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An author’s aspirations in the time of Obama and Trayvon

Clip: 9/5/2016 | 6m 39s

An author’s aspirations in the time of Obama and Trayvon

In "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching,” Mychal Denzel Smith discusses what it’s like growing up as a young black man in an era that saw the election of the first black president in America, as well as the killing of Trayvon Martin. Smith sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his new book.

09/05/2016 | Rating NR

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