When a child was kidnapped from a Black father to be raised by racist white grandparents, questions of belonging linger into adulthood. Poet and author Shane McCrae joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his harrowing tale of abuse and neglect, why he was told his father never wanted him, and how he’s found moments of joy in his adult life. His book is “Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping.”
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