Notes from America with Kai Wright

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What ‘The Wiz’ Was And Is to Black Culture

For nearly 50 years, “The Wiz” has been a staple in Black families. To celebrate its return to Broadway, we take calls about your connections to the show and discuss its legacy.

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  What Does It Mean To Be Free?

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  Class Of 2024 Grads Reflect On Being Expected to Change the World

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  Why Divestment Is At the Core of Student Protests

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  Tonya Mosley Reckons with a Dark Family Story and Holds Tight to Hope in t…

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  How This Passover Feels Different For Many Jewish Americans

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  An Investigative Journalist Is Rocked By the ‘Inconceivable Truth’ Of His …

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  Amber Ruffin Talks ‘The Wiz’ Revival, Writing for ‘Late Night,’ and Repres…

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  Voter Vibe Check: Why Trump Has More Support from Black Voters Than Ever

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  Comedian Bassem Youssef’s Honest Reflection on Fame, the Pressure of Repre…

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  David Alan Grier Is Still Hitting Career Highs, More Than 40 Years After H…

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  Voter Vibe Check: Democratic Voters Are Torn Over Biden’s Gaza Policy

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  Kai Wright Presents Blindspot Episode 5: What If I Could Have Grown Old Wi…

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  How Actor Danielle Brooks 'Already Won' Before The Oscars

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  Kai Wright Presents Blindspot Episode 4: Respectability Politics and the A…

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  Are We Really Having a 'Migrant Crisis?' Depends Who You Ask.