Sam Jay, Jelani Memory, Leyla McCalla, and Black Violin

<p>Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello celebrate "Black History Month" with this special episode. Comedian Sam Jay (<em>Saturday Night Live</em>) discusses developing a whole new kind of late night show with her HBO series <em>PAUSE with Sam Jay;</em> writer and publisher Jelani Memory (<em>A Kids Book About Racism</em>) explains how he launched a book series for parents and kids to tackle heavy topics; cellist and folk musician Leyla McCalla brings the musicality of Langston Hughes' poetry to life with "Song for a Dark Girl" from her Smithsonian Folkways album <em>Vari-Colored Songs;</em> and instrumental duo Black Violin unpack the intersection of hip hop and classical music, before performing the titular track of their album <em>Stereotypes.</em></p>