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Bringing agency to the black man at the heart of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Amber Phillips dissects the first Democratic primary debates. Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe on the toll of playing Tom Robinson in Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” And Joy Harjo on her role as the first Native American poet laureate of the U.S.

Friday, June 28, 2019
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‘Leapfrogging’ to the left in the Democratic debates 
The Democratic Party is at a crossroads — on health care, on race and on how to attack President Trump. The first Democratic primary debates this week only reinforced that. 

Amber Phillips parses the party’s fault lines in the chaotic 20-candidate debates — and what they mean for how the Democratic nominee could fare in the general election.

More on this topic:
  • Democratic rivals attack Biden, with Harris leading the way on race issues
  • The Washington Post’s debate fact-checker

There’s much more to this production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Gbenga Akinnagbe, who plays Tom Robinson in Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” discusses how his new role informs the way he sees race off the stage. 

“It was important from day one that Tom Robinson had some more agency” than in Harper Lee’s novel, Akinnagbe tells Post Reports’ Martine Powers. 

More on this topic:
  • Every night, racists kill me. Then I leave the theater for a world of danger.

The new poet laureate, in her own words 
Joy Harjo is the new United States poet laureate. She’s also a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. This makes her the first Native American poet to hold the position. 

“We tend to be invisible in this country,” Harjo said, “even though we’re right next to you.”

More on this topic:
  • Joy Harjo is the first Native American U.S. poet laureate

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Bringing agency to the black man at the heart of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Amber Phillips dissects the first Democratic primary debates. Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe on the toll of playing Tom Robinson in Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” And Joy Harjo on her role as the first Native American poet laureate of the U.S.

Friday, June 28, 2019
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‘Leapfrogging’ to the left in the Democratic debates 
The Democratic Party is at a crossroads — on health care, on race and on how to attack President Trump. The first Democratic primary debates this week only reinforced that. 

Amber Phillips parses the party’s fault lines in the chaotic 20-candidate debates — and what they mean for how the Democratic nominee could fare in the general election.

More on this topic:
  • Democratic rivals attack Biden, with Harris leading the way on race issues
  • The Washington Post’s debate fact-checker

There’s much more to this production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Gbenga Akinnagbe, who plays Tom Robinson in Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” discusses how his new role informs the way he sees race off the stage. 

“It was important from day one that Tom Robinson had some more agency” than in Harper Lee’s novel, Akinnagbe tells Post Reports’ Martine Powers. 

More on this topic:
  • Every night, racists kill me. Then I leave the theater for a world of danger.

The new poet laureate, in her own words 
Joy Harjo is the new United States poet laureate. She’s also a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. This makes her the first Native American poet to hold the position. 

“We tend to be invisible in this country,” Harjo said, “even though we’re right next to you.”

More on this topic:
  • Joy Harjo is the first Native American U.S. poet laureate

Get unlimited access to The Washington Post’s website and apps for less than $1 a week. Go to PostReports.com/offer to access a special offer for podcast listeners.
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Why the Supreme Court is blocking a citizenship question in the 2020 Census — for now

Robert Barnes explains the Supreme Court rulings in two closely watched cases. Michelle Lee analyzes the ways 2020 candidates use Facebook. And Gillian Brockell on how New York CIty is remembering two women at the center of the Stonewall riots.

Thursday, June 27, 2019
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