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Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah has written for The Believer, The LA Review of Books, Transition\xa0and The Paris Review. "If He Hollers Let Him Go," her essay on Dave Chappelle, was a 2014 National Magazine Award finalist.\n\n"So the stakes are high. I\u2019m not just writing this to write. I\u2019m writing because I think there\u2019s something I need to say. And there\u2019s something that needs to be said. ... What I hope is that a young kid or an older person will see that you have choices, that you don't have to accept what people hand to you. That\xa0you have control."\n\nThanks to TinyLetter for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow Notes:\nthe-rachelkaadzighansah.tumblr.com\n[:30] "If He Hollers Let Him Go" (The Believer \u2022 Oct 2013)\n[15:15] Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix (Charles R. Cross \u2022 Hyperion \u2022 2005)\n[17:10] "What Lured Hemingway to Ketchum?" (Hunter S. Thompson \u2022 The National Observer \u2022 May 1964) [Google Books]\n[19:45] "Don\u2019t Let the Green Grass Fool You: The Roots Are One of the Most Respected Hip-Hop Acts in the World; Why Can\u2019t They Leave the Sad Stuff Alone?" (Capital New York \u2022 Dec 2011)\n[24:40] "He Shall Overcome: Jay-Z Is $450 M Beyond the Marcy Projects. Where Does He Go From Here?" (New York Observer \u2022 Dec 2010)\n[27:16] "The B-Boy\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy: A Review of the RZA\u2019s Tao of Wu" (Transitions \u2022 Sep 2012)\n[27:52] "When the Lights Shut Off: Kendrick Lamar and the Decline of the Black Blues Narrative" (Los Angeles Review of Books \u2022 Jan 2013)\n[29:37] "We a Baddd People" (VQR \u2022 Jun 2014)\n[35:15] "Stakes Is High\u2014and Black Lives Are Worthy of Elaboration" (Kameelah Janan Rasheed \u2022 Gawker \u2022 Jun 2014)\n[44:25] Miles: The Autobiography (Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe \u2022 Simon and Schuster \u2022 1989)\n[48:20] "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You: The BeyHive" (NPR \u2022 Mar 2014)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices