Bay Area journalist and critic Jeff Chang chronicles the interaction of art, race and social change in the U.S. over the past half a century in his new book, “Who We Be.” In earlier books, Chang wrote about hip-hop as an art and a significant piece of our history. This time Chang takes on the issue of race as a social divider.
Cultural Critic Jeff Chang's New Book About Race
Bay Area journalist and critic Jeff Chang chronicles the interaction of art, race and social change in the U.S. over the past half a century in his new book, "Who We Be." In earlier books, Chang wrote about hip-hop as an art and a significant piece of our history. This time Chang takes on the issue of race as a social divider.
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Guests:
Jeff Chang, author of "Who We Be: The Colorization of America" and executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University