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This week Eric talks with Cord Jefferson, a writer for NBC’s The Good Place, about how Blackness is depicted in the afterlife (Eric’s Chidi Anagonye standom is also discussed). Later, Eric tells Brittany the legendary story of a little-known Black cowboy that’s better than any tall tale.
To learn more about Bass Reeves, check out Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves by Art T. Burton.