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Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Harvard professor and MacArthur recipient Imani Perry about her new collection of essays, “Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People.” In the book, Perry explores how the color blue has been intertwined with Black history over centuries.
Book excerpt: ‘Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People’
By Imani Perry
From “Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People” by Imani Perry. Copyright © 2025 by Imani Perry. Excerpted by permission of Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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