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An Imagined Possibility: The Millions Interviews Claudia Rankine

On March 19th, poet Claudia Rankine published her debut play, The White Card, which, according to Graywolf Press, poses an essential question: Can American society progress if whiteness remains invisible?

The Millions sat down with Rankine to discuss the differences between writing for the page and for the stage, and watching her work take life in the theater.

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