"I feel like Nicki Giovanni's ego tripping is in conversation with all of hip-hop," she says. "It's a music, by the way, that is rooted in necessity, in desperation, and innovation." She adds: "Even in the midst of its problems, I too have those problems as well"
Jason Reynolds—award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature—discusses his prolific writing career that inspires young readers to discover their own stories.