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Before It Was a Beat: Rubén Martínez on Race, Representation, and Identity

Published April 22, 2016 at 1:29 PM EDT

We speak with Emmy Award-winning journalist, teacher, and performer Rubén Martínez about reporting on race relations in the U.S. before it was a mainstream conversation.

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