No Justice, No Peace: Rapsody on Art, Activism, and the Power of Musicby Mark Anthony Neal / 3h
"The Tight Rope host Professors Tricia Rose and Cornel West invite Rapsody to discuss the legacy of the Black music tradition and how it continually reiterates itself within “new genres” creating a cultural archive. Additionally, Rapsody discusses her journey ‘making it’ in the business without compromising her vision for her artistry and the stories she wants to tell. As they discuss both the le
The Quarantine Tapes 174: Thelma Goldenby Mark Anthony Neal / 3h
"Paul Holdengräber is joined by Thelma Golden on episode 174 of The Quarantine Tapes . Golden is Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, the world’s leading institution devoted to visual art by artists of African descent. She tells Paul about that museum’s history and mission as well as how they have adjusted their programming to address this moment of the pandemic. Thelma tell
A Closer Look | Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Warrior'by Mark Anthony Neal / 21h
"Join specialists Alex Rotter and Evelyn Lin as they discuss the epic masterpiece 'Warrior' by Jean-Michel Basquiat . 'The warrior symbolizes strength,' says Rotter. 'The warrior also symbolizes protection. I think the warrior in his case, symbolizes the willingness to fight for your beliefs.' Discover why this is one of the finest and most powerful works created by the artist in 1982 — the year
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s Disordered Cosmosby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
" LA Review of Books host Eric Newman is joined by Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss her book The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred , which opens up with some very heavy science, explaining quarks, dark matter, and other phenomena that point to the limits of our knowledge about the how the universe, and everything in it, functions. But at the hear
Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight on The Verzuz Phenomenonby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"When the pandemic shut down live concerts, pioneering hip hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland wanted to give people a show, and developed what became a viral online music battle series: Verzuz , in which noted musical artists (such as John Legend and Alicia Keys) perform head-to-head. CBS Sunday Morning contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with two musical legends, Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight
Sanya N'Kanta – “I.C.E. at the Door" [Official Video]by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
Official music video for Sanya N'Kanta 's "I.C.E. at the Door" from his 2020 album The Counterfeit Revival .
Black Farmers and COVID Relief by Ben Jealousby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
| @BenJealous | NewBlackMan (in Exile) If you ever begin to doubt that elections matter, think about Black farmers. The new COVID relief law takes significant steps to address decades of shameful discrimination against Black farmers by the federal government. And that would not have happened
