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Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019: Anna Sui, Riit and more

Today on q: fashion designer Anna Sui, throat singer and electronic music artist​​​​​​​ Riit, Todd Mayfield tells his father Curtis Mayfield's story, author and poet Morgan Parker.
Fashion designer Anna Sui, throat singer and electronic music artist​​​​​​​ Riit, soul music icon Curtis Mayfield, author and poet Morgan Parker. (Miguel Flores-Vianna, Bettina Bogar, Getty Images, Penguin Random House)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Fashion designer Anna Sui reflects on her incredible career and how an encounter with Madonna changed everything for her. 
  • Throat singer and electronic music artist Riit performs live in the q studio.
  • The life of soul music icon Curtis Mayfield is told through the words of his son, Todd Mayfield.
  • Author and poet Morgan Parker talks about her two most recent books, a YA novel called Who Put This Song On? and a poetry collection called Magical Negro.

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