A Word: Candace Owens: Back to Black?
b'Commentator Candace Owens\\u2019 messy fall from grace in conservative media coincided with her appearances on popular Black chat shows. That includes\\xa0The Breakfast Club,\\xa0led by radio host and personality\\xa0Charlamagne tha God.\\nOnce a minor social media personality who condemned Donald Trump as racist, Owens became one of the former president\\u2019s chief defenders, and a leading Black voice of anti-Black rhetoric. So is Owens saying anything new in Black media, and were those outlets doing the right thing by inviting her?\\nOn today\\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Michael Harriot. He\\u2019s a columnist for The Grio, and the author of Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America. Harriot recently wrote for The Guardian, criticizing the choice to platform Owens in African American media.\\nIn this interview and an earlier version of this episode description, we incorrectly stated and implied that Candace Owens\\u2019 interviews on Joe Budden\\u2019s podcast and The Breakfast Club happened after The Daily Wire announced her separation from the outlet on March 22. They both occurred before, with the Budden interview recording the week of February 27, and being published in mid-March. The Breakfast Club discussion was recorded on March 18 and aired on March 21. We regret the error.\\n\\nGuest: Writer Michael Harriot\\n\\nPodcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola\\n\\nWant more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking \\u201cTry Free\\u201d at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'