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Actor Roger Guenveur Smith talks literature, Spike Lee films

American Black Journal contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ has an in-depth conversation with acclaimed actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Smith talks about the major role literacy played in his life as a child growing up and his collaborations with filmmaker Spike Lee, including his role in the movie “Do the Right Thing.

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