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Claudia Rankine is a poet, essayist, and playwright. She is the author of the new book,\xa0Just Us: An American Conversation.\u201cI began to wonder, why am I maintaining civility around things that are actually very important to me? This might be the only chance I get to stand up for myself. As Claudia. As a Black person. As a Black woman. As an American citizen. So what am I waiting for? What am I preserving when the thing I am supposedly preserving is also the thing that is on some level killing me?\u201d\n\nThanks to\xa0Mailchimp\xa0for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow notes:\nRankine on Longform\nJust Us: An American Conversation\xa0(Graywolf Press \u2022 2020)\nCitizen: An American Lyric\xa0(Graywolf Press \u2022 2014)\n4:00\xa0"The Meaning of Serena Williams"\xa0(New York Times Magazine \u2022 Aug 2015)\n4:00\xa0"I Wanted to Know What White Men Thought About Their Privilege. So I Asked."\xa0(New York Times Magazine \u2022 July 2019)\n4:00\xa0On Being: Claudia Rankine\n43:00\xa0"Black Newborns More Likely to Die When Looked After By White Doctors"\xa0(Rob Picheta \u2022 CNN \u2022 Aug 2020)\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices