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Jennifer L. Eberhardt: How Racial Bias Works—and How to Disrupt It

by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h

'Our brains create categories to make sense of the world, recognize patterns and make quick decisions. But this ability to categorize also exacts a heavy toll in the form of unconscious bias. In this powerful talk, psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt explores how our biases unfairly target Black people at all levels of society -- from schools and social media to policing and criminal justice -- an

Bernice Johnson Reagon On Leading Freedom Songs During The Civil Rights Movement

by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h

'In the 1960s, Bernice Johnson Reagon was a founding member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee's Freedom Singers. In 1988, she spoke to Fresh Air about the songs she sang as an activist.'

Black Wall Street And Its Legacy In America

by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h

'A century ago, O.W. Gurley built an empire of African American businesses in Tulsa. Though it all came burning down in the massacre of 1921, new generations of entrepreneurs rose from the ashes.' -- Forbes

"The Only Little Black Girl in Anthropology": Marina Magloire on Transnational Black Feminism

by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h

' Marina Magloire , Black feminist scholar of African American and diasporic literature, presented this paper that tells the story of a friendship deferred. When their paths first crossed in the 1930s, Katherine Dunham was a glamorous Midwesterner who would later be known for her popularizations of Afro-diasporic dance forms in American performance; while Zora Neale Hurston was a charming Souther

Unladylike2020: Gladys Bentley—Gender-Bending Performer and Musician

by Mark Anthony Neal / 17h

' Gladys Bentley (1907-1960) joined New York’s Harlem Renaissance jazz scene at age 16 and became an instant sensation and gender identity pioneer, performing piano and vocals at the most popular gay bars, wearing men’s clothing, and openly flirting with women in the audience.' -- American Masters PBS

Lynn Whitfield Talks Greenleaf, Justice for George Floyd, and COVID-19

by Mark Anthony Neal / 18h

On the episode of The New Norm with Selena Hill , actress Lynn Whitfield discusses her series Greenleaf , the killing of George Floyd, and COVID-19 crisis. -- Black Enterprise

Shane Battier: The 'inspiration gap' kills innovation. How can we do better?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 18h

' What is the inspiration gap? Inspiration comes in many forms: successful role models who went before us, positive words, and coaching from the people in our lives, even the act of setting a goal for ourselves and sticking to it. But inspiration is in some ways a luxury. The financial, familial, and infrastructure constraints that children in at-risk communities face every day must, by necessity

ABWH TV: Black Women's Resistance & History

by Mark Anthony Neal / 18h

'In this episode of ABWH TV, Professors Kellie Carter Jackson , Tera Hunter , Sarah Haley , Crystal N Feimster , Robyn Spencer , and Ashley Farmer discuss Black Women's Resistance and History.' -- Association of Black Women Historians

On the Banality of Everyday Anti-Blackness

400+by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

by Matthew Somoroff | @matty_som | NewBlackMan (in Exile) At about 9 a.m. on Friday, June 19, my doorbell rang unexpectedly. I looked through the living-room windows and saw a white woman I didn’t recognize. She’d come 

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