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The Complicated History Behind BLM's Solidarity With The Pro-Palestinian Movement

'Many Black Lives Matter activists have taken to the streets across the U.S. in recent weeks to voice their support for pro-Palestinian causes, including calls against Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the U.S.-Israel alliance. Recent violence has renewed a sense of solidarity with the pro-Palestinian movement among some BLM organizers in the U.S., where sympathy with the Palestinians in the broader conflict has been growing. Behind the connection between the two movements is a complicated history of a fissure among earlier generations of African American activists that helped form what Zellie Thomas, an organizer with Black Lives Matter in Paterson, N.J., calls a "Black radical tradition".' -- Morning Edition

Impact of Rosenwald Schools on Education and How They Changed the Lives of Black Americans

'Built between 1912 and 1973, Rosenwald schools provided an opportunity for hundreds of thousands of poor African Americans to be educated in the segregated South. Their construction has been called one of the most effective philanthropic endeavors of the 20th century. But the story of the school and their benefactor remain largely unknown today.' -- CBS This Morning

Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon: Light And Shadow

'Through his work as a photographer and architect, Phil Freelon taught Nnenna Freelon about the interplay between light and shadow, a lesson that guided them through the highest and lowest moments of his ALS journey. She reflects on how his talent opened