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Poet Claudia Rankine And 'Just Us'

Poet Claudia Rankine is back with a new book called <a href="https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/just-us">Just Us: An American Conversation</a>. Much like her acclaimed 2014 book of poetry, Citizen: An American Lyric, her new volume offers an unflinching examination of race and racism in the United States — this time in conversations with friends and strangers. Guest host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/4986687/audie-cornish">Audie Cornish</a> talks to Rankine about what she learned about herself and others in these conversations, why she doesn't mind educating others about race, and how we move forward together in tough times. Follow us: <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin</a> Email us: <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsanders@npr.org</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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