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'The Three Mothers' uncovers hidden histories of the mothers of MLK, Malcolm X and James Baldwin

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We revisit host Tonya Mosley’s conversation with Anna Malaika Tubbs about her book “The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation” from last February.

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