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Let's Talk Bruh – Healing While Black - The Road to Healing ain't Linear with Josh Odam

'On this episode of Let's Talk Bruh host Jeremy linked up with Josh Odam aka Healing While Black. In today's show, Josh shares with us what his healing journey has looked like, how his divestment from patriarchy journey included a little tour as a hotep in training, and the number of services and programs he offers/supports with his platform. Tune in now.  Follow him on IG to keep up with his work: @HealingWhileBlack'

The Future of Music Libraries

'Spotify launched in the United States in July of 2011, ushering in the era of streaming and instant digital access to an unprecedented catalogue of music. But what happens to the music we have when the way we consume it changes? Joe Pinsker, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the recent article, “What Will Happen to My Music Library When Spotify Dies?,” joins All Of It to talk about the impermanence and future of music playlists.'

Antoinette Nwandu's 'Pass Over' on Broadway

'The play, "Pass Over," was written by Antoinette Nwandu whose work on the piece was partially in reaction to news coverage of George Zimmerman's trial in the wake of Trayvon Martin's death. Director Danya Taymor and actor Namir Smallwood join All Of It to discuss the production.' 

What Sexual Health Can Teach Us About COVID-19

'COVID-19 cases in the United States are on the rise. According to STAT, July has seen cases increase at the fastest pace since last winter.  The CDC is actively considering bringing back the mask mandate. But masks have been heavily politicized, and most people just don’t like wearing them. The same has been true for condoms for many years.  The Takeaway speaks with Martha Kempner, sexual health expert and author of the weekly newsletter “Sex on Wednesday," about what lessons we can learn from sexual education that might be applicable to educating people about masks and coronavirus.'

'Moonlight' Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney On His TV Series 'David Makes Man'

'The movie Moonlight, which won the Oscar for best picture in 2017, was adapted from a script by Fresh Air guest, Tarell Alvin McCraney. He and the film's director, Barry Jenkins, won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. McCraney is now the creator of the series David Makes Man, where he's also an executive producer and writer. It's in its second season on OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network. Like Moonlight, it begins with a boy growing up in the projects in a Miami neighborhood who's neglected by his crack-addicted mother, which echoes McCraney's childhood. But in David Makes Man, the mother is able to get clean and stay sober. David is very smart and is one of two Black students in the gifted and talented class at his magnet school. He manages to get into prep school, where he's again one of the few Black students, and he's surrounded by students from families with money. The code-switching required, going back-and-forth from the projects to school, is confusing and complicated.'

With 'Curls' And 'Glow,' Poet Ruth Forman Wrote The Books She Wanted Her Daughter To Read

'Poet Ruth Forman remembers her daughter coming home from preschool one day and saying something shocking. The young girl said that she wished she had straighter hair and lighter skin. This hurtful moment with her daughter led Forman to publish Curls, a poetry board book for Black children that encouraged them to embrace their identity, last December. The book includes colorful illustrations by Geneva Bowers.' -- Here & Now

Vince Staples: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

'Vince Staples brings the sound of his new self-titled album to life for his Tiny Desk (home) concert.'

A New Cookbook of Gullah Geechee Recipes

'Matthew Raiford joins All Of It to discuss his cookbook, Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer. "Bress 'n' nyam" means "bless and eat" in the Gullah language. He shares recipes from the cuisine inherited across seven generations of his family, including hot buttermilk biscuits and salmon cakes on pepper rice. In 2010, Raiford and his sister inherited the family farm that was purchased by their great-great-great grandfather in 1874. In the book, he traces a history of community and family through the lens of food.'

Race at Work with Porter Braswell: High on the Hog’s Stephen Satterfield—The Power of Black Storytelling

'As host of a hit new Netflix TV show, High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, and founder of a food media company, Stephen Satterfield has a platform to share Black narratives. He tells Race at Work host Porter Braswell how powerful it is to share these stories, and why it’s important for them to be told through the lens of an all-Black production crew.'

Sound Expertise: The Gospel Imagination with Braxton D. Shelley

'What happens, musically and spiritually, when a congregation sings gospel? How can we analyze music that moves not just the mind, but also the body and the soul? A conversation with Braxton D. Shelley, whose scholarship fuses theology and musicology to understand how musical techniques like vamps and “tuning up” lead to transcendent religious experiences. Braxton D. Shelley is Stanley A. Marks and William H. Marks Assistant Professor at the Radcliffe Institute and Assistant Professor of Music in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.'