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When They Tell You to Be Good with Prince Shakur

Wild Precious Life

English - December 26, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
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Prince Shakur’s debut memoir, When They Tell You to Be Good, is a political and personal exploration of his coming of age as a writer and activist. In this episode, Laura Maylene Walter talks to Prince Shakur about how race and identity shaped his formative years, how journaling providing him with a creative outlet, his experience with activism and protest, the challenges he faced in the publishing industry, and working with Hanif Abdurraqib as his editor at Tin House Books, and more.

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Prince Shakur’s debut memoir, When They Tell You to Be Good, is a political and personal exploration of his coming of age as a writer and activist. In this episode, Laura Maylene Walter talks to Prince Shakur about how race and identity shaped his formative years, how journaling providing him with a creative outlet, his experience with activism and protest, the challenges he faced in the publishing industry, and working with Hanif Abdurraqib as his editor at Tin House Books, and more.


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Follow Laura Maylene Walter

 

Follow Prince Shakur

Instagram: @sweetblackprince

Twitter: @prshakur

YouTube: @PrinceShakurYouTube

www.princeshakur.com

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