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Saturday, September 25, 2021

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THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE)



Millennials Are Killing Capitalism: Lorraine Hansberry's Radical Vision with Soyica Diggs Colbert
by Mark Anthony Neal / 10h
In this episode of Millennials Are Killing Capitalism an interview with Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert about her recently published book, Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry . Most well known as the playwright behind A Raisin In The Sun , Hansberry was a journalist and editor for Paul Robeson’s Freedom , which covered domestic and international politics and social movements from a Black R
Janelle Monáe - Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout) (feat. Various Artists)
by Mark Anthony Neal / 11h
"Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)" [feat. Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Chloe x Halle, Tierra Whack, Isis V., Zoë Kravitz, Brittany Howard, Asiahn, Mj Rodriguez, Jovian Zayne, Angela Rye, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Brittany Packnett-Cunningham, Alicia Garza ].
LARB Radio Hour | Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s 'My Name Is Pauli Murray'
by Mark Anthony Neal / 11h
' Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by documentary filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen , who are perhaps best known for RGB , their Academy Award-nominated documentary about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg . That film provided the impetus for their latest project, My Name Is Pauli Murray , which traces the career of a fierce warrior against injustice whose story has been co
Intersectionality Matters!: The Lies They Tell—Mass Media's Complicity in the Age of Disinformation with Soledad O’Brien
by Mark Anthony Neal / 23h
'In recent years, the Right has ignited a widespread disinformation campaign around Critical Race Theory -- and mainstream media is fueling the fire. Mentions of CRT in the news grew exponentially this past year, with journalists often framing the conversation around education censorship as an equal debate between supporters and opponents of anti-equality legislation. And despite CRT’s well-docum
Mets Documentary 'Once Upon a Time in Queens'
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'In 1986, the New York Mets had a magical season, winning 108 regular season games and the World Series. Director Nick Davis , and Mookie Wilson , the Mets outfielder who hit the famous ground ball that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series, join All Of It to discuss the ESPN ’30 for 30’ documentary, Once Upon a Time in Queens .'

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Into America: Big Daddy Kane Reflects on the Golden Age of Hip-hop
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'Before he was Big Daddy Kane , he was just Antonio Hardy , the kid from Brooklyn who heard something new coming out of the turntables at the block party. It was the sound of hip-hop coming of age, and Kane was coming up with it. Soon, he’d be writing his own rhymes and traveling to other boroughs to battle their best MCs. Big Daddy Kane would go on to become one of the most versatile rappers of
Helga—The Armory Conversations: K. Anthony Jones
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
" I want to push those limitations. Push them ." Researcher, writer and critic K. Anthony Jones discusses what it means to make your own way and how to carve a path where one does not exist.
Is Rest Possible for Black Bodies Past Death?
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'The Atlantic magazine’s Inheritance project takes a look at American history, black life and the resilience of memory. In the the chapter entitled “What the Body Holds,” journalist Latria Graham talks with The Takeaway about her piece, “The Dark Underside of Representations of Slavery” which focuses on the fight by Tamara Lanier to get the images of her ancestors Renty and Delia back from the Ha
'The Story of Black Lives Matter' for Young Readers
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
' Veronica Chambers , New York Times editor and author of a new book, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter , joins All Of It to discuss her book designed for younger readers to understand the history of the movement.'
Why Some Black Americans are Leaving the U.S. to Reclaim Their "Destiny" in Ghana
by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'After Black Lives Matter protests exploded around the world - Ghana's Tourism Minister encouraged African Americans to move to her country, saying you don't have to "stay where you are not wanted." The calls followed a 2019 campaign that encouraged descendants of African diaspora to return to the nation where four centuries earlier their ancestors were forced into slavery. CBS Mornings ' Debora
Tarana Burke's Mixed Reaction to Me Too’s Popularity: “White people have never prioritized our pain”
by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Tarana Burke shared her frustrations around the hashtag #MeToo going viral in 2017 during a Salon Talks conversation about her memoir, Unbound . “I will never fully regain that narrative, but that’s okay,” the founder of the Me Too movement said. Burke explained that her focus remains on Black women healing from sexual violence, even if the movement was co-opted by the media and white women. “I
Merry Clayton On 'Beautiful Scars' And A Life Of Singing
by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'In the late 1960s, Merry Clayton was one of the most sought after backup singers. Her album, released in 2021, is called Beautiful Scars . In this episode of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN , Clayton talks about a life of singing, doing homework with Bobby Darin , what Ray Charles heard in her voice and more.'

