THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE)

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THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE)

Pharrell Williams: "Entrepreneur" (featuring JAY-Z)

by Mark Anthony Neal / 45min

Official visuals for "Entrepreneur" by Pharrell Williams featuring JAY-Z , which celebrates the Black Entrepreneurial spirit. Directed by Calmatic.

The Quarantine Tapes 065: Toshi Reagon

by Mark Anthony Neal / 57min

'In episode 065 of The Quarantine Tapes , Toshi Reagon shares stories about her experience in quarantine and highlights of performing her creative work, the compelling opera Octavia Butler’s The Parable of the Sower. Reagon talks about important community connections, while encouraging us all to “embrace your ability to adapt to an ever-changing world”. '

Gregory Porter & Brian Jackson perform Gil Scott-Heron's 'A Toast To The People'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1h

Pianist and Gil Scott-Heron collaborator Brian Jackson joins Gregory Porter for a performance of Scott-Heron's "A Toast to the People" courtesy BBC 4

The Quarantine Tapes: James McBride

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1h

'On episode 092 of the Quarantine Tapes , James McBride calls in from his car to chat with Paul Holdengräber about writing and music. James talks about the issues he sees in how history is taught in the US and the hope he finds in the Black Lives Matter movement. Then, they touch on some of his heroes and influences in both writing and music. McBride tells stories from his time touring with Jimmy

Nas - "Ultra Black" (dir. Spike Jordan) from King's Disease

by Mark Anthony Neal / 1h

The visuals for Nas's "Ultra Black"(dir. Spike Jordan) from King's Disease celebrates the diversity and Beauty of Blackness.

Progressive Prosecutor Satana Deberry Made History. Now the Real Fight Begins.

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

'When Satana Deberry took the oath of office as district attorney of Durham County, North Carolina, in January 2019, it was a momentous occasion—for the city of Durham, and for her, as a Black woman elected to an office historically held by white men, whose “tough on crime” policies have devastated communities of color for decades. She ran her campaign being vocal about the over-policing of Black

Pushing Toward the Black (W)Hole: A Review of Emily Lordi’s ‘The Meaning of Soul’

by Mark Anthony Neal / 2d

by Tyler Bunzey | @t_bunzey | NewBlackMan (in Exile) Al Green’s falsetto, Sam Cooke’s croon, Minnie Riperton’s whistle register, and James Brown’s scream all have one thing in common: they all fall under the widely deployed rubric of “Soul.” Often argued as undefinable, Soul has been used throughout Black expressive history to describe racialized resistant practices ranging from music to politic

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Sterling K. Brown: Black Actors Have Waited 'A Long Time To Be Fully Recognized'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

"The history that Black folks have as performers in the industry is a very specific one...It's taken a long time to be fully recognized as human in front of the camera and in life." -- Sterling K. Brown via Morning Edition

Camping While Black

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. It’s a bipartisan piece of legislation, putting money towards the maintenance of our national parks as well as the federal government’s Land and Water Conservation Fund. But as The Takeaway has been covering on the show, National Parks have notoriously been accessible mainly to white families in this country. Black people and other

'Make Farmers Black Again': African Americans Fight Discrimination To Own Farmland

by Mark Anthony Neal / 3d

'There is a growing movement of young farmers led by people of color in the Northeast but barriers to accessing funding and land remain. The family behind Triple J Farm in Windsor, N.Y., knows this.' -- Morning Edition

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The Quarantine Tapes: Howard Bryant

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

'Episode 093 of the Quarantine Tapes sees Paul Holdengräber and sports journalist Howard Bryant take a deep dive into how the sports world is responding to the ongoing protests. Bryant tries to parse what is performative and what is powerful in the response from both athletes and the corporate sports culture in the past weeks. Holdengräber and Howard also dig into the history of protest in sports

Start Making Sense: Defund—and Disarm—the Police: Kelly Lytle Hernandez and D.D. Guttenplan

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

'Defunding the police and re-imagining public safety—in Los Angeles—starts with the LAPD, but includes the sheriffs, the school police, and the UCLA police force. Kelly Lytle Hernandez comments—she’s a professor of history at UCLA, she wrote City of Inmates , a history of the LA jails, and she’s the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant. Also: it’s time to disarm the police. They didn’t always

'The story of the economy is also a story of place. Marsha Music is the author of The Detroitist: An Anthology About De...

by Mark Anthony Neal / 5d

'The story of the economy is also a story of place. Marsha Music is the author of The Detroitist: An Anthology About Detroit . Music has lived her entire life in Detroit and Highland Park, which she describes as a “city within the city of Detroit.” Music spoke about her city and the overlaps of the city’s history with that of her family.' -- Marketplace

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#BackChannel: A Historic VP Candidate, Linking Yusuf Hawkins' 1989 Murder To BLM, the Finale of 'Greenleaf' & 'Black Is King'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

In this episode of WUNC's #BackChannel , contributors Natalie Bullock Brown and Mark Anthony Neal join State of Things host Frank Stasio to discuss Sen. Kamala Harris 's historic candidacy for Vice-President, collegiate sports in the moment of COVID-19, the finale of OWN's Greenleaf , the HBO documentary Yusef Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn , and Beyonce's Black is King .

Coffee and Books with Marc Lamont Hill: Mikki Kendall Discusses Her New Book 'Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot'

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Coffee and Books host Marc Lamont Hill is in conversation with New York Times Best Selling author, activist, and cultural critic, Mikki Kendall . The two break down her latest book Hood Feminism, and why she believes the feminist movement isn’t one size fits all.'

Lumumba and Monifa Bandele: Black August Honors the Legacy of Militant Rebellion

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Lumumba and Monifa Bandele talk about the history of Black August, continuing the legacy of freedom fighters and the Black August Hip Hop project.' -- The Real News Network

'Lovecraft Country' Cast and Creator On Taking Back Horror and Sci-Fi Genres

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

' Lovecraft Country stars Jurnee Smollett , Jonathan Majors , Courtney B. Vance , Aunjanue Ellis , Michael Kenneth Williams , Wunmi Mosaku and creator Misha Green sit down with Variety anchor/reporter Audrey Yap and explain why the sci-fi/horror genre is perfect for telling stories about racial injustice and why releasing the HBO show now feels particularly relevant.'

George Lipsitz: The Eminem of African-American Studies

by Mark Anthony Neal / 6d

'In this episode of The Tight Rope , Dr. Cornel West and Professor Tricia Rose nail down issues of white allyship, undoing invisible racist ideologies, and the hallmarks of possessive investment in whiteness with their beloved guest Professor George Lipsitz . They provide commentary on the leadership of the Black freedom movement of the past and present as well as the “slow violence” of racism ro

The Quarantine Tapes: Claudia Rankine

by Mark Anthony Neal / 7d

'On episode 94 of the Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by poet and writer Claudia Rankine . Rankine talks with Holdengräber about her upcoming book, Just Us: An American Conversation , and how it addresses what it means to talk about race in this country. They discuss how she 

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THIS WEEK Education Research Report

 Education Research Report

THIS WEEK 

Education Research Report

Study: Student debt may hurt chances at full-time employment

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON A recently published study led by The University of Texas at Arlington says that student debt may hurt students' chances of securing full-time employment due to added pressure in their job search. Ariane Froidevaux, assistant professor of management in the College of Business, is first author of "Is Student Loan Debt Good or Bad for Full-Time Employment Upon Gradu

New study shows students do not spend enough time writing

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT HERE Effective writing i s a critical skill for success in many aspects of life. In a survey done in 2018 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 82 percent of employers said it is essential that their employees have strong written communication skills. Outside of college and career, writing is an essential form of communication, from emails to tweets to te

Expenditures per Pupil for Public K–12 Education Remained Relatively Level in FY 18

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

While total revenues and expenditures increased in public K–12 education in 2017–18 fiscal year (FY) 2018, current expenditures per pupil on a national basis remained relatively level at $12,654. Total revenues increased by 1.9 percent (from $720.7 to $734.2 billion) from FY 17 to FY 18, local revenues increased by 3.0 percent (from $323.3 to $332.9 billion), state revenues increased by 1.5 perce

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Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Students

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Teacher expectations of students have been consistently linked with student academic achievement. What is less known is how students’ actual behaviors and performance shape teachers’ perceptions of them, particularly when considering student gender and race/ethnicity. A diverse dyadic sample of 1,653 seventh graders with 63 reporting teachers was used in this study to examine how teaching experie

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New research contradicts claims that Asian American students are harmed when they cannot attend their first-choice university

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A new study finds evidence that contradicts claims in legal complaints to the U.S. Department of Justice arguing that Asian American students face negative consequences while in college as a result of not being admitted to and not attending their first-choice institution. These complaints led to the Trump administration launching formal investigations into the race-conscious admissions practices

2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data show there is still more work to do to help students establish lifelong healthy behaviors. The data also show more work can be done in our nation’s schools to improve the health and safety of children and adolescents. During 2009–2019, there were significant decreases in the percentage of students who consumed soda or sports drinks one or more times

Income-Based Achievement Gaps Have Narrowed

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

Since 1990, U.S. policymakers have worked to close gaps in academic achievement by income and race (e.g. with school finance reform and school accountability systems) even as rising income inequality and income-based residential segregation have threatened to widen them. Using estimates of the mean and variance in household income for sampled schools, this study reconstructs the student-level rel

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Affirmative action incentivizes high schoolers to perform better

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d

California voters will be asked to approve a return to affirmative action on Nov. 3 with Proposition 16, which would restore the right of the state's colleges and universities to consider race, ethnicity and gender in admission decisions. Affirmative action is a contentious issue across the globe, hotly debated in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria and Brazil, as well as in the

Students experiencing homelessness are largely invisible

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 7d

in school reopening plans Full report Twitter The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating the challenges students experiencing homelessness face (link is external) , as well as causing the number of youth who are homeless to grow. 

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