Kiese Laymon on His Poignant Memoir, "Heavy"
Season 2019
Episode 252
About the Episode
Michel Martin speaks to Mississippi author Kiese Laymon about his poignant memoir “Heavy,” which takes a look at what it means to grow up in a society that oppresses black people, from eating habits to domestic violence, and how his upbringing was marked by struggle, a disciplinarian mother, and racism.
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