'It started with an unsubstantiated rumor. “You can laugh now,” said Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show in 1973, “but there is an acute shortage of toilet paper.” There wasn’t— but it didn’t matter. The broadcast sent America into a mass panic. Millions of shoppers swarmed into grocery stores to begin hoarding toilet paper. The Scott Paper Company insisted that the shortage was being artificially
'Artist Hank Willis Thomas will present an opening exhibition lecture for Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… , moderated by artist, historian, and Hank’s mother, Deborah Willis . The lecture will introduce guests to Willis Thomas's process as a conceptual artist, as well as touch on his work as a co-founder of the first-ever artist-driven super PAC, For Freedoms, a nationwide initiative
'Common Sense Mamita talks with G. Keith Alexander , voiceover artist, actor, radio announcer and model about his long career in entertainment doing voiceover for popular brands such as Burger King, Charmin and Cheerios. G. Keith shares tips for voiceover artists just getting into the business covering everything from creating a reel, going out on auditions, working with agents and making adjustm
' Amani M. Allen is Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences and Epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, where her research focuses on race and socioeconomic health disparities and the measurement and study of racism as a social determinant of health.' -- Chautauqua Institution
' Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite —the first ever exhibition dedicated to Kwame Brathwaite ’s impressive career—tells the story of a key figure of the second Harlem Renaissance. Brathwaite’s son, Kwame S. Brathwaite , and two of the contributors Aperture’s exhibition catalogue: culture critic and author, Tanisha C. Ford ; and photographer, curator and author Deborah Willis
Jamla Records Songbird, Heather Victoria Takes Flight with EP Boutique Hotel and R&B Soul by Lamont Lilly | @LamontLilly | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, R&B singer Heather Victoria is the flagship vocalist for Jamla Records , a Raleigh-based indie Hip Hop label headed by producer extraordinaire 9th Wonder. Late last year, Victoria released a new EP called
'Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage talks about the origin of her Broadway play, Sweat , and the time she spent developing the story through her conversations with working class residents in Reading, Pennsylvania. Her focus on the struggles of this deindustrialized Rust Belt town predicted a national conversation around identity, race and economy that remains a focal point of politica
' A report published in January showed that parents of teenagers were either in denial or unaware of what their children watched online. With porn being more accessible than ever, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani asks men how and why they consume porn and whether they think it has an impact on them and their relationships. Through responses from viewers, conversations with friends, and interviews
'Westworld actress Tessa Thompson reveals her style icons and her favorite looks, joined by her personal stylists Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald .' -- The Hollywood Reporter
Patrick Elliot Alexander , Ph.D. '12, an associate professor of English and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi presents "Death Row Lessons: Angola, Willie Francis, and Imprisoned Radical Intellectualism in Ernest Gaines’s A Lesson Before Dying " in the Moyle Room of the Karsh Alumni and Visitor Center. The lecture was organized by the Department of African & African America
'Academy Award-winning writer and actor Tarell Alvin McCraney talks about his semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue , and the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight that followed. He discusses the centrality of Florida to his work, and the importance of building a sense of community above all else. McCraney’s recent work includes the TV series David Makes Man on the OWN Netwo
Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) is joined in the studio by Dr. Ainehi Edoro ( @ainehiedoro ), an assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the founder and editor of Brittle Paper ( @brittlepaper ), an online platform dedicated to African literature and culture.
' The book Picture: Muhammad Ali shows how photographers from the Louisville Courier-Journal , the boxer's hometown newspaper, captured both public and private moments of "The Greatest." Tony Dokoupil talks with the newspaper's photographers who covered Ali throughout his career.' -- CBS Sunday Morning
'In American culture, most of us are overworked and overwhelmed, especially women. The Black Superwoman Syndrome is said to be a burden of strength passed down through generations; lessons are handed down from grandmother to mother and mother to daughter. Pfizer’s nationally recognized Senior Medical Advisor Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall and legendary actress and health advocate Phylicia Rashad explored h
' Implicit biases are feelings and ideas subconsciously attributed to a group or culture based on learned associations and experiences. Everyone has them, but it can be dangerous when those biases are transferred to a powerful technology like AI. By keeping the development of artificial intelligence private, we are risking building systems that are intrinsically biased against certain groups. Gov
' Jaleel White was a household name when he played "Steve Urkel" on the hit sitcom "Family Matters." But in his 20s, Jaleel explains how he had to experience a lot of no's and basically had to start from the bottom.' -- BETNetwork
' The father of the sample, Marley Marl , joins Peanut Butter Wolf , Cut Chemist , and author Ben Merlis to visit The Artform Studio in Los Angeles in celebration and discussion of the release of Merlis' new book Goin Off: The Story of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin' Records .' -- artdontsleep
' Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), the daughter of sharecroppers in rural Texas, spent her childhood picking cotton. In 1915, she moved to Chicago as part of the Great Migration of African Americans to escape racial terror and find greater job opportunities in the North. After working as a manicurist in a barber shop, she made up her mind to become an aviator. Coleman was rejected from entering every
' Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi team up to investigate the history of racist ideas through a narrative that's aimed at young adult readers. It's called: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You .'
