Q&A with with Hanif Abdurraqib, author of ‘A Little Devil in America’
In his book “A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance,” poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib explores how Black Americans have shaped the culture, music, and entertainment in the United States in indelible, but unappreciated, ways. Mr. Abdurraqib touches on everything from turn-of-the-century minstrel shows to TV’s “Soul Train,” which aired from 1971 to 2006. The
