Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 139

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Talks About 'Fierce Love'

'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 about the power of love and radical acceptance.'

Arthur Ashe Represented 'the possibilities of life.' A New Film Explores the Tennis Great's Legacy

'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 Supremacy

 

'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'

'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 Solidarity

'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 moderated by Lumumba Bandele, Educator, Organizer and Board Member at Caribbean Cultural Center [CCCADI] and Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center.'

How The Plug Is Disrupting the "Intellectually Lazy" Mainstream

'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 spotlight Black and Brown founders as experts, without chasing vanity clicks and likes.'

Bruised: Conversation with Director Halle Berry and Ava DuVernay

'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 Reading

'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 to advance African publishing and literary culture? Joining this episode of Africa Is a Country Talk to unpack these themes, are Ainehi Edoro, Bhakti Shringarpure and Leila Aboulela.'

Behind The Cover: Chuck D and Artist Cey Adams Discuss 'Fear Of A Black Planet'

'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.'

Left of Black S12 · E3 | Tina M. Campt on The Black Gaze in Art

What is a Black gaze? Does it merely imply a world view held conjointly by those of African descent? Or is it a way of seeing that forces us to confront Blackness and anti-Blackness and our relationship with both? Who are the Black artists that are pushing boundaries to embrace a broader understanding of the Black gaze while challenging Black respectability politics? On this episode of Left of Black, Tina M. Campt joins host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal to discuss her book, A Black Gaze: Artists Changing How We See (MIT Press) and to unpack her favorite works by evocative artists who are continuing to change the face of the art world at large.