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'We're all struggling with this': The Army's top enlisted service member opens up about race

'We're all struggling with this': The Army's top enlisted service member opens up about race

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'We're all struggling with this': The Army's top enlisted service member opens up about race

FromCapehart

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston, the highest ranking enlisted member of the U.S. Army, discusses his upbringing in Alabama and why he sometimes felt, being biracial, he was "not black enough for black people."See more from Jonathan Capehart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jonathan-capehart/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-upRead more from Washington Post Opinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cape-up
Released:
Jun 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.