In a Powerful Memoir, Poet Joy Harjo Talks about Finding Her Voice and Using Itby Mark Anthony Neal / 10h
'Poet Laureate Joy Harjo says she loved poetry as a kid, but didn't feel like it belonged to her. "It wasn't until I heard Native poets," she tells NPR's Michel Martin , "that I realized that, wow, this is a powerful tool of understanding and affirmation. And I don't know, I just started writing." Harjo had been studying medicine, she says, and she knew her people needed doctors — but what about
Novelists Illustrate the Climate Futures that Could Await Usby Mark Anthony Neal / 11h
'Authors Kim Stanley Robinson and Omar el-Akkad join Here & Now to discuss the responsibility fiction writers have to address the climate crisis.'
Isaiah Rashad and Kal Banx Lit Up the Darkness to Make 'The House Is Burning'by Mark Anthony Neal / 12h
' Isaiah Rashad and producer Kal Banx 's relationship reveals how the best artist-producer collaborations work lot like life — with friends to distract us from, and soundtrack us through, all our drama.'
Deep Dive with Dorian Warren: Passingby Mark Anthony Neal / 19h
' Passing , a new film by writer and director Rebecca Hall premieres on Netflix. Adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1929 Harlem Renaissance novel of the same name, Passing is shot in black and white. It’s a complex film likely to revive old debates and provoke new conversations around unresolved and still unspoken meanings of race, class, gender, power, identity, and resistance. For this week’s Deep Div
After Touring with Beyoncé, Divinity Roxx Brings Positive Vibes to Children's Musicby Mark Anthony Neal / 20h
' Divinity Roxx , best known for playing bass in Beyoncé 's all female band, is making her mark on the family music scene. From start to finish, her new album, Ready, Set, Go , is about positivity in mind and body. Divinity tells Morning Edition that as she was writing the album, she thought "about the kid inside of me," as well as her nieces and nephews.'
'Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres'by Mark Anthony Neal / 22h
'In his new book, Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres , author and New Yorker staff writer Kelefa Sanneh tackles the last half century of popular music—and its listeners—through rock, R&B, country, punk, hip-hop, dance, and pop. Sanneh joins All Of It to talk about it.'
For Poet Sonia Sanchez — at Age 87 — There's More Work to be Doneby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'Maya Angelou once called the poet Sonia Sanchez "a lion in literature's forest. When she writes she roars, and when she sleeps other creatures walk gingerly." For over 60 years, Sanchez has helped redefine the landscape of American politics and literature. As a leading figure in the 1960s Black Arts movement and one of the first people to set up a Black Studies program at an American university,
Maroon Choreography: A Poetry Reading by fahima ifeby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' fahima ife reads from their book Maroon Choreography ( Duke University Press ). In three long-form poems and a lyrical essay, ife speculates on the afterlives of Black fugitivity, unsettling the historic knowledge of it while moving inside the ongoing afterlives of those people who disappeared themselves into rural spaces beyond the reach of slavery.'
A Field Guide to White Supremacy: A Discussion with Kathleen Belew and Roderick Fergusonby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'Gathering together a cohort of researchers and writers, A Field Guide to White Supremacy provides much-needed connections between violence present and past. Co-editor Kathleen Belew and contributor Roderick Ferguson join CSRPC UChicago for a discussion.'
Chlöe Bailey | A Day in the Lifeby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Chlöe Bailey has been setting the internet on fire with her social media presence this last year. As one half of the dynamic duo Chloe x Halle, she's carved out a successful career so far, but she now finds herself embarking on a solo career that has already shown a different side of her. In this episode of Complex News ' A Day in the Life , Bailey sat down with our very own Alana Yzola to chat
New York Close Up: Doreen Garner on Her Own Termsby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' From her Brooklyn apartment to international art fairs to a Juneteenth barbecue, sculptor and tattoo artist Doreen Garner navigates two very different communities—the highly public, collector-driven world of galleries and museums and the private, deeply interpersonal world of client tattooing—carefully carving out space for creative fulfillment and emotional self-care.' -- Art21
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe Delivers Power, Grace in Portrayal of Tina Turner on Broadwayby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Nkeki Obi-Melekwe steps into the lead role of Tina Turner in the award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. But the actress is hardly a newcomer: Obi-Melekwe played the role in London in 2018 and then on Broadway during matinee performances since the show opened there in 2019. Now, the 25-year-old powerhouse actor rises to the spotlight in the story of Turner's abusive marriage to Ike Tur
'All in the Family' is 50 Years Old. A New Book Looks at How it Changed TVby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'It would seem unthinkable by today's standards: the most popular character on television was a blue-collar bigot from Queens, New York — who, despite his prejudices, was often considered lovable at the same time. But that was the case for much of the 1970s with the character Archie Bunker on All in the Family , which debuted in 1971. For five years, it was the most-watched show on television. Wr
Amythyst Kiah's 'Wary + Strange' is an Unusual Combinationby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Amythyst Kiah talks music and history with Nashville Sessions correspondent Jessie Scott , exploring how she crafts lyrics from both lived and observed experiences.'
Revisiting the Wall of Respect and the Black Arts Movementby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'The Wall of Respect was a work of public art foundational to Chicago’s legendary Black Arts Movement. Created in 1967 on Chicago’s South Side, it depicted Black leaders in music, literature, politics, and sports; and went on to spark a nationwide mural movement. In her book Fleeting Monuments for the Wall of Respect Art Institute professor Romi Crawford asks artists and writers to consider the l
#SistersInc: Protecting Our Mental Health with Willa Mae Bastaby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
' Wilma Mae Basta joins Black Enterprise 's #SistersInc to discuss her digital wellness platform DRK Beauty that is dedicated to providing 10,000 hours of free therapy.'
Senate Republicans Block This Generation’s Voting Rights Act: Will President Biden Meet the Challenge? by Ben Jealousby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
Senate Republicans Block This Generation’s Voting Rights Act: Will President Biden Meet the Challenge? by Ben Jealous |@BenJealous | Special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) Across the country, Republican state legislators have been busy imposing new voting restrictions and devising corrupt redistricting schemes to give their party more power than they could win under a fair system. Republicans in the U
Kameelah Janan Rasheed: The Edge of Legibilityby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
' logo·phile | \ ˈlȯ-gə-ˌfī(-ə)l : a lover of words. A self-described "learner," immersed in books since childhood, text-based artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed is uniquely fascinated with the written word and its power to both define and destabilize how we understand the world. Rasheed photocopies pages from books and printed materials, cuts out words and sentences, and re-arranges them in poetic,
Art Basel | Rewriting the Future: Science Fiction and Contemporary Artby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
' 'Many artists and writers have dedicated their work to describing the future, and the worlds that can be. But since they are placed in time, these descriptions always come with an expiration date: The narrative of Blade Runner, the enormously influential science fiction classic, takes place in November 2019. As with other classic Sci-Fi works - 2001: a Space Odyssey, 12 Monkeys, Back to the Fut
Unlocking Africa’s Hidden History: Howard W. French and Sean Jacobs in Conversationby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'The history of Africa has long been relegated to the remote outskirts of our global story. In his book Born in Blackness , Howard French puts Africa and Africans at the center of our thinking about the origins of modernity. In a sweeping narrative that spans more than six centuries he reframes the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anc
