In the debut episode of The Ink is Black, host Tiffani Staten dives deep into Esi Edugyan's "Washington Black" alongside Hulu's stunning new adaptation starring Sterling K. Brown. From the brutal cane fields of Barbados to the frozen Arctic and beyond, Tiffani traces Wash's complex journey to freedom while examining his complicated bond with Titch—mentor, savior, or something more troubling?
With full spoilers, she explores how art and science become Wash's pathway to self-definition, compares the book's lyrical storytelling to the series' bold adaptations, and discusses what it means when trauma shapes us but doesn't have to define us.
Plus: Fresh Ink Spotlight on Jamila Minnicks' "Moonrise Over New Jessup," a sneak peek at September's pick "He Burns by the River" by Khalia Moreau, and the promise of a bonus episode on Tina Knowles' "Matriarch."
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