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Maria and Julio are joined by\\xa0Lauren\\xa0Michele\\xa0Jackson, a professor at Northwestern University and author of the new book,\\xa0White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation. They discuss the capitalization of black culture in pop culture, the rebranding of black aesthetics in white women, and the power of hashtag activism.\\xa0

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• Lauren\\u2019s piece in The\\xa0New Yorker\\xa0about a white man\\u2019s creation of virtual supermodel Shudu Gram
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• \\nThe Undefeated\\u2019s\\xa0piece on Black rappers appropriating country music
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• Lauren\\xa0Michele\\xa0Jackson\\xa0wants to change how we talk about appropriation, via\\xa0The Nation\\n
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