Between the World and Me—his poignant, poetic reflection on the glories and struggles of American Blackness.Drama? Documentary?
Directed by Kamilah Forbes, the production—which airs on HBO tonight at 8 pm EST—was first staged at the Apollo Theater in 2018, where Forbes serves as executive producer.
Angela Davis, Yara Shahidi, Oprah Winfrey, Janet Mock, Angela Bassett and others recite portions of Coates’s open letter to his own 15-year-old son with all the emotional weight and piercing truth his words deserve.
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