“Race” by Elizabeth Alexander

A noted American poet tells a messy family story about race. More

Many Americans first learned about Elizabeth Alexander when she read an original poem at the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Alexander believes that as a writer and teacher it’s her job to break what she calls “the comfortable silences around race.” Elizabeth Alexander recited her poem “Race” at a reading in the Twin Cities sponsored by the Givens Foundation in 2012.

AIR DATE 3/28/17