Book Trailer: Adrian Miller's 'Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue'by Mark Anthony Neal / 2h
'In Black Smoke ( UNCPress ), Adrian Miller chronicles how Black barbecuers, pitmasters, and restauranteurs helped develop this cornerstone of American foodways and how they are coming into their own today. It's a smoke-filled story of Black perseverance, culinary innovation, and entrepreneurship. Though often pushed to the margins, African Americans have enriched a barbecue culture that has come
'Underground Railroad' Director Barry Jenkins Sees Film As An 'Empathy Machine'by Mark Anthony Neal / 18h
'For director Barry Jenkins , filming The Underground Railroad has been the most difficult undertaking of his career. Amazon's new series based is based on Colson Whitehead 's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an enslaved teenage girl who escapes from a brutal Georgia plantation. The series, which was filmed in Georgia, depicts the underground railroad as a literal train that secretly transports
Mind/Shift – Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul: Using 'Stamped (For Kids)' to Have Age-Appropriate Discussions About Raceby Mark Anthony Neal / 23h
'When you first hold Stamped from the Beginning , it’s heavy, even as a paperback. At almost 600 pages and dense with text, a person can tell at once that author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi wasn’t pulling any punches when he set out to write “The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.” Stamped from the Beginning has since been remixed as Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You , a version of the book
The Quarantine Tapes 188: Tracy K Smithby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
“I am someone who has been eager to bring the vocabulary of justice and anti-racism into the different contexts that I inhabit, and one of them is the campus where I teach and where I feel fortunate to serve students who have a lot of wishes and needs. I think it’s been a year of working together with others to see how far we’re willing to go with this goal. But, as you may know, we’re not all on
A Constitutional Quirk Inspired Stacey Abrams' Thriller, 'While Justice Sleeps'by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"Article III of the Constitution gives Supreme Court justices lifetime appointments — but doesn't cover what to do if they become incapacitated. For Stacey Abrams , that was the spark for an exciting story." -- Weekend Edition Sunday
Reimagining Blackness & Architecture: Ordinary Spaces can Facilitate Extraordinary Events | Emanuel Admassuby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
' How do we reclaim the story of a place and the people who made it? Architect Emanuel Admassu discusses his project “Immeasurability” and the story of Atlanta, Georgia as a place that has been shaped by the ordinary spaces of Black life.' -- The Museum of Modern Art
Invisible Blackness – Interview with Terrace Martinby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'On this episode of Invisible Blackness , host Adrian Younge is joined by Terrace Martin : a multi instrumentalist, producer and composer. He’s an essential musical voice, with a captivating story. Martin sheds light on his South Central upbringing, during the crack epidemic, and how this
