Transcript: How Black Mediamakers Are Retelling America’s Story

This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 17 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. Perry Bacon: I’m Perry Bacon. This is Right Now on The New Republic. We have a great guest today. Sarah J. Jackson is a University of Pennsylvania communications professor, and she has a great book out this week. The book is called Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Media Makers Push America Toward Freedom. So Sarah, welcome.Sarah J. Jackson: Thank you so much for having me, Perry. It’s great...