Santi Elijah Holley on the Shakurs: From the Black Panthers to Tupac
In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On
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In this episode, Andrew talks to Santi Elijah Holley, the author of An Amerikan Family, which follows the Shakur family, from the Black Panthers to Tupac.
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SANTI ELIJAH HOLLEY has reported for more than a decade on the intersec tion of culture, music, race, religion, and politics. His work has appeared in numerous national and inter national outlets, including The Atlantic, The New Re public, the Economist, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. Holley is the recipient of grants from PEN America and the Robert B. Silvers Foundation, and he was awarded an Oregon Literary Fellowship for nonfiction. He lives in Los Angeles.