Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Alex Gee. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Alex Gee or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

S10 E196: "I’m Not Going To Wait For Them To Write The History," Pulitzer Prize Winning Author And Cultural Commentator Leonard Pitts Discusses His New Novel 54 Miles

1:11:52
 
Share
 

Manage episode 453357795 series 2712456
Content provided by Alex Gee. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Alex Gee or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Dr. Gee and Leonard Pitts discuss bringing American history to life in order to reclaim the role of Black people in the development of the nation. Both men share the power of story to display the experience of the Black community in history and today. Leonard speaks to the Black experience through journalism, academic scholarship, commentary, and historical fiction. Hear how the details of his writing inform a long-standing missing perspective on history, including complicated characters that reveal the trauma and hurt of the Black community in American history.

Read Leonard Pitts novel 54 Miles

alexgee.com

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Join the Black Like Me Listener Community Facebook Group

  continue reading

248 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 453357795 series 2712456
Content provided by Alex Gee. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Alex Gee or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Dr. Gee and Leonard Pitts discuss bringing American history to life in order to reclaim the role of Black people in the development of the nation. Both men share the power of story to display the experience of the Black community in history and today. Leonard speaks to the Black experience through journalism, academic scholarship, commentary, and historical fiction. Hear how the details of his writing inform a long-standing missing perspective on history, including complicated characters that reveal the trauma and hurt of the Black community in American history.

Read Leonard Pitts novel 54 Miles

alexgee.com

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Join the Black Like Me Listener Community Facebook Group

  continue reading

248 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play