode 99 of Real Black News features screenwriter and NY Times bestselling author of The Color of Water James McBride whose TV show based on his National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird premieres on Showtime in October starring Ethan Hawke. McBride discusses the problem with most Hollywood slave narratives, why his story about abolitionist John Brown is different, Breonna Taylor, and how he creatively focuses during times of trauma against Black lives. Journalist Ronda Racha Penrice joins the screengrab to suggest TV shows and new movies to watch to cure Covid boredom. Other topics include the reopening of Eric garner’s case, women’s rights in Botswana, Delaware’s first Muslim elected to office and more.