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Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw: Life, LIberty & the Pursuit of Nappyness With Tracee Ellis Ross & Brittany Noble Jones

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d

'On this special episode of Intersectionality Matters , host Kimberlé Crenshaw dishes with Mixed-ish star and PATTERN founder Tracee Ellis Ross on their respective journeys towards loving their own natural hair, aesthetic freedom, and how the current convulsive political moment is expanding the social justice imaginary. We also hear from award-winning journalist Brittany Noble Jones about her per

DEC 11

Rewind The Scene: Asante Blackk & Lyric Ross

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

' Lyric Ross and Asante Blackk told Shadow And Act all about what it was like to film Deja and Malik's first date as shown in episode 7 of the fourth season of This Is Us , "The Dinner and The Date." In this installment of our Rewind The Scene series, Blackk and Ross talked about some of the high points of filming the episode, such as taking in the sights of Philadelphia, as well as some of the c

DEC 10

Black in Blue: A Mt. Gilead Police Story (dir. Seneca Modest)

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

' Black in Blue: A Mt. Gilead Police Story chronicles four police officers who served in Mt. Gilead and Montgomery County. Seneca Jermaine Modest is an aspiring film student from Rockford, Illinois. As a graduate student at Duke University MALS/GLS, he seeks to combat the objectification and voyeuristic view of marginalized communities by representing individuals and communities without fear or b

DEC 09

Black Homeowners, Real Estate Racism and the Mechanisms ofPpredatory Inclusion

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'African American studies scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor examines the mechanism of racism in the American real estate industry - as post-1968 public policies pushed Black renters and homeowners into a racially stratified, predatory housing market without Civil Rights protection, a predatory inclusion took shape, funneling wealth into private industry and foreclosing the futures of Black families

Mpho Matsipa: On Spaces of Possibilities and African Mobilities

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'In this interview by Léopold Lambert , Mpho Matsipa describes the spirit and contents of the exhibition she curated in 2018. Entitled “African Mobilities: This is not a Refugee Camp Exhibition,” this powerfully-curated gathering of artworks provides the bases of a conversation about the notions of mobilities and temporalities in the context of the African continent, from the mind-expanding maps

Broken Bodies at Amazon

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'This year, Amazon rolled out one-day delivery on selected items. The convenience is alluring, but what is the true cost of speedy shipping? A new investigation by Will Evans for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting shows that workers at 23 Amazon fulfillment centers across the country are being injured at more than double the rate of the industry average. In some facilities, it’s f

A New Jim Code? Ruha Benjamin in Conversation with Jasmine McNealy

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'From everyday apps to complex algorithms, technology has the potential to hide, speed, and even deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to racist practices of a previous era. In this talk, Ruha Benjamin presents the concept of the “New Jim Code" to explore a range of discriminatory designs that encode inequity: by explicitly amplifying racial hierarchies,

DEC 08

Reflections of a God Emcee: A Review of Rakim’s 'Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

Reflections of a God Emcee: A Review of Rakim’s Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Tyler Bunzey | @t_bunzey | NewBlackMan (in Exile) In 2019 conservative internet shock jock Ben Shapiro felt intellectually empowered by his father’s background in music theory and claimed that rap isn’t music during an interview with indie rapper Zuby for Shapiro’s YouTube sho

DEC 07

Revisiting Candyman: Chicago, Fear, and Public Housing

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'Since its release in 1992, Candyman has haunted the public imagination. The film holds particular resonance with Chicagoans: After all, it’s set in the city’s Cabrini-Green Homes, and drew inspiration from a real-life Chicago crime. Now, with a 2020 reboot from Jordan Peele on the horizon, CHF invites you to revisit the horror classic with an eye towards what the film can tell us about fear, rac

Author Tomi Adeyemi On Her New YA Novel 'Children of Virtue and Vengeance'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi 's New York Times bestselling debut, Children of Blood and Bone

Kings and Slaves: Diplomacy, Sovereignty, and Black Subjectivity in the Early Modern World

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'Noted historian of the African Diaspora, Herman Bennett , author of African Kings and Black Slaves: Sovereignty and Dispossession in the Early Modern Atlantic​ ( University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) delivered an evening lecture in honor of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the John Carter Brown Library's Associates.' -- Brown University

Urban Migration is Surging. Can Smart Cities Meet the Challenge?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 7d

'Globally we are adding about 3 million people to urban areas each week. Over the course of the year, this number can be equated to roughly 50 Chicagos. This influx of people could make everyday life in urban areas more chaotic than ever. We will need a new playbook for how cities can better handle this massive influx of people. With such population surges, we can use citizen-centric data—computa

"These women were defining another way of looking at beauty" -- Mickalene Thomas Talks Pam Grier, Naomi Sims and the Black Women Who Inspired Her

by Mark Anthony Neal / 7d

'It’s a busy time for Mickalene Thomas . The prolific artist has just opened solo shows at New Orleans’s Contemporary Art Center and Baltimore Museum of Art; she also turned Miami Beach’s The Bass museum into an immersive art installation-cum-performance stage inspired by her mother’s apartment in the 1970s. Yet, despite her intense production schedule, Thomas found a moment to welcome Art Basel

The Activist: Patrisse Cullors Talks 'Black Lives Matter' and 'Reform L.A. Jails'

58by Mark Anthony Neal / 7d

'What will it take to provide great opportunity for all? Patrisse Cullors , Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and Founder and Chairperson of Reform L.A. Jails , joined The Atlantic ’s Todd Purdum to discuss her own path to becoming an activist, her current work, and how the Black Lives Matter movement was formed.' -- AtlanticLIVE

How Abstract Expressionism Changed American Art

32by Mark Anthony Neal / 7d

'In post World War II New York City, a new group of artists including Mark Rothko , Jackson Pollock , Willem de Kooning , Lee Krasner , Joan Mitchell , & Clyfford Still started a movement known as Abstract Expressionism and took the art world by storm.' -- American Masters PBS

The Largest Slave Rebellion Was Hidden From U.S. History

by Mark Anthony Neal / 7d

'The largest slave revolt in U.S. history, The 1811 German Coast Uprising, happened outside New Orleans and you’ve probably never learned about it. Artist Dread Scott recently curated a historical reenactment of the revolt.' -- AJ+

Dick Gregory and the History of Black Comedy: A Conversation with Author and Literary Critic Mel Watkins

28by Mark Anthony Neal / 7d

Mel Watkins, the author of, On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy and Stepin Fetchit: The Life and Times of Lincoln Perry , joins Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal in conversation at the North Star 

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