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Media Highlights Radio • September 19, 2023 

# Erec Smith discusses his educational background, the ideas of DEI, Anti-racism, his Free Black Thought website, what led to its creation, and its purpose on the C‑SPAN *Booknotes+* podcast 

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##### [Erec Smith](/people/erec-smith)

Research Fellow, Cato Institute, and Cofounder, Free Black Thought

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