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Unscripted: Joshie Jo Armstead on Melvin Van Peebles
by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
In this clip from Unscripted: Conversations w/ Christian John Wikane , singer-songwriter Joshie Jo Armstead discusses the genius of the late Melvin Van Peebles . Armstead performed in Van Peebles's musical Don't Play Us Cheap (1972).
Carl Hancock Rux: I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me
by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
“ We have to constantly be in conversations with our dreams, our hopes, and our ambitions in order to change the world .” - Carl Hancock Rux 'Take a behind-the-scenes look back at "I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me," a site-specific celebration conceived and curated by Carl Hancock Rux and featuring original lyrics by Lynn Nottage , costumes by Dianne Smith , music by Nona Hendryx , Vernon R

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Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: Time is Running Out to Protect the Right to Vote in 2022 and Beyond by Ben Jealous
by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: Time is Running Out to Protect the Right to Vote in 2022 & Beyond by Ben Jealous | @BenJealous | NewBlackMan (in Exile) Republican-controlled state legislatures have imposed new voting restrictions. They are getting ready to create more safe congressional seats for Republicans through abusive partisan redistricting. They are undermining faith in elections with false

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The Evolution of Black TV
by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'The 1980s and 1990s were full of memorable Black characters on the small screen, from Carl Winslow and Steve Urkel of Family Matters to Will, Uncle Phil, and Aunt Vivian of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to identical twin sisters Tia and Tamera of Sister, Sister. Though there were countless Black characters in front of the camera, behind the scenes was a different story. From the writers rooms to t
The Birth of Climate Disinformation
by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'Fossil fuel companies have been lying to the public for decades; it's well-documented that almost as soon as climate change became a scientific reality, they actively downplayed the crisis. But to keep Americans unaware of the growing urgency of our environmental problem, those same companies needed a way to paint themselves as heroes. Advertising allowed fossil fuel companies to sell themselves
Carmelo Anthony on His New Memoir
by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'Carmelo Anthony , ten-time NBA All-Star currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and formerly of the New York Knicks, joins All Of It to discuss his new memoir, Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope .'
Helga—The Armory Conversations: Antwaun Sargent
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
“There’s a real potential in art making to have someone reassess everything that they had thought about a history.” 'Curator, critic and writer, Antwaun Sargent engages Helga Davis in a discussion around the motivations behind his work as a curator and the circuitous path that led him to a life in and around art.'
Amythyst Kiah's Roots Music Deals With Loss, Grief, and Pain
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Tennessee-based songwriter Amythyst Kiah loves both roots and alternative music; and her songs often clothe dark subjects - suicide of a loved one, a descent into alcoholism - in bluesy stomps and ecstatic rock. The singer, guitarist, banjo player, and scholar (she holds a degree in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies), has made records on her own and is a member of the formidable qua

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Living While Black, In Japan
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'In the wake of the 2020 killing of George Floyd , African-Americans and others mounted ongoing street protests. But African-Americans living abroad felt the anguish as profoundly as their families and friends back "home." Some have chosen to live in Japan, one of the most homogeneous nations in the world. Despite being in a smaller minority in Japan than in their home country, they express feeli
How a Brewery is Battling Gang Violence One Pint at a Time
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Something special is brewing at a North Carolina brewery. They’re using beer to fight gang violence, but the brew masters might be getting more attention than the new lager. Matter of Fact correspondent Jessica Gomez takes us inside Wilmington’s TRU Colors .'
The Kaepernick Effect: How A Knee Inspired a Generational Revolt 99 – Dave Zirin and Eddie Glaude in Conversation
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People’s History of Sports in the United States , Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect”, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations a
The Multi-hyphenate Cedric the Entertainer
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
' Cedric Antonio Kyles – comedian, actor, director and producer – boiled his stage name down to Cedric the Entertainer , but he still wears many hats. The star of the sitcom The Neighborhood , and host of the 2021 Emmy Awards on CBS, sat down with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about his career and the joy he hopes to bring to audiences.'
Industrial Residue in the Rust Belt: LaToya Ruby Frazier and Taylor Renee Aldridge in Conversation
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'To inaugurate The Last Cruze exhibition at California African American Museum , the artist LaToya Ruby Frazier will be joined by CAAM Visual Arts Curator Taylor Renee Aldridge to discuss Frazier’s ongoing work in documentary film and photography. In various interconnected bodies of work, Frazier uses collaborative storytelling with the people who appear in her artwork to celebrate working-class
Percival Everett's Novel 'The Trees' Parses Through Race's Part In A Southern Murder
by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Special detectives Ed Morgan and Jim Davis are the big-city heat from Hattiesburg. They're with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, and they're in the small town of Money to investigate the murder of two men in the back room of the same shotgun-style house - one, a white man who's disfigured in a way so gruesome we can't tell you without a trigger warning, if you please; the other, a Black
Researchers Alarmed By Rising Suicide Rate Among Black Girls, Adolescents
by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d
'In 2018, researchers noted an increase in suicides among Black children over the last decade, but a new study shows that the biggest rise — nearly 7% a year from 2003 to 2017 — is among Black girls . So what's contributing to the increases? And what can be done to stop it? Here & Now host Tonya Mosley talks to Arielle Sheftall , lead author on the new study and principal investigator at the Cent

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Jelani Cobb on the Kerner Report, an Unheeded Warning about the Consequences of Racism
by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d
'In 1967, in the wake of a violent uprising in Detroit, President Lyndon B. Johnson assembled the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate what had happened. This seemed futile: another panel to investigate yet another uprising. “A lot of people felt that way—‘We don’t need more studies, nothing’s going to come out of that commission,’ ” Fred Harris, a former senator from Ok

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