Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 165

LARB Radio Hour | Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s 'My Name Is Pauli Murray'

'Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by documentary filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen, who are perhaps best known for RGB, their Academy Award-nominated documentary about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That film provided the impetus for their latest project, My Name Is Pauli Murray, which traces the career of a fierce warrior against injustice whose story has been confined to the margins of history. A pioneering African American attorney, activist, and priest, Murray shaped landmark litigation — and consciousness — around race and gender equity, including the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education and the extension of the 14th Amendment to provide equal protection under the law to all Americans, regardless of sex.'

Intersectionality Matters!: The Lies They Tell—Mass Media's Complicity in the Age of Disinformation with Soledad O’Brien

'In recent years, the Right has ignited a widespread disinformation campaign around Critical Race Theory -- and mainstream media is fueling the fire. Mentions of CRT in the news grew exponentially this past year, with journalists often framing the conversation around education censorship as an equal debate between supporters and opponents of anti-equality legislation. And despite CRT’s well-documented history of emerging in 1989 with a clear and fixed definition, the media have decided to play in the Right’s disinformation campaign by allowing a distortion of the concept’s meaning in exchange for views. On this episode of Intersectionality Matters!, host Kimberlé Crenshaw meets with veteran journalist Soledad O’Brien to unpack mass media’s decision to legitimize faux debate, outline the consequences of this debate on racial justice and democracy, and chart a path forward for journalists who aspire to do better.'

Mets Documentary 'Once Upon a Time in Queens'

'In 1986, the New York Mets had a magical season, winning 108 regular season games and the World Series. Director Nick Davis, and Mookie Wilson, the Mets outfielder who hit the famous ground ball that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series, join All Of It to discuss the ESPN ’30 for 30’ documentary, Once Upon a Time in Queens.'

Into America: Big Daddy Kane Reflects on the Golden Age of Hip-hop

'Before he was Big Daddy Kane, he was just Antonio Hardy, the kid from Brooklyn who heard something new coming out of the turntables at the block party. It was the sound of hip-hop coming of age, and Kane was coming up with it. Soon, he’d be writing his own rhymes and traveling to other boroughs to battle their best MCs. Big Daddy Kane would go on to become one of the most versatile rappers of his day, with hits like “Ain’t No Half-Steppin,’” and “Smooth Operator.” He came up alongside the late great Biz Markie, and joined up with Marley Marl and the Juice Crew, establishing himself as one of the pioneers of the golden age of hip-hop. Into America's Trymaine Lee talks with Kane about those early days in Brooklyn, what he can offer today’s rappers, and what the forthcoming Universal Hip-Hop Museum could mean for Black culture.'

Helga—The Armory Conversations: K. Anthony Jones

"I want to push those limitations. Push them."

Researcher, writer and critic K. Anthony Jones discusses what it means to make your own way and how to carve a path where one does not exist.

Is Rest Possible for Black Bodies Past Death?

'The Atlantic magazine’s Inheritance project takes a look at American history, black life and the resilience of memory. In the the chapter entitled “What the Body Holds,” journalist Latria Graham talks with The Takeaway about her piece, “The Dark Underside of Representations of Slavery” which focuses on the fight by Tamara Lanier to get the images of her ancestors Renty and Delia back from the Harvard University archives. She alleges Harvard’s licensing of the images amounts to forcing her relatives to continue to work for the university, never giving them a true sense of rest.'

Black News Tonight: Pascal Robert Talks History of US Involvement in Haiti

'Pascal Robert is a Haitian American political contributor at the Black Agenda Report and co-host of the This Is Revolution podcast. He joins Shannon LaNier on BNC News to talk about the history of the America’s involvement in Haiti.'

'The Story of Black Lives Matter' for Young Readers

'Veronica Chambers, New York Times editor and author of a new book, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, joins All Of It to discuss her book designed for younger readers to understand the history of the movement.'

Why Some Black Americans are Leaving the U.S. to Reclaim Their "Destiny" in Ghana

'After Black Lives Matter protests exploded around the world - Ghana's Tourism Minister encouraged African Americans to move to her country, saying you don't have to "stay where you are not wanted." The calls followed a 2019 campaign that encouraged descendants of African diaspora to return to the nation where four centuries earlier their ancestors were forced into slavery. CBS Mornings' Debora Patta meets one African American who was so fed up with the trauma of racism that she moved across the world to make Ghana her home.'

Tarana Burke's Mixed Reaction to Me Too’s Popularity: “White people have never prioritized our pain”

'Tarana Burke shared her frustrations around the hashtag #MeToo going viral in 2017 during a Salon Talks conversation about her memoir, Unbound. “I will never fully regain that narrative, but that’s okay,” the founder of the Me Too movement said. Burke explained that her focus remains on Black women healing from sexual violence, even if the movement was co-opted by the media and white women. “I don't worry about who co-opted what, who's saying what. Honestly, think about it. White people have never prioritized our pain”.'