This week, Margaret talks with author and actress Elyse Cizek about the personal reckoning she went through about her racial identity and how it impacted her writing on the latest spate of police violence against black people in the USA.  To read Elyse’s writing, including articles mentioned in this podcast, visit her Medium page: https://medium.com/@elysecizek You can also follow Elyse on instagram @elyse_just_elyse The Margaret Cho is an Earios production. Theme music by Garrison Starr. Contact Margaret at [email protected]. Edited by Tracy Levy.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.