Remembering Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian Trailblazer and Feminist Advocateby Mark Anthony Neal / 15h
" Weekend Edition Saturday 's Scott Simon speaks to Egyptian-American author Mona El-Tahawy about the legacy of Egyptian feminist Nawal el-Sadawi ."
What Does Intersectionality Mean?by Mark Anthony Neal / 15h
"The Atlanta spa shootings brought attention to a long history of hate against Asians and Asian Americans. But The shootings were also a tragedy at the intersection of gender, race, and class. The horror of the event struck a chord for many people belonging to different demographic groups. Intersectionality is something we hear a lot in reference to stories about politics, lifestyle, tragedy and
How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Seriesby Mark Anthony Neal / 15h
"A few months after Jackie Robinson broke modern baseball's color barrier in 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in baseball's American League. A year later, Satchel Paige joined the Cleveland Indians as the team's second Black player. The two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to sign them, propelled Cleveland to win the World Series in 1948 in one of baseball's most nota
America: “What Will You Do unto the Least of These?” by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.by Mark Anthony Neal / 15h
| @DrBenChavis | NewBlackMan (in Exile) If it were not for the Black Church in America, our long struggle for freedom, justice, equality, equity, and empowerment would not have made the progress that has been accomplished over the past 500 to 400 years. I speak in the tradition of my Presbyterian great-great grandfather, The Reverend John Chavis (1763-1838) in North Carolina and The Reverend Nat
KOAP In Conversation with: Fahamu Pecou (Part One)by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
" Layla Felder talks to Fahamu Pecou about his journey to becoming the internationally acclaimed artist he is today, his current works, and the exciting projects he’s been working on."
The Quarantine Tapes 176: Nathalie Etokeby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"On episode 176 of The Quarantine Tapes , host Paul Holdengräber is joined by author Nathalie Etoke . Recorded during the time of the historic trials surrounding the death of George Floyd , Nathalie expands on the way that the pandemic has brought into focus many things that were dormant. In this moment of reckoning, Nathalie expertly addresses the truth about what shapes racism, and asks us all
Booker T. Jones – What's In My Bag?by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
"Soul legend Booker T. Jones went shopping at Amoeba Music in San Francisco before the pandemic. His latest album Note By Note is available from Edith Street Records." -- Amoeba
Independent Lens: Coded Bias (dir. Shalini Kantayya)by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
"In an increasingly data-driven, automated world, the question of how to protect individuals’ civil liberties in the face of artificial intelligence looms larger by the day. Coded Bias follows M.I.T. Media Lab computer scientist Joy Buolamwini , along with data scientists, mathematicians, and watchdog groups from all over the world, as they fight to expose the discrimination within algorithms now
Sidney Poitier on Applying Life Experiences in Actingby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
" Sidney Poitier on applying life experiences in acting, as told to American Film Institute Conservatory Fellows during a seminar in 1991."
Reimagining Blackness & Architecture: We Outchea | Sekou Cookeby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
"How can we empower people through public space? Architect Sekou Cook e discusses his project “We Outchea: Hip-Hop Fabrications and Public Space” and his vision for transforming a public housing site in Syracuse, New York." -- The Museum of Modern Art
Invisible Blackness – The Rise of the Black Superstar, an Interview with Nelson Georgeby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
" Nelson George is Hip-hops’ historian. A New York native, author and intellectual. Nelson has been documenting the culture with a legendary clarity since its inception. No one has articulated the nuances of Hip-hops' emergence like Nelson George. In this episode of Invisible Blackne
