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Saturday, October 17, 2020

THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE)

THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE)

Black Farmers Draw On Age-Old Ingenuity To Navigate COVID-19

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d

'For over a century, Black farmers have faced challenges in securing federal and local funding to aid their farms in times of need and during crises. COVID-19 has been no different. From lack of access to information about coronavirus relief provisions for farmers to difficulty finding spaces to safely vend during the crisis, the pandemic has made obstacles even more stark. Some farmers and organ

Brittney Cooper Dissecting Her New York Times Best Seller, "Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower"

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d

'On this episode of Coffee & Books , Marc Lamont Hill is in conversation with New York Times Best Selling author, Assistant Professor, activist and cultural critic, Brittney Cooper . The two discuss her book, Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower and dive into what the term "eloquent rage" means, and how she "owned her anger"; criticism of Beyoncè, what book(s) we can expect fr

'The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d

'With 13 Grammy wins across four studio albums, and a catalogue of iconic imagery from videos and live performances, rapper Kendrick Lamar defined music and culture in the 2010s like no other artist. Music journalist Marcus J. Moore joins All Of It to discuss his new book , The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America , chronicling the impact of his career thus far .

The Met's First Full-time Curator of Native American Art on Celebrating and Sharing Native Work

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d

'In 2020, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City made a notable hire: Patricia Marroquin Norby has become the first full-time curator of Native American Art for the Met. Her role means acknowledging the reality of how some of this art came to be in the hands of museum curators, to begin with. The Takeaway spoke with Norby about the role of Native American art in understanding our country

OCT 14

Why Philanthropy Alone Can't Solve Social Inequality

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

'“The Hard Truth About Bias” features conversations about the relationship of race and privilege; racial stress; the impact of bias in the images and language in our daily news and information; and the creation of stereotypes and how they influence the way we think. Guests in this segment: Wes Moore , CEO, the Robin Hood Foundation .' -- Matter of Fact

Chicago Humanities Festival: Peniel E. Joseph on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

'Popular accounts of the 1960s-era civil rights movement are often reduced to the story of two extraordinary visionaries: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. In his book The Sword and the Shield Peniel E. Joseph argues that by focusing on their differing doctrines of self-defense versus nonviolence, we’ve been blind to the scope of their shared activism and communion. Join Joseph and Jonathan Ei

Public Enemy - GRID (Animated) ft. Cypress Hill, George Clinton

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

Animated visuals for Public Enemy 's "Grid" featuring Cypress Hill and George Clinton .

Lenny Kravitz on Finding His Voice

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

'Having written an introspective new memoir, Let Love Rule , the Grammy-winning singer Lenny Kravitz talks about his struggles with identity, the road to rock stardom, and his extended, blended family. CBS Sunday Morning : Saturday host Michelle Miller reports.'

A Place to Belong—Queer Desire in the Black Church with Ashon T. Crawley and Shikeith

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

'Artists Ashon T. Crawley and Shikeith discusse how their works in the exhibition "Enunciated Life" investigate elements of desire, longing, and loneliness through the lens of queer embodiment within Black spiritual spaces. Introduction by exhibition curator Taylor Aldridge .' -- California African American Museum

Afrotopia: A Conversation with Felwine Sarr and Maboula Soumahoro

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

'French scholar of the Atlantic Maboula Soumahoro joins philosopher, economist, and musician Felwine Sarr in a public discussion moderated by Laurent Dubois about Sarr's book, AFROTOPIA .' -- Scholars and Publics

“Elect Public Officials Who are Committed to Stop Police Killings” by Ben Jealous

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

“Elect Public Officials Who are Committed to Stop Police Killings” by Ben Jealous | @BenJealous | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) Millions of Americans have turned out in big cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians—often Black people—at the hands of law enforcement. If we want our demands for justice and accountability to lead to real policy change, we need to build

OCT 13

James E. Hinton’s Unseen Films Reframe the Black Power Movement

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'As a photographer, James E. Hinton made pictures of some of the most prominent figures of the civil-rights era. Yet the majority of his images—more than forty thousand, many of which are being digitized by Emory University —capture the specifics of more ordinary Black life in mid-century America, that of small-business owners, activists, and, often, children. Hinton’s work as a cinematographer a

OCT 12

Why Are Police the Wrong Response to Mental Health Crises?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'Studies show that nearly 50% of police victims are living with a disability, predominantly a mental health disability. In many ways, 911 has become the only option for people looking for mental health crisis intervention. And police often arrive at the scene armed with deadly weapons and a lack of mental health training. The results are devastating. But there is hope. There are new alternatives

Does a New Wave of Anti-Asian American Racism Require New Ways of Fighting Back?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 4d

'Many Americans of Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian heritage have thrived in the U.S. through perseverance, resilience, education, and upward mobility, despite waves of discrimination both overt and hidden. Now, COVID-19 has escalated xenophobia and anti-Asian prejudices—from references to “Kung Flu” or the “Chinese virus” to acts of violence across the country. What strategies and tools can he

OCT 11

On 'Celia,' Tiwa Savage Celebrates Powerful Women

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

' Tiwa Savage was already turning heads with her music — a deft fusion of Afrobeat with pop, R&B and hip-hop sounds — for years when she was handpicked by Beyoncé to appear on The Gift , the soundtrack album for the 2019 remake of The Lion King . Now, the Nigerian artist has returned with her third studio album and American debut, Celia .' -- All Things Considered

OCT 10

Jessica Marie Johnson | Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson , Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the Johns Hopkins University, presented her new book, Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World (University of Pennsylvania Press, August 2020) to Dr. Jasmine Cobb 's "Black Women, Black Freedom" Fall 2020 seminar. This presentation was hosted by the From Slavery to Freedom Lab at the Duk

The Conspiracy Against Hip-Hop

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'In this first episode of Louder Than A Riot , a mysterious conspiracy letter sends us on a journey to find out just how entangled hip-hop and mass incarceration have become over the last 40 years. We travel back in time to 1980s Atlanta with Killer Mike , 1990s Oakland with Too Short and beyond. From Reagan's war on drugs to a secret NYPD dossier of the world's biggest rappers, it's all connecte

Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o Says Prison Formed Him As A Writer

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a perennial favorite for the Literature Nobel. He hasn't won yet — but he does have a new book out. Thiong'o was forced to spend much of his life in exile, and today, he teaches at the University of California,

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THIS WEEK Education Research Report

Education Research Report

THIS WEEK

Education Research Report

Causes and Effects of School Segregation in Connecticut

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Complete report Residential segregation in Connecticut—and the subsequent educational segregation—persists due to ongoing racial discrimination, current town zoning ordinances, and school district boundaries. This report explores the role local zoning commissions and boards of education (BOEs) play in the continued segregation of Connecticut’s school districts. It examines statewide data and then

U.S. Department of Education Releases 2017-18 Civil Rights Data Collection

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

xx The U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today released the 2017-18 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). This data, which are self-reported by 17,604 public school districts and 97,632 public schools and educational programs, have been collected and published biennially by OCR since 1968. The CRDC is a universal collection of data related to OCR’s civil rig

Immigrant-Origin Students Enrolled in Colleges and Universities

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

The face of U.S. higher education is changing. College and university students are more likely to come from immigrant families than in the past, and they are more likely to be racial and ethnic minorities. Immigrants and the children of immigrants have driven 58 percent of the growth in post-secondary enrollment between 2000 and 2018, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds in a first-of-its-k

Education, Employment, and Earnings Expectations of Ninth-Graders

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

xx In 2016, a majority of the cohort of 2009 ninth-grade students expected to complete at least a bachelor’s degree. Overall, the cohort’s median expected earnings were $60,000 a year by the time they reach age 30. Approximately 96 percent of cohort members rated job security as equal to or more important than salary. A new Statistics in Brief, Education, Employment, and Earnings: Expectations of

Questionable research supports reinstating state accountability systems have not improved student achievement or closed achievement gaps over the last decade.

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

A four-part series on accountability from Bellwether Education Partners explores school accountability systems from several different angles: their historical roots, their theory of change, and their impact on student outcomes, as well as the effect of COVID-related school closures on testing and accountability. These publications, collectively entitled, Making Next Year Count: Equity in School A