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Play It Forward: Georgia Anne Muldrow On Building Worlds Through Music

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2h

'In the fourth episode of Play It Forward , Ari Shapiro speaks with R&B polymath Georgia Anne Muldrow about how music has served her during the pandemic and the sprawling soul-jazz of Lakecia Benjamin .' -- All Things Considered

'She's Challenging You': Alison Saar's Sculptures Speak To Race, Beauty, Power

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3h

' Alison Saar says the nude in her 2019 sculpture Set to Simmer has a message for the viewer: "If you want to look at me, don't just give me a sideways glance. Sit down in this chair and know me." Race, gender, the power of women, black hair, and the kitchen are all themes that appear in Saar's work. Her last show in L.A. offered a small cookbook of family recipes , accompanied by photos of her w

Walter Mosley Believes in Freedom of Speech. Period.

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3h

'Does Freedom of Speech have limits in the workplace? Walter Mosley was working as a writer on a TV show. One day, in the writers' room, he shared with his colleagues the story of his disturbing encounter with a police officer who used the n-word. That story -- more specifically that word -- landed Mosley in HR. He ended up quitting. “You could write it in a script if you want,” he tells Rebecca

For Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler, Musical Innovation Is A Family Legacy

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3h

' Ishmael Butler — co-founder of '90s hip-hop group Digable Planets — released The Don of Diamond Dreams , his fourth album as Shabazz Palaces , in April. He may be 50 now, but he's still hip, and his music spans generations.He stays connected to new music through his son Jazz, who records as Lil Tracy.' -- Morning Edition

What Does 'Hood Feminism' Mean For A Pandemic?

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3h

'The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated issues that disproportionately affect women. So on this episode, we're talking to Mikki Kendall — author of the new book, Hood Feminism — about what on-the-ground feminism practiced by women of color can teach us that the mainstream feminist movement has forgotten.' -- Code Switch

YESTERDAY

"Fear of a Black Consciousness: Chuck D and Nipsey Hussle"-- An intergenerational Discussion with 9th Wonder & Mark Anthony Neal

by Mark Anthony Neal / 21h

"Fear of a Black Consciousness: Chuck D and Nipsey Hussle" is an intergenerational, Hip-Hop discussion with 9th Wonder & Dr. Mark Anthony Neal that explores how Chuck D’s legacy speaks to and through Nipsey Hussle and the Hip-Hop generation of today. -- Woody Guthrie Center

Free Impovisation: The Experimental Jazz Genre Where Musicians Invent the Rules with Every Note

by Mark Anthony Neal / 21h

'Structure is fundamental to almost every kind of music, even those genres that emphasise improvisation, such as most jazz. Free improvisation, however, eschews the trappings of structure and even composition, allowing musicians unrestrained autonomy to create the rules of a piece of music as they perform it. Born in musicians’ circles in the late 1950s and ’60s, this avant-garde jazz genre still

ABWH TV: Scholars Discusss Lifetime's 'The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 21h

'ABWH's panel of experts -- Treva Lindsey , Tammy L. Kernodle , Mark Anthony Neal , and Guthrie Ramsey -- discuss the Lifetime original movie The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, moderated by Shennette Garrett-Scott.' -- Association of Black Women Historians

Braxton Cook: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

by Mark Anthony Neal / 21h

' Braxton Cook is a Juilliard-trained, genre-jumping artist whose music feels both contemporary and timeless. For his Tiny Desk (home) concert, Cook jumped around his discography, performing tracks from his 2017 album, 

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