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    Mahershala Ali: 'Green Book'

    "Green Book" star Mahershala Ali discusses portraying Dr. Don Shirley. Mahershala Ali has been on the rise since his Academy Award winning performance in 2016's "Moonlight".

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    By Elvis Mitchell • Dec 21, 2018 • 28m Listen

    Mahershala Ali has been on the rise since his Academy Award winning performance in 2016's "Moonlight". Today on The Treatment, the breakout actor joins Elvis to discuss working with silence in his performances and experiencing racism both personally and through the perspective of Dr. Don Shirley in "Green Book."

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      Elvis Mitchell

      host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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      Blake Veit

      Producer, 'The Treatment'

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      Mahershala Ali

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