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Charles Johnson questions the stories we tell ourselves about black America, eight years after President Obama’s election; Barry Goldstein gives us the inside story on covering the 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions; and David Lehman explains what crowdsourcing and poetry have in common. Mentioned in this episode: • Charles Johnson’s original 2008 essay, “The End of the Black American Narrative” • David Lehman’s “Next Line, Please” blog • Barry Goldstein’s portraits from the conventions Tune in every two weeks to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and...   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.