Tanya Mosley

That was Nina Simone singing Little Girl Blue. And Imani, as you write about, there was just a lot going on with this album. There's a lot of delays with the recording label. It kind of set her on the path, really her career path decisions from that point on. What did you learn about Simone and the recording of this song that made you want to explore it for the book?

That was Nina Simone singing Little Girl Blue. And Imani, as you write about, there was just a lot going on with this album. There's a lot of delays with the recording label. It kind of set her on the path, really her career path decisions from that point on. What did you learn about Simone and the recording of this song that made you want to explore it for the book?

That was Nina Simone singing Little Girl Blue. And Imani, as you write about, there was just a lot going on with this album. There's a lot of delays with the recording label. It kind of set her on the path, really her career path decisions from that point on. What did you learn about Simone and the recording of this song that made you want to explore it for the book?

I'd like to, in our conversation on a passage of your book that I feel is so rooted in the present moment, it's Page 228, the last paragraph, it starts with an admission.

I'd like to, in our conversation on a passage of your book that I feel is so rooted in the present moment, it's Page 228, the last paragraph, it starts with an admission.

I'd like to, in our conversation on a passage of your book that I feel is so rooted in the present moment, it's Page 228, the last paragraph, it starts with an admission.

Imani Perry, as always, thank you so much for this thought-provoking conversation.

Imani Perry, as always, thank you so much for this thought-provoking conversation.

Imani Perry, as always, thank you so much for this thought-provoking conversation.

Imani Perry's new book is Black and Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People. Fresh Air Weekend is produced by Teresa Madden. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. Sam Brigger is our managing producer. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. A special thank you to Jose Yanez and Connor Anderson from WDET for additional engineering help.

Imani Perry's new book is Black and Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People. Fresh Air Weekend is produced by Teresa Madden. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. Sam Brigger is our managing producer. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. A special thank you to Jose Yanez and Connor Anderson from WDET for additional engineering help.

Imani Perry's new book is Black and Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People. Fresh Air Weekend is produced by Teresa Madden. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. Sam Brigger is our managing producer. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. A special thank you to Jose Yanez and Connor Anderson from WDET for additional engineering help.

With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Recently, my guest, writer Derek Thompson, took his family out to dinner and noticed that while the restaurant was bustling, he and his family were the only people actually sitting down to eat. Every few minutes, a flurry of people would walk in, grab bags of food, and walk out.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Recently, my guest, writer Derek Thompson, took his family out to dinner and noticed that while the restaurant was bustling, he and his family were the only people actually sitting down to eat. Every few minutes, a flurry of people would walk in, grab bags of food, and walk out.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Recently, my guest, writer Derek Thompson, took his family out to dinner and noticed that while the restaurant was bustling, he and his family were the only people actually sitting down to eat. Every few minutes, a flurry of people would walk in, grab bags of food, and walk out.

The restaurant's bar counter had become, as he puts it, a silent depot for people to grab food to eat at home in solitude. In February's issue of The Atlantic, Thompson writes about the phenomenon he calls the antisocial century. More people are choosing isolation over hanging out with others, and we can't blame it all on COVID-19. This trend started before the pandemic.

The restaurant's bar counter had become, as he puts it, a silent depot for people to grab food to eat at home in solitude. In February's issue of The Atlantic, Thompson writes about the phenomenon he calls the antisocial century. More people are choosing isolation over hanging out with others, and we can't blame it all on COVID-19. This trend started before the pandemic.