Summary: 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. <hr> <strong>Mentioned in this episode:</strong> • Charles Johnson’s original 2008 essay, <a href="https://theamericanscholar.org/the-end-of-the-black-american-narrative/" target="_blank">“The End of the Black American Narrative”</a> • David Lehman’s <a href="https://theamericanscholar.org/daily-scholar/next-line-please/" target="_blank">“Next Line, Please” blog</a> • Barry Goldstein’s <a href="https://theamericanscholar.org/conventions/" target="_blank">portraits from the conventions</a> <hr> 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... <br><hr><p style="">See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
