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CATCH UP WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE)

Sanborn Sessions: Kandace Springs

by Mark Anthony Neal / 10h

'The Season Premiere of Sanborn Sessions : Kandace Springs , joins legendary saxophonist Dave Sanborn and the band for song and conversation at Sanborn's home studio in New York.'

Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn: Diasporic Archives vs. Colonial Archives

by Mark Anthony Neal / 10h

Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, Black Atlas 'Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn answers Léopold Lambert ’s questions about the way she interprets or/and constructs various kinds of archives through her artistic work. The first part of the conversation addresses diasporic archives through her project The Making of an Archive (2014-now), which undertakes to digitize photographs from immigrant families in Canada and

Beyond Capitalism or Socialism: On Generalized Precarity and Subversive Pragmatism

by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h

'Theorist Albena Azmanova examines the dynamics of post-2008 precarity capitalism, the left's long failure to strike through capitalism's competitive production of profit, and explains why radical change for the precarious multitude is possible without a revolutionary break - but through subversive pragmatism. Azmanova is author of Capitalism on Edge: How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Ch

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith's Poetry Road Trip Across America

by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h

' Pulitzer prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith spent a year traveling the country as U.S. poet laureate. Who did she meet — and what did she learn — about a nation that seems at odds with itself?'

Reginald Dwayne Betts Reads from 'Felon'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

' Reginald Dwayne Betts discovered poetry while in solitary confinement, during a prison sentence for a carjacking that he committed when he was sixteen. He was tried and sentenced as an adult, and finished high school and began writing poetry while in prison. He went on to graduate from college, and then from Yale Law School, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. Connecticut contested his admission

A Landmark Study of Sexual Assault on Campus

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

'Jennifer S. Hirsch , professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia and co-director of the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) at Columbia, and Shamus Khan , chair of sociology at Columbia and co-head of the ethnographic team of SHIFT, join All Of It to discuss their new book, Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus.'

Rapper Killer Mike on the Political Issues that Matter to Him in 2020

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

' Michael Render , better known as Killer Mike , has been rapping for decades, coming up in the Atlanta music scene of the early 2000s alongside peers like Outkast and Goodie Mob. Today, he’s one half of the rap duo Run the Jewels. But activism has also been a central part of Mike’s life since he was a teenager. He told The Takeaway , "It's not like I had a choice. My grandmother was active civic

Why Martin Luther King, Jr. Was A "Master Television Producer"

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

'Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often memorialized as a great public intellectual, orator, and civil rights leader. But the important skills that don't often make headlines — his mastery of political and media strategy — are some of the most important. The 1960s civil rights movement took place just as television news was coming into its own. Alexis Madrigal, staff writer for The Atlantic , says t

JAN 14

Faculty Bookwatch: Charles Piot: "The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles"

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

' Duke Franklin Humanities Institute 's Faculty Bookwatch featured Duke Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African & African American Studies Charles Piot and his recently published, The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles . In this book, Professor Piot follows Kodjo Nicolas Batema , a visa-broker known as a "fixer" in the West African nation of Togo, as he helps his clients apply for the U.S. Div

JAN 12

A Conversation Between Friends: Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and Sharon Harley

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'A conversation with Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham , Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University and Sharon Harley , Associate Professor of African American Studies, University of Maryland. Moderated by Emily Owens , Assistant Professor of History, Brown University.' -- Brown University

Slick Rick: What's In My Bag?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Slick Rick goes shopping at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles. The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (30th Anniversary Edition) is available from Def Jam Recordings.' -- Amoeba

How Miles Davis Recorded "Kind of Blue"

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Miles Davis didn't provide sheet music for his musicians during the recording of his iconic album Kind of Blue . He said that "I didn't write out the music for Kind of Blue . But brought in sketches 'cause I wanted a lot of spontaneity in the playing".' -- American Masters PBS

Sea Levels Are Rising In Miami, Turning Little Haiti Into Hot Property

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'While the city’s famous beaches will eventually be submerged by rising sea levels, Little Haiti sits on a ridge far above these properties. Its location has made it a hot spot for development, and Haitians say they are being forced out.' -- AJ+

Where is the Funk? How Prince Created the Minneapolis Sound (feat. Jellybean Johnson of The Time)

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'The electro-funk style known as the Minneapolis Sound took over pop music in the 1980s and 90s. LA is in Minneapolis to meet with Jellybean Johnson of the Minneapolis Sound pioneering band, The Time, to find out how Prince and 

Sanborn Sessions: Kandace Springs

by Mark Anthony Neal / 10h

'The Season Premiere of Sanborn Sessions : Kandace Springs , joins legendary saxophonist Dave Sanborn and the band for song and conversation at Sanborn's home studio in New York.'

Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn: Diasporic Archives vs. Colonial Archives

by Mark Anthony Neal / 10h

Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, Black Atlas 'Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn answers Léopold Lambert ’s questions about the way she interprets or/and constructs various kinds of archives through her artistic work. The first part of the conversation addresses diasporic archives through her project The Making of an Archive (2014-now), which undertakes to digitize photographs from immigrant families in Canada and

Beyond Capitalism or Socialism: On Generalized Precarity and Subversive Pragmatism

by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h

'Theorist Albena Azmanova examines the dynamics of post-2008 precarity capitalism, the left's long failure to strike through capitalism's competitive production of profit, and explains why radical change for the precarious multitude is possible without a revolutionary break - but through subversive pragmatism. Azmanova is author of Capitalism on Edge: How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Ch

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith's Poetry Road Trip Across America

by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h

' Pulitzer prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith spent a year traveling the country as U.S. poet laureate. Who did she meet — and what did she learn — about a nation that seems at odds with itself?'

Reginald Dwayne Betts Reads from 'Felon'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

' Reginald Dwayne Betts discovered poetry while in solitary confinement, during a prison sentence for a carjacking that he committed when he was sixteen. He was tried and sentenced as an adult, and finished high school and began writing poetry while in prison. He went on to graduate from college, and then from Yale Law School, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. Connecticut contested his admission

A Landmark Study of Sexual Assault on Campus

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

'Jennifer S. Hirsch , professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia and co-director of the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) at Columbia, and Shamus Khan , chair of sociology at Columbia and co-head of the ethnographic team of SHIFT, join All Of It to discuss their new book, Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus.'

Rapper Killer Mike on the Political Issues that Matter to Him in 2020

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

' Michael Render , better known as Killer Mike , has been rapping for decades, coming up in the Atlanta music scene of the early 2000s alongside peers like Outkast and Goodie Mob. Today, he’s one half of the rap duo Run the Jewels. But activism has also been a central part of Mike’s life since he was a teenager. He told The Takeaway , "It's not like I had a choice. My grandmother was active civic

Why Martin Luther King, Jr. Was A "Master Television Producer"

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

'Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often memorialized as a great public intellectual, orator, and civil rights leader. But the important skills that don't often make headlines — his mastery of political and media strategy — are some of the most important. The 1960s civil rights movement took place just as television news was coming into its own. Alexis Madrigal, staff writer for The Atlantic , says t

JAN 14

Faculty Bookwatch: Charles Piot: "The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles"

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

' Duke Franklin Humanities Institute 's Faculty Bookwatch featured Duke Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African & African American Studies Charles Piot and his recently published, The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles . In this book, Professor Piot follows Kodjo Nicolas Batema , a visa-broker known as a "fixer" in the West African nation of Togo, as he helps his clients apply for the U.S. Div

JAN 12

A Conversation Between Friends: Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and Sharon Harley

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'A conversation with Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham , Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University and Sharon Harley , Associate Professor of African American Studies, University of Maryland. Moderated by Emily Owens , Assistant Professor of History, Brown University.' -- Brown University

Slick Rick: What's In My Bag?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Slick Rick goes shopping at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles. The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (30th Anniversary Edition) is available from Def Jam Recordings.' -- Amoeba

How Miles Davis Recorded "Kind of Blue"

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Miles Davis didn't provide sheet music for his musicians during the recording of his iconic album Kind of Blue . He said that "I didn't write out the music for Kind of Blue . But brought in sketches 'cause I wanted a lot of spontaneity in the playing".' -- American Masters PBS

Sea Levels Are Rising In Miami, Turning Little Haiti Into Hot Property

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'While the city’s famous beaches will eventually be submerged by rising sea levels, Little Haiti sits on a ridge far above these properties. Its location has made it a hot spot for development, and Haitians say they are being forced out.' -- AJ+

Where is the Funk? How Prince Created the Minneapolis Sound (feat. Jellybean Johnson of The Time)

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'The electro-funk style known as the Minneapolis Sound took over pop music in the 1980s and 90s. LA is in Minneapolis to meet with Jellybean Johnson of the Minneapolis Sound pioneering band, The Time, to find out how Prince and 

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