The Importance of Mentoring for Black Girlsby Mark Anthony Neal / 14h
' Susan L. Taylor founder and CEO of the National Cares Mentoring Movement and Dr. Monique Morris , CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, joined The Takeaway with to discuss the importance of mentoring young Black girls at the individual level and at the community level to provide the proper foundation for them to succeed.'
Esperanza Spalding's 'Songwrights Apothecary Lab'by Mark Anthony Neal / 18h
' Esperanza Spalding ’s new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab , is named after the roaming creative workshop into which she invited musicians, neuroscientists, ethnomusicologists, and other specialists. Six of the twelve songs on the resulting LP were recorded during a session of live sets in New York this summer. Spalding joins All Of It for a Listening Party.'
Pastor T.L. Barrett's Five Decades Spent As A Current For Our Sailsby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'"I grew into love of my music and of my ministry because it was actually a way out," says Pastor T.L. Barrett, Jr. in an interview with All Things Considered 's Mary Louise Kelly . Barrett, now 77 years old, recalls his difficult youth; as a teenager, he turned to songwriting to express himself. And 50 years ago, in the years following the Civil Rights movement, he released his classic album, Li
'Me Too' Founder Tarana Burke Says Black Girls' Trauma Shouldn't Be Ignoredby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'As Tarana Burke read the #MeToo stories women were sharing, she was blown away. Burke shifted her perspective to the "30,000 foot view," and saw something much bigger than she had ever imagined unfolding. She also realized that in order to fully help women heal, she needed to tell her own "Me Too" story. She does that in the new memoir, Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too
Anita Hill Started A Conversation About Sexual Harassment. She's Not Done Yetby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Anita Hill 's new book, Believing , draws on her own experiences, as well as the stories shared with her by victims of sexual harassments and assault. She writes about laws related to gender-based violence and suggests how the Supreme Court confirmation process might be changed so that when women like her and Ford come forward, their allegations are fully investigated. "Thirty years later, I'm
Mickey Guyton Is A Country Artist With A Big Voice An An Even Bigger Messageby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Mickey Guyton is power personified. Equipped with a big voice and an even bigger message, Guyton represents a new generation of women making music in Nashville. Regardless of whether or not her music gets airplay on mainstream country radio, she makes country music to share her truth. Guyton's debut album — released this month — is called Remember Her Name . In this episode of Nashville Session
The Current State Of Surveillanceby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'Think of how you spend your day. Maybe when you first wake up in the morning you check the weather or your email. Maybe you take your dog for a walk around the neighborhood and place a coffee order on your phone before you head into work or go back to the home office. Now think of how many cameras you pass in those first few hours. CCTVs around the coffee shop . Ring cameras on your neighbors' d
Colson Whitehead Finally Gets To Flex His Comedy Muscleby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'After writing his Pulitzer Prize-winning books The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys , author Colson Whitehead needed a change of pace. So for his next novel, Harlem Shuffle , he decided to tackle topics near and dear to his heart: heists and New York real estate. In this episode of NPR's Book of the Day , Morning Edition host Noel King talks to Whitehead about his book's protagonist, a f
There Was Nothing Like 'Soul Train' On TV. There's Never Been Anything Like It Sinceby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'When Soul Train was first nationally syndicated in October 1971, there was nothing else like it on TV. It was the iconic Black music and dance show, a party every weekend that anyone could join from their living room. We break down the lasting influence of Soul Train on the culture with Hanif Abdurraqib , author of A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance , as well as scho
Alison Gopnik: Cognition, Care and Spiritualityby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'In this Aeon Original animation, Alison Gopnik , a writer and a professor of psychology and affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley, examines how these unparalleled vulnerable periods are likely to be at least somewhat responsible for our smarts. Exploring how different brain states accompany different life stages, Gopnik also makes a case that caring for th
Anita Hill on 'Believingby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'Teacher, legal scholar and advocate Anita Hill joins us to discuss her new book, Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence .'
Brandon Taylor Wrote 'Real Life' And 'Filthy Animals' For His Queer, Black Friendsby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'Author Brandon Taylor used to spend most of his hours studying nematodes under a microscope as a grad student in biochemistry. He wrote his first novel over a period of five weeks, mostly while in a lab. That book, Real Life, was released in 2020 to much critical acclaim . He published his second book this year, a short story collection called Filthy Animals . Taylor talks with It's Been a Minut
On Debut Album, Mickey Guyton Remembers Her Nameby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'Over the last decade, singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has been trying to convince the country music industry that she is country. Morning Edition 's Noel King talks to her about the highs and lows she's experienced.'
Terence Blanchard Makes History At The Metropolitan Operaby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'History is being made New York's Metropolitan Opera : For the first time in 138 years, the eminent company will present an opera by a Black composer. After 18 months of pandemic-canceled performances, the nation's premier opera house will open its new season with Fire Shut Up in My Bones, composed by Terence Blanchard . As a trumpeter, Blanchard has played with jazz legends like Lionel Hampton a
What Kneeling in Protest Means To a New Generation of Athletesby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
' Dave Zirin , Sports Editor for The Nation, talks to The Takeaway about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World . Zirin interviewed dozens of brave young athletes across the country who courageously took a knee to protest police brutality and racist violence during the last five years. The Takeaway talked with Zirin about a long history of activism by athletes and
Biden’s Promise for Diverse Judges and Federal Court Diversity by Ben Jealousby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
| @BenJealous | NewBlackMan (in Exile) One of the most important reasons to vote Donald Trump out of the White House was to stop him from packing our federal courts with even more anti-voting-rights, anti-equality, pro-corporate judges. Stopping the flood of bad Trump judges was a huge accomplishment for every organizer and voter who helped elect Joe Biden as president. And that’s only part of t
Anthony Hamilton On Being Vulnerable And His New Album 'Love Is The New Black'by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton is back with a new album. Love Is The New Black is his first full length album in five years — one fans have been anxiously awaiting. All Things Considered 's Michel Martin welcomed Hamilton back to NPR to talk about his latest album, and about his creative process during the pandemic.'
How A North Carolina Community Came Together to Fight Environmental Racismby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Fighting environmental racism is never easy. The communities often targeted lack the resources and political power to fight off big polluters. When Warren County, North Carolina was designated by the state as a dumpsite for soil contaminated by highly toxic chemicals, the community took a stand. Matter of Fact special contributor Joie Chen shows us how Warren County came together to battle for e
A Hue Named Blue: Two Creatives Explore Adidas Originals’ iconic Color for the Launch of the FW21 Blue Version Collectionby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'The color at the heart of adidas Originals gets a new platform in luxe sports fashion with the launch of the Blue Version Fall/Winter 2021 collection. Blue Version pays homage to adidas Originals’ rich heritage by recoding and revamping classic athleisure designs. In this film directed by Danny Sangra , two creatives come together to explore what the color blue means to them. Seen wearing adidas
Gabrielle Union on Feeling Like a Failure Around Fertility: “It was ugly”by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'Actor Gabrielle Union is talking about the painful side of trying to have a baby with husband Dwyane Wade. She candidly shared her surrogacy journey during a conversation about her memoir “You Got Anything Stronger?” with Salon ’s D. Watkins . Union wants to show that fertility stories aren’t “all moonlight and roses” as celebrity stories often go. “Those stories and those truncated truths make
