'Nike has joined forces with American designer and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh to release Athlete in Progress , a new women’s line inspired by the drama, adrenaline and tenacity of track and field players. To debut the collection, Abloh invited a host of international Olympians to the runway for Off-White’s SS19 show in Paris, which also featured record-breaking sprinter Dina Asher-Smith .' --
'Since 2012, the families of several unarmed young American black men shot to death by police in high-profile incidents have turned to civil rights attorney Ben Crump in pursuit of justice. Crump has now written a book arguing these killings are the consequences of a flawed and racist criminal justice system. Yamiche Alcindor talks to Crump about Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People
'Over his eight-year prison sentence, Marcus Bullock was sustained by his mother's love -- and by the daily letters and photos she sent of life on the outside. Years later, as an entrepreneur, Bullock asked himself: How can I make it easier for all families to stay connected during incarceration? Enter FlikShop : an app he developed that lets families send quick postcards to loved ones in prison
'After nearly a decade of focused work in printmaking, artist Betye Saar created her autobiographical assemblage Black Girl’s Window in 1969. This exhibition explores the relation between her experimental print practice and the new artistic language debuted in that famous work, tracing themes of family, history, and mysticism, which have been at the core of Saar’s work from its earliest days. Cel
'In an exclusive an interview with the victim of a nearly deadly encounter with a cop, Kevon Miller describes how the officer avoided jail time despite committing a crime that required a mandatory minimum sentence.' -- The Real News Network
' BJ the Chicago Kid , the 34-year old R&B mainstay, used his moment at the Tiny Desk to fit in as many of his most cherished songs as possible — Nine songs in 17 minutes to be exact.'
'1619 marks the year of the first documented arrival of enslaved Africans in what’s today the United States of America. The West African country of Ghana – which was a major hub during the transatlantic slave trade - declared 2019 the year of return and is encouraging the African diaspora to visit the country. According to the country’s tourism board from January to June this year, there was a 20
'The 1968 Orangeburg massacre is one of the most violent and least remembered events of the Civil Rights Movement. A crowd of students gathered on the campus of South Carolina State University to protest segregation at Orangeburg’s only bowling alley. After days of escalating tensions, students started a bonfire and held a vigil on the campus to protest. Dozens of police arrived on the scene, and
'Trumpeter and composer Nicholas Payton had the U.S. premiere of his Black American Symphony with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic . Payton, who's 46, is a trumpet virtuoso who grew up in a New Orleans jazz family. He first laid the groundwork for his symphony in a controversial 2011 blog post, titled " Why Jazz Isn't Cool Anymore ." He suggested that the label "jazz" should be replaced with "Bl
'Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal explains how he leveraged his basketball success to move beyond endorsement deals into entrepreneurial ventures with Carnival Cruise Line, Krispy Kreme and other companies.' — Wall Street Journal
'Sociologist Andrea S. Boyles examines the dynamics between police and Black and Brown communities in the five years since the Ferguson uprising, and explains why justice and peace is impossible in a society where the use of force is monopolized to enforce an unjust, violent proposition - White supremacy. Boyles is author of You Can't Stop the Revolution: Community Disorder and Social Ties in Pos
' angel Kyodo williams is one of our wisest voices on social evolution and the spiritual aspect of social healing. She is an esteemed Zen priest and the second black woman recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage. For those of us who are not monastics, she says, the world is our field of practice. To sink into conversation with her is to imagine and nourish the transformative potential
' Tori Reid , Hollywood insider and producer, visits with poet Nikki Giovanni to discuss her life and thoughts on the future, humanity, politics, and the highs and lows of it all. Giovanni is arguably one of the greatest living American poets, as well as a beloved activist and educator. On this special show, Giovanni shares her thoughts on our current political climate, the Global International A
'In this interview from 2005, NPR Weekend Edition Saturday 's Scott Simon talks with the late Ernest J. Gaines , author of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman . The TV film based on the novel won nine Emmy awards. Gaines talks
