Hanif Abdurraqib on Black Performance and the Joy of Writing his New Book

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Good morning. 🌧 Today, Hanif Abdurraqib talks about Black performance, how the Asian American community of UC Berkeley took a stand against a library’s closure, and what graffiti hub 5Pointz has sadly become.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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