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CATCH UP WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE)

New Film, 'Clemency', Looks at Death Row From a Warden's Eyes

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

' A new death row drama called Clemency premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January this year where it won the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, making director and writer Chinonye Chukwu the first Black woman to win the festival’s biggest prize. The film stars Oscar-nominee Alfre Woodard as a prison warden faced with the psychological challenges of being tasked with the job of executing prisone

Michael Kiwanuka On Embracing His Name And How 'Big Little Lies' Changed His Life

by Mark Anthony Neal / 15h

'You might know that song, called "Cold Little Heart" as the opening credits to the HBO show Big Little Lies , starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. It was a pretty big deal, but the person who wrote that song, Michael Kiwanuka , didn't even remember signing off on it at the time the show premiered. Michael Kiwanuka talks about embracing that name, finding his voice and how that TV show c

Smartphone Surveillance in the Digital Age Download

by Mark Anthony Neal / 16h

'Smartphones are tracking our every move, whether you’re a high school student in California or a Secret Service agent in the nation’s capital. Across the globe, dozens of companies can now log the precise locations of millions of consumers through their mobile phones ... and then store that information in massive data files. After receiving one such data set, the New York Times went deep into th

DEC 25

MVP's: Mo Vaughn and Frank Thomas Discuss Their Post-Baseball Career Ventures

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

Former Major League Baseball MVPs Mo Vaughn and Frank Thomas discuss their post-career business ventures with Black Enterprise .

DEC 24

How the South Shore Drill Team Uses Dance to Transform Young Lives in Chicago

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

' Titus Batts and DeSonni Hardge are the young co-captains of South Shore Drill Team, a non-profit organization based in Chicago that uses performance art to empower disenfranchised youth. In a city with a long-held narrative of violence and crime, these two boys are showing their communities that the routines that bond them in drill are stronger than the social pressures that would divide them o

School Installs Laundry Room for Students in Need

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'More than 30% of students at Maya High School in Phoenix, Arizona experience homelessness — so the public charter school's principal installed a free laundry room for kids without access to clean clothes.' -- NowThis News

Chef Kwame Williams Prepares Zero-waste Broccoli Coleslaw

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'The average American household generates hundreds of dollars of food waste each year. In New York City, chef Kwame Williams shares tips on how to eliminate food waste while cooking. Plus, his recipe for zero-waste broccoli coleslaw.' -- PBS NewsHour

A Musical that Examines Black Identity in the 1901 World's Fair

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'In this lively talk and performance, artist and TED Fellow Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin offers a sneak peek of her forthcoming musical "At Buffalo." Drawing on archival material from the 1901 Pan-American Exhibition, a world's fair held in Buffalo, New York, the show examines conflicting representations of black identity exhibited at the fair -- highlighting unsettlingly familiar parallels betwe

What It's Like to Be Arrested on False Charges—and Jailed

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

' Chasity Hunter was on a Tinder date when she was pulled over for a routine traffic stop. The police ran her ID and found an outstanding warrant. “I didn’t know at the time that there were warrants out for me—I just had school tomorrow,” Hunter says. Later, she discovered that her aunt had falsely accused her of stealing a laptop.' -- The Atlantic

DEC 23

Debra Martin Chase on Avoiding "Slave Fatigue" in 'Harriet'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

' Debra Martin Chase ( Harriet ) joins Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's Producers Roundtable to talk about the film's focus on freedom and empowerment.' -- The Hollywood Reporter

Jason Moran: This Mondrian Painting is Actually a Jazz Score

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'This episode of The Way I See It features artist, musician, and jazz innovator Jason Moran , whose music explores and expands the properties of jazz—he shapes his medium into a form that seems to breathe the air of our moment. In this series we ask extraordinary creative thinkers to choose a work that they love—Moran’s pick is Piet Mondrian ’s "Broadway Boogie Woogie".' -- The Museum of Modern A

DEC 22

Finding Nicole Wray

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

' Nicole Wray 's rollercoaster career proved that her voice and passion for music made her a force to be reckoned with. From working with the likes of Missy Elliott and Timbaland to being the first female Roc-A-Fella Records R&B artist, Nicole Wray's stamp on the early 2000s hip-hop and r&b music era is undeniable. Here is the untold story of Nicole Wray.' -- BETNetwork

'Almost Famous': 'I Was Poised to be the First Black Astronaut. I Never Made it to Space.'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

'This is the story of Ed Dwight Jr. , who was invited by his country to train to be the first African-American astronaut. Back in 1963, it was hot news. But the United States never sent Dwight to space. For decades, he has maintained that he was discriminated against during his time at the Aerospace Research Pilot School, a prerequisite to NASA run by the legendary pilot Chuck Yeager . Dwight is

Knowing your Enemy & Building Unity: A Conversation with Marian Kramer & Maureen Taylor

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

'"Part of the problem we have in this country is the lack of organizing and vision [...] people are confused about who the enemy are." Listen to a clear message from Maureen Taylor and Marian Kramer , frontline community members and experts who fight for our indispensable right to water in communities of the US.' -- The People's Forum NYC

Talib Kweli And Don Cheadle Talk Kendrick, Miles Davis, Marvel, And Boogie Nights

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

'On this episode of People's Party , Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with legendary actor, director, producer, writer, and Avenger Don Cheadle . The conversation covers a wide swath of his career -- as the trio discusses the backstories of what led Cheadle to take the iconic roles he became known for over the years. Colors , Boogie Nights , Devil In A Blue Dress , Iron Man , Out Of Sight ,

Tiny Desk Concert: Moonchild

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

'The LA-based trio Moonchild makes an intricate blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop. For their Tiny Desk set, they pulled out all the stops: flutes, flugelhorns, saxophones, keyboards, ukuleles and more.'

DEC 21

How the Discovery of an African Burial Ground in New York City Changed the Field of Genetics

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'Genetics bounced back in 1990 with the launch of the Human Genome Project, a national quest to sequence the human genome in its entirety. The buzz around genetics grew even more with the discovery of the African Burial 

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