New Film 'Writing with Fire' Spotlights a Women-run News Service Making Waves in Indiaby Mark Anthony Neal / 9h
'Khabar Lahariya, or Waves of News , is India's only women-led news outlet. Since its founding as a newspaper in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh back in 2002, Khabar Lahariya has grown exponentially. Its Youtube channel has nearly half a million subscribers. Now, the women journalists are the focus of the new documentary Writing with Fire , a Hindi-language film that won two awards at
Strata-East at 50: How a Revolutionary Record Label Put Control in Artists' Handsby Mark Anthony Neal / 9h
'About 50 years ago, pianist Stanley Cowell and trumpeter Charles Tolliver embarked on a bold venture together. In the face of a tough business climate, at a time of constriction in the record industry, they started their own label, Strata-East Records, breaking in its catalog with the self-titled debut by their own working band, Music Inc. More than just an indie record label, Strata-East was on
Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Policeby Mark Anthony Neal / 10h
'When Derecka Purnell was growing up, the police were a familiar presence in her life. Years later, the lawyer, activist, and author realized that her vision of a just society was radically different from the world in which she'd been socialized — and it didn't include police at all. In her new book, Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom, Derecka talks about the eve
'Black Girl Songbook' – Chapter 24: CeCe Winans’s Everlasting Loveby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
' Danyel Smith takes us all to church with none other than thee legend CeCe Winans , who discusses the power of gospel and her friendship with Whitney Houston.'
One Hundred: The Ed Gordon Podcast with "The Black Eagle" Joe Madison - Activist & Broadcasterby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'On this episode of One Hundred , host Ed Gordon talks with radio hall of fame broadcaster, Joe Madison . They talk about Madison’s recent hunger strike for voting rights, his radio career, the toxic nature of politics and the future for the Biden administration.'
Jericho Brown Takes on Traditionby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
'Poet Jericho Brown won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection “The Tradition.” The poems are vivid works of beauty and agony – each word delivered with a strong sense of urgency. On this episode of American Masters: Creative Spark , Brown breaks down the process behind writing the collection’s titular poem, “The Tradition,” and the many layers of his ever-changing consciousness th
Otherppl with Brad Listi: Jocelyn Nicole Johnsonby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
' Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is the author of the debut story collection My Monticello , available from Henry Holt & Co. Johnson’s writing has appeared in Guernica , The Guardian , Phoebe, Prime Number Magazine, and elsewhere. Her short story “Control Negro” was anthologized in Best American Short Stories 2018 , guest edited by Roxane Gay , and read live by LeVar Burton as part of PRI’s Selected Shor
Singer-Songwriter Eric Roberson Discusses Hit Track ‘Lessons’ with Marc Lamont Hillby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'Multi-award-winning singer and songwriter Eric Roberson has worked with some of R&B’s favorite artists, including Musiq Soulchild , Jill Scott and many more. The brilliant singer has a silky-smooth voice and it’s proven on his hit track called “Lessons.” The “Lessons” remix was written by and features singers Anthony Hamilton , Raheem DeVaughn and Kevin Ross . Roberson joins Marc Lamont Hill on
9th Wonder on Hip-hop’s Influence, Impact on American Cultureby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'In celebration of Hip-Hop History Month, Grammy-nominated music producer 9th Wonder speaks with CBS Mornings co-host Nate Burleson about the impact of hip-hop on American culture and his own life, in conjunction with the new release of the Smithsonian’s Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap boxed set -- a co-production between NMAAHC & Smithsonain Folkways.'
So Much 'Africa' Photography, So Few African Photographersby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'"Photography, Power, and the Ethics of Representation" is a three-part series of webinars conceptualised and convened by scholar and arts writer M. Neelika Jayawardane . The programme is a response to continuing inequalities in photography, especially the obstacles African and African diaspora photographers face. These dialogues between photography practitioners, photojournalists, artists, write
“The Viral Underclass”: COVID-19 and AIDS Show What Happens When Inequality and Disease Collide•by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
'As December 1 marks World AIDS Day, we look at the pandemic that preceded COVID-19 and how recorded deaths of complications from the coronavirus this year have surpassed those of HIV/AIDS in the United States. The head of UNAIDS has warned the COVID-19 pandemic may result in an increase in infections and deaths from HIV and AIDS. Both viruses disproportionately impacted vulnerable minority commu
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Talks About 'Fierce Love'by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
' Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis joined The Takeaway . Rev. Dr. Lewis is the senior minister at Middle Collegiate Church in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, which burnt down one year ago this week. She is the author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World and the host of the “Love.Period.” Podcast . She left our listeners with a timely message a
Arthur Ashe Represented 'the possibilities of life.' A New Film Explores the Tennis Great's Legacyby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'Tennis legend Arthur Ashe died in 1993 — but to this day, he’s the only Black man to win singles titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. and Australian Opens. The new documentary Citizen Ashe explores how he used his fame to promote civil rights and later AIDS awareness. Johnnie Ashe joins Here & Now to reflect on his late brother's activism on and off the tennis court.'
BOOK: A Field Guide to White Supremacyby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'A Field Guide to White Supremacy creates a roadmap for understanding the existence of extremism and white supremacy in the United States and why it continues to persist. Co-Editor Kathleen Belew and Jamelle Bouie , one of the many leading thinkers contributing to the text, join The Takeaway to discuss the new book.'
'The Sweet Side of Sourdough'by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
'Now that the holidays are upon us, Caroline Schiff , the pastry chef at Brooklyn's Gage & Tollner and woman behind the Instagram account, Pastry Schiff, joins All Of It to discuss her new cookbook, The Sweet Side of Sourdough .'
Critically Black Dialogue Series: Black Solidarityby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'Black solidarity, what does that look like today? Join our speakers Rosa Clemente , Journalist, Political Commentator, and Scholar-Activist and Bill Fletcher Jr. , Racial Justice, Labor and International Activist and Writer for an analytical retrospective conversation about past and present examples of Pan-African solidarity that our community can continue to build on. The discussion will be mod
How The Plug Is Disrupting the "Intellectually Lazy" Mainstreamby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'Black stories in business are often told through the lens of trauma and disparities - something that Sherrell Dorsey , Founder & CEO of The Plug media publication calls "intellectually lazy". In this episode of Black Enterprise 's Tea Time , Dorsey joins host Shimite Obialo to discuss her company, and how she is building a data driven platform focusing on Black tech news and insights that spotli
Bruised: Conversation with Director Halle Berry and Ava DuVernayby Mark Anthony Neal / 4d
'Following the world premiere of her directorial debut Bruised at American Film Institute FEST 2021, Halle Berry sits down with filmmaker Ava DuVernay for a conversation about her new Netflix film.'
Reading Africa, Africans Readingby Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
'2021 is being roundly pronounced as “a great year for African writing.” From Zanzibar-born Abdulrazak Gurnah ’s Nobel award to South African Damon Galgut nabbing the Booker—the list of African and diaspora writers winning prestigious literary prizes this year is long. Does this represent a paradigm shift in global literature, typically dominated by Western authors? Do these victories do anything
Behind The Cover: Chuck D and Artist Cey Adams Discuss 'Fear Of A Black Planet'by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d
' Chuck D and Cey Adams narrate the story of Public Enemy's Fear Of A Black Planet 's iconic album artwork. Fear Of A Black Planet was released April 10, 1990.'
