Obituaries of Overlooked Changemakers

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A new book shares both diverse and remarkable stories of more than 200 obituaries about underrepresented people. Based on the New York Times series of the same name, it's titled, Overlooked: A Celebration of Remarkable, Underappreciated People Who Broke the Rules and Changed the World. Amisha Padnani, an editor on The New York Times Obituaries desk and the creator of the Overlooked series, joins us to discuss.

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