Charles Blow: "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Prominent New York Times columnist Charles Blow shares his unsettling and moving life story. His career in journalism began in rural Louisiana and was fraught with seemingly insurmountable traumas. His inspiring memoir "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" underscores the racial and sexual fault lines that continue to haunt America. He is joined in conversation by NPR correspondent Cheryl Corley.

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