The Root Presents: It's Lit!
Here at The Root we’ve always loved, praised, and centered Black literature in the broader conversation. Each week host Maiysha Kai sits down with an author we love to talk about their work, what inspires them, and what they hope to contribute to the culture at large. Guests so far include Nikole Hannah Jones, Brittney Cooper, Stacey Abrams, Ibram X. Kendi, Ijeoma Oluo, Morgan Jerkins, and Claudia Rankine.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
4. Just Us: Talking Justice With Claudia Rankine
This week we're speaking with award-winning poet, author and playwright Claudia Rankine. Claudia's latest book, Just Us: An American Conversation is a stunning collection of poems, essays and images …
00:30:55 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
3. Wandering in Strange Lands, With Morgan Jerkins
This week we're joined by author Morgan Jerkins—Senior Editor at ZORA, and author of the New York Times bestseller This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist i…
00:36:42 |
Fri 09 Oct 2020
2. Getting Crunk with Brittney Cooper
This week on It's Lit we're joined by author, academic, “crunk feminist” and 2017 Root 100 honoree Brittney Cooper, author of the New York Times bestseller Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers H…
00:34:50 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
1. 401 Years a Slave, With Nikole Hannah-Jones
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones joins us for our very first episode of The Root Presents: It's Lit! Tune in to hear her talk about the development and progression of the 1619 pr…
00:41:29 |
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Introducing The Root Presents: It's Lit!
The Root is bringing you something lit this September.
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00:01:17 |
Mon 14 Sep 2020
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