The Radical Connections Between Art and Incarcerationby Mark Anthony Neal / 9min
' The Takeaway speaks with Nicole Fleetwood , inaugural James Weldon Johnson professor of media, culture, and communications at New York University and 2021 MacArthur Fellow, and Russell Craig , a painter based in New York City, about how art is made and displayed in prisons and jails in the U.S.'
Crate Digging: McCoy Tyner's Never-Before-Heard Set at the Village Vanguardby Mark Anthony Neal / 12h
McCoy Tyner with Christian McBride 'He may be best known for his inimitable contribution to the classic John Coltrane Quartet, which also featured bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones . But traces of McCoy Tyner 's genius were there before he met Trane. And the proof of his truth can also be found in his discography after Trane. In this episode of Jazz Night in America , host Christian
Left of Black S12 · E9 | Erica R. Edwards on Black Women and U.S. Empireby Mark Anthony Neal / 21h
We may think of the Civil Rights Era as having a certain end date somewhere in the early to mid-1970's. However Black women have never left the battlefield in the fight for civil & human rights against a patriarchal system bent on silencing Black voices. On this episode of Left of Black , host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Professor Erica R. Edwards , Presidential T
The Splendid Table: Dr. Jessica B. Harris Specialby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
' The Splendid Table spends an hour with Culinary Historian Dr. Jessica B. Harris . We talk about her start in food writing, how she started making connections between what she ate in Africa and what she ate in America, learn about one of her greatest influences, her mother who she calls her “culinary secret weapon”, and hear the many different ways she studied food, from reading Columbus’ journa
The Real Ballers Read Podcast: Why Our Stories Must be Told with George M. Johnsonby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
" George M. Johnson is an award-winning Black Non-Binary writer, author, and activist with boundless creativity. They are also the first The Real Ballers Podcast guest that chose their own books to talk about—and we are so glad they did. This is a really special episode for us because we were able to be in conversation with George and Sol Kelly, our friend who came on the podcast to talk about Ge
"Way Out of No Way": Nnenna Freelon and Karla F.C. Holloway in Conversationby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
In this special presentation, Left of Black and the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University collaborated with The NorthStar Church of the Arts and the North Carolina Humanities Council to host a conversation with Grammy Award nominated Jazz artist Nnenna Freelon and noted literary scholar and novelist Karla F.C. Holloway . In a wide ranging conversation moderated by Left of Bla
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Glynn Turmanby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
' Glynn Turman is a brilliant actor who's lived an extraordinary life. His first big role was at 12, in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun alongside Sidney Poitier , Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett Jr . He's played mayor Clarence Royce on The Wire and Doctor Senator on the most recent season of Fargo . He portrayed Mose Wright , the great-uncle of Emmett Till , in the ABC miniseri
The Intersection of Sustainable Farming and Decarcerationby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'Of the 52,000 farms in North Carolina, one farm stands out as doing more than growing produce and raising livestock. GrowingChange , a non-profit organization that converts decommissioned rural prisons into farms and education centers where local, at-risk young people learn about animal husbandry and sustainable agriculture. Noran Sanford , Executive Director and Founder of GrowingChange, and yo
The Child Care Industry is a Failed Business Model: How the Pandemic Made it Worse for Familiesby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'The omicron surge has made it even harder for child care providers to keep doors open and give reliable, consistent care that families need. Entry-level early childhood workers with high school diplomas earn $13 to $14 an hour depending on their experience — but many people would rather make $15 to $17 an hour at a fast-food restaurant, she says. Lead teachers with bachelor’s degrees earn betwee
50 Years Ago, 'Zoom' Spoke to Children About Their Real Livesby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'For pre-teens watching TV in the early 1970s, the opening to Zoom was captivating with seven, charismatic, barefoot kids in rugby shirts running, jumping, dancing and singing on a bare stage. They beckoned young viewers with the lyrics, "Come on and zoom, zoom, zoom-a zoom. You gotta zoom, zoom, zoom-a zoom." 'Zoom was created during a period of experimentation in educational television. Think S
How Gun Violence Looks in Hospitalsby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Jody Schiliro , producer and director of the documentary GSW Gun Shot Wound , talks about the film, which looks at routine gun violence through the eyes of the nation's leading trauma surgeons. She's joined by Noe Romo , MD, medical director of Jacobi’s Stand Up to Violence program and director of pediatric inpatient services at Jacobi Medical Center (NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi), who is feat
Indigenous Children are Overrepresented in Minnesota's Foster Care Systemby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'The foster care system is supposed to provide temporary housing and assistance to children whose families may be in a time of crisis. And while it is a system that is often overburdened and under-resourced, something more troubling seems to be happening in Minnesota where indigenous children are overrepresented in the foster system at a rate of 15 times that of their population. Over the course
Understanding and Addressing Increasing Rates of Suicide Deaths Amongst Black Youthby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'Academy Award winning actor Regina King lost her only child to death by suicide . The tragic loss of a loved one to suicide is a pain far too many have endured. The Takeaway speaks with Dr. Michael Lindsey , Executive Director, NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research about rising suicide rates among young people of color. Dr. Lindsey served as Chair of the Emergency Taskforce on B
Book Looks Inside the World of NYC's Ballroom Communityby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'Writer Ricky Tucker ’s new book, And the Category Is...: Inside New York's Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community , takes readers behind the curtain into the ballroom community spotlighting its icons, values and history. Tucker joins All Of It to talk about the book.'
Historically Speaking: How Corporate Branding Impacted Hip Hopby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'An esteemed panel will discuss corporate branding's inclusion of hip-hop in strategies to reach a broader range of consumers and markets and consider both the growth of the culture and the complicated legacy of the co-opting of Black art, style, and innovation. Naima Cochrane will moderate a panel conversation with Bill Stephney , Nicole Plantin , Gabriel Allan Tolliver , and Carlton Keith Harri
Removing Racist Language From Home Deedsby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
' Redlining clauses are legal language written into deeds to stop families of color from moving into white neighborhoods. Although the practice is illegal now, the language still lingers and groups are working to change that.' -- Newsy
Left Bank Books: Keith Boykin - Race Against Timeby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
' Left Bank Books welcomes St. Louis native, CNN political commentator, New York Times best-selling author, and a former White House aide to President Bill Clinton, Keith Boykin , who discusses his book, Race Against Time: The Politics of a Darkening America .'
Speaking Out of Place: A Conversation on Reclaiming Our Political Voices with David Palumbo-Liu and Robin D. G. Kelleyby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'R enowned scholars and activists David Palumbo-Liu and Robin D. G. Kelley discuss Palumbo-Liu's urgent new book Speaking Out of Place , which asks us to reconceptualize both what we think “politics” is, and our relationship to it. Especially at this historical moment, when it is all too possible we will move from Trump’s fascistic regime to Biden’s anti-progressive centrism. We need ways to buil
Theologian Candice Marie Benbow Discusses ‘Red Lip Theology’by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'In her book entitled, Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough , theologian and essayist Candice Marie Benbow embraces alternative spirituality and womanist theology. She challenges religious institutions, faith leaders and communities to reimagine how faith can be a tool of liberation and transformation for women an
How Racism Affected Marian Anderson's Vocal Billingby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
' Marian Anderson was billed as a contralto, the lowest possible female voice, even though she could also sing the high notes of a soprano. "I believed that Marian Anderson was not classified as a soprano is because that would mean that she would be the love interest of a white counterpart, which was not accepted at all at the time," said opera singer Denyce Graves .' -- American Masters PBS
