Coffee & Books: Miriame Kaba Discusses New Book 'We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice'by Mark Anthony Neal / 2h
"On this episode of Coffee and Books , host Marc Lamont Hill talks with organizer, educator, and curator Miriame Kaba, author of the New York Times best-seller, We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice . The two unpack abolition organizing, the origins of the penitentiary, the prison industrial complex and what justice reform truly means."
'Black Girl Songbook' – Chapter 5: Natalie Cole, More Than “This Will Be”by Mark Anthony Neal / 3h
"In this episode of Black Girl Songbook host Danyel Smith details how Natalie Cole persevered through challenging obstacles to become a legend and how she fought through the shadows of heavy hitters like Aretha Franklin and her father, Nat King Cole."
Abbey Lincoln’s Landmark LP ‘Abbey Is Blue’ Set For Vinyl Reissueby Mark Anthony Neal / 15h
The legendary jazz vocalist is accompanied by an all-star line-up of musicians, including Max Roach, Kenny Dorham, Stanley Turrentine, and Wynton Kelly. Los Angeles, CA— This Women’s History Month, Craft Recordings is celebrating one of the most inspiring women in jazz, Abbey Lincoln, with a special reissue of her landmark LP, Abbey Is Blue . In stores May 28th and available for pre-order today,
'The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life & Times of Nipsey Hussle'by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"Just as he was gaining critical and commercial success as a rap artist, Ermias Asghedom , widely known as Nipsey Hussle , was murdered in broad daylight in a parking lot on March 31, 2019. A new book by a founding editor of Vibe , Rob Kenner , titled, The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle , chronicles the rapper’s life and his rise as a national hip hop star and community
From Statehood to Self-Determination: The Political Future of Puerto Ricoby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"Representative Nydia Velázquez , along with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , and Senator Bob Menendez , officially announced the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021. A competing bill about Puerto Rico’s political status was introduced by Representatives Darren Soto and Jenniffer Gonzalez , Puerto Rico's nonvoting member of Congress. Their alternative, the Puerto Rico Statehood Ad
Invisible Blackness – The Writer's Room: Commercial Conformity for the Hip Hop Culture, an Interview with Cheo Cokerby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"As a revered writer and Hip Hop journalist, Cheo Hodari Coker helped to set the tone of how this burgeoning culture would be consumed and analyzed by the world. Moreover, Coker made a career out of explaining Black culture to White people. In this episode on Invisible Blackness, Adrian Younge and
