Derek Musgrove on Chocolate City Mixtape with Markus Batchelor

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Batchelor, Markus host. Interview with Derek G. Musgrove. “Derek Musgrove on Chocolate City Mixtape with Markus Batchelor" I Hate Politics Podcast. December 26 2025 hhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3No8hq8WDJLhKYmp2ePZzD

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In the second installment of the Chocolate City Mixtape, Markus Batchelor talks with UMBC Professor G. Derek Musgrove and the co-author of Chocolate City, A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital to explore the history of Black culture and grassroots activism in shaping Washington DC's identity, the impact of congressional governance on local autonomy, and the ongoing struggles for representation and home rule.