Celebrating America's Black Working Class

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Celebrating America's Black Working Class

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Jun 19, 2023

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In Black Folk, Award-winning historian Blair LM Kelley portrays generations of Black workers — Pullman porters, domestic laborers, USPS employees, COVID-19 essential workers — whose work has been vital to the nation's prosperity. Ken Tucker reviews Janelle Monáe's new album, The Age of Pleasure.

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Jun 19, 2023

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