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Peter James Hudson: Frederick Douglass in Haiti

'Historian Peter James Hudson joins This is Hell! to discuss his essay "Frederick Douglass and American Empire in Haiti" for Boston Review.'

This is Hell! · Frederick Douglass in Haiti / Peter James Hudson

Dancer Misty Copeland and the Legacy of the 'Black Ballerinas' Who Preceded Her into the Dance World

'Misty Copeland's Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy tells the stories of the dancers who came before her, who often faced discrimination and exclusion by the white-dominated ballet world of the early 20th century.' -- Here & Now

Creating Tomorrow's Media Leaders: NC Central Communications Leadership in Rapidly Digitizing World

'Information is currency and its protection and management are gold. North Carolina Central University students and faculty unlock major discoveries that address critical challenges in our society with leadership, creativity, and the technical skills of information science, library science and computing.' -- PBS North Carolina 

 

Henry Giroux: Radical Hope and Apocalyptic Cynicism

'Cultural critic Henry Giroux joins This is Hell! to discuss his article "Amid Apocalyptic Cynicism, Let’s Embrace Radical Hope in the New Year" for Truthout.'

This is Hell! · Radical hope and apocalyptic cynicism / Henry Giroux

esperanza spalding: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

'esperanza spalding and the Loving presences play a spirit-nourishing Tiny Desk home concert featuring selections from her Songwrights Apothecary Lab, (S.A.L.) project. A constant iteration of evolutionary ideas, her songwriting workshop is both a bold examination of human existence and resilience and a guided research collaboration with a collective of musicians and researchers in the practices of neuroscience, psychology and music therapy.'

The Limits with Jay Williams: Maverick Carter on Building the LeBron James Empire

'Years before they built the SpringHill Company — an entertainment and development brand recently valued at $725 million — Maverick Carter and LeBron James were just two kids from Akron, Ohio who loved playing basketball. Over the past two decades, their friendship and ambitions have grown stronger as they have defied assumptions of what athlete-driven business ventures can be.'

For Latinx Graphic Novelist Henry Barajas, Superheroes Can be Real. They Can Even be Family

'Graphic novelist Henry Barajas is finding success by incorporating Mesoamerican history — and his own family's past — into his work. "I wanted to create something that challenged the Eurocentric fantasy genre while making it organic — and also incorporating Mesoamerican history," he tells All Things Considered.'

Arundhati Roy on Freedom, Fascism and Fiction

'Author, activist, and novelist Arundhati Roy joins LA Review of Books from Delhi to discuss her new collection of essays, Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. Roy is well known for her impassioned political writing, as well as her two novels, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and The God of Small Things, which won the Man Booker in 1997. She talks with us about the rise of Indian nationalism, Modi’s descent into fascism, the oppression of Muslims in India, and the role of fiction and literature in the world today.'

"And Another Phase of Struggle Begins" - Kali Akuno and Kamau Franklin on Strategy and Liberation

'In this episode of Millennials Are Killing Capitalism a conversation with Kali Akuno, co-director and co-founder of Cooperation Jackson and Kamau Franklinis the founder of Community Movement Builders and a co-host at Black Power Media’s Remix Morning Show.  We brought Kali and Kamau into conversation under a banner of discussing strategy. Strategy is something that Josh and I feel is both essential and often lacking within a lot of formations in the US left.  The conversation is wide-ranging and touches on a number of topics that may prompt folks to need greater context. In the show notes we will include some links to other readings and discussions with Kali and Kamau on what the Jackson plan is, why they left the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and what their current work entails.'

Are We Living in a Simulation?

'On this episode of Vox Conversations co-host Sean Illing talks with philosopher David Chalmers about virtual worlds and the nature of reality, and other topics that stem from Chalmers's new book Reality+. In this far-reaching discussion, Sean and Prof. Chalmers get into the makeup of human consciousness, the question of whether we're living in a computer simulation, and — of course — The Matrix. Are digital worlds genuine realities, or will their proliferation lead to a troublesome turning away from the physical world?'