Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Doors
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Bazawule is best-known for directing 2023 adaptation of The Color Purple: The Musical. He also co-directed Black Is King with Beyoncé. He has a new exhibit of paintings about his formative years growing up in Ghana. Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan shares her picks for summer crime/suspense novels. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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