Columbia University Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin’s 'Brief But Spectacular' Take on Black Life and Literature

'Columbia University professor Farah Jasmine Griffin was deeply troubled by the political turmoil happening across the U.S. during the 2016 presidential campaign. She began writing a literary memoir, Read Until You Understand, which explores what democracy means for the lives and work of Black authors and activists, and herself. Here's her Brief But Spectacular take on Black life and literature.'