Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Luedji Lunaby Mark Anthony Neal / 41min
"'I feel that we are living in a crazy moment in a crazy time and music has been a safe place for me — the only safe place for me,' Luedji Luna says in a low, alluring voice as she explains the purpose of her latest album, Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D'Água . The album, much like the Brazilian singer-songwriters's Tiny Desk performance, is a respite from these times. Elements of jazz and blues are
A Baltimore Youth Program Mixes A Passion For Dirt Bikes With Scienceby Mark Anthony Neal / 21h
'B-360, a nonprofit, uses dirt bikes to teach elementary and high school students math and science. "Fixing and repairing a bike is mechanical engineering," says Brittany Young , an engineering sciences educator who founded the program. "Most people don't realize when dirt bike riders pop a wheelie, it's actually like a physics equation".'
Left of Black S11 · E28 | The Sound of Afro South Asian Collaborations in Black Music with Elliott Powellby Mark Anthony Neal / 21h
When you think of hip-hop or R&B, how often do you hear the strings of a sitar being strummed in the background? In this episode of Left of Black , host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal discusses the influence of South Asian collaborations in contemporary Black music with Elliott Powell , the Beverly and Richard Fink Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. His new
Life, Love, Loss. NC Jazz Artist Nnenna Freelon Unpacks Her Story in ‘Time Traveler'22by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"Jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon ’s new album is bittersweet — a time capsule filled with 40 years of love, laughter and tears shared with her late husband, architect Phil Freelon . Penned as a “sonic love letter,” Time Traveler fuses old classics, 1970s Soul hits and original works. It’s the first release in 11 years for Freelon, a multi-Grammy-nominated singer who lives in Durham, NC." -- The News
Play It Forward: George Clinton Is Everyone's Hype Manby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with George Clinton about the legacy of his work, how the spirit of funk is synonymous with freedom and an artist he's grateful for: Constance Hauman . '
The Music Show with Andrew Ford: Marvin Gaye's Masterpiece at 50 with Guest Mark Anthony Nealby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'Marvin Gaye’s album What’s Going On turned 50 this week; it was an instant commercial success in 1971, helping to summarise the hopes and despairs of Black Americans against a backdrop of the Vietnam War and ongoing fight for racial equality. But could the album be even more relevant today? Rolling Stone thinks so (it jumped from #6 to #1 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list when revise
Remaining Tulsa Massacre Survivors Demand Justiceby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'The three known survivors of the Tulsa Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher , Hughes Van Ellis , and Lessie Benningfield Randle who were all children in 1921, offered their firsthand accounts of the race massacre at a congressional hearing in Washington.'
A Black Woman Says She Had To Hide Her Race To Get A Fair Home Appraisalby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'Two low home appraisals spurred a Black woman in Indianapolis to administer her own fair housing test. The result led her to file a complaint alleging housing discrimination.' -- WFYI Public Radio
Actor John Boyega On 'Star Wars', 'Small Axe' And Telling 'Stories Of The Untold'by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
' John Boyega has been outspoken about systemic racism in Hollywood. He has talked about how his character in Star Wars was sidelined, along with the other characters played by actors of color. Boyega won a Golden Globe for his performance in the anthology series Small Axe , as a Black British police officer who joined the force in the 1980s to try to change the system.'
Why Is Everyone Talking About Newsletters?by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'In the last ten years, it seems like newsletters have replaced blogs as the platform du jour. And Substack helps writers profit off their own work. But the platform's success isn't without controversy. The main criticism being who they allow on the platform. 1A digs into newsletters and what they mean for our media landscape.'
How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Classby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'As the sometimes breathless coverage of the union vote in Bessemer, Alabama showed, labor stories are having a moment — in part due to the work of digital outlets since the Occupy movement, as well as increased attention on essential workers more broadly during the pandemic. But this surge in coverage is happening amid half a century of neglect of the labor beat, according to Christopher R. Mart
Jennifer Redfearn's 'Apart'by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'The documentary, Apart , follows three mothers who prepare to return to their families after being incarcerated. Director Jennifer Redfearn joins All Of It to discuss the film.'
What Is Activism? Carl Hancock Rux Talks With Lara Downesby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'The poet and playwright Carl Hancock Rux wrestles with the idea of being an activist in America today in its various forms, meanings and misunderstandings.' -- Amplify With Lara Downes
How Barbers are Looking out for Their Clients' Mental Healthby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Black men are crying out. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young Black Americans; and our young men are at particular risk. Stigmas, health care access, and social pressures to appear hyper-masculine stop a lot of Black men from getting help. But a grassroots program known as The Confess Project is trying to break this pattern. Trymaine Lee talks to the founder of The Confess Pr
Invisible Blackness – Interview with Roy Choiby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
' Roy Choi is the son of Korean immigrants and a hip hop aficionado. His culinary food truck empire built a bridge between race and socio economic class by normalizing eating in the streets of LA. In this episode Roy and host Adrian Younge discuss the power of food justice as a path to social equality and the meaningful dance between food and identity.'
Reimagining Blackness & Architecture: A Dream is a Built Thing | Felecia Davisby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'How do you build something with your community? Architect Felecia Davis discusses her project “Fabricating Networks: Transmissions and Receptions from Pittsburgh’s Hill District” and the importance of mutual aid in creating free spaces.' -- The Museum of Modern Art
'Love Letter To Black Boys': Memoir Explores Masculinity Against Appalachian Backdropby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
' Brian Broome began writing a memoir of his life when he was at the absolute bottom — in rehab for drug addiction in his 40s. "That's where it kind of officially started, and then when I got out of rehab, it just went from there," he tells Morning Edition . His book, Punch Me Up to the Gods , begins with his father beating a 10-year-old Broome with his fists. The blows by his father, and even hi
The Pioneering Legacy Of The International Sweethearts of Rhythmby Mark Anthony Neal / 6d
' The International Sweethearts of Rhythm reached the height of their acclaim in the 1940s as the nation's first racially integrated all-women's jazz band. They toured the country and the world even as they faced discrimination on the basis of both race and gender. All Things Considered 's Michel Martin speaks to Cathy Hughes about the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, of which her mother was
Brand New Heavies at Brooklyn's Pioneer Worksby Mark Anthony Neal / 6d
' Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas , who are collectively known as Deux Femmes Noires, join All Of It to discuss their second curatorial project together titled, Brand New Heavies . The exhibition is on view at Brooklyn's Pioneer Works through June 20 and features monumental, site-specific installations by three artists: Abigail DeVille , Xaviera Simmons , and Rosa-Johan Uddoh .'
One Hundred, The Ed Gordon Podcast: Director, Actor Bill Dukeby Mark Anthony Neal / 6d
' Ed Gordon talks with trailblazing actor, director, Bill Duke . Duke talks about his scene-stealing roles in movies including American Gigolo and Predator to directing movies ( Hoodlum , Sister Act2 ) and television shows ( Miami Vice and Dallas ). Duke also talks about the hardships people of color encounter in Hollywood.'
