Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his trip to Senegal and reflects on his ancestors taken from that side of the ocean and sent to their enslavement in America. Coates is best known for his Atlantic magazine cover story "The Case for Reparations" and for his book Between the World and Me, which he wrote as a letter to his son about what he'll face as a Black man. We'll also hear from actor, comedian, and activist John Leguizamo. His latest project is a docuseries on PBS about the history of Latinos in the Americas, covering thousands of years, from pre-Columbian Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations to the fight for Latino civil rights. Plus, Ken Tucker reviews Bob Dylan's new collection, The 1974 Live Recordings. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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I'm Tanya Moseley with fresh air weekend today, Ta Nehisi Coates talks about his trip to Senegal and reflects on his ancestors taken from that side of the ocean and sentence to their enslavement in America.
Coates is best known for his Atlantic magazine cover story, the Case for reparations, and for his book between the World and me, which he wrote as a letter to his son about what he'll face as a black man.
We'll also hear from actor, comedian, and activist John Lakewizamo.
His latest project is a docuseries on PBS about the history of Latinos in the Americas, covering thousands of years, from pre columbian inca, Maya, and aztec civilizations to the fight for for latino civil rights.
And also, Ken Tucker reviews Bob Dylan's new collection, the 1974 live recordings that's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.
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