This chapter delves into how history intertwines with personal identity, focusing on the impact of iconic figures and their narratives. It highlights the importance of understanding the past to gain insight into our present selves.
Named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Innovators for the Next New Wave,” Suzan-Lori Parks is the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Topdog/Underdog. She joins to discuss her long and illustrious career as a playwright, musician, and novelist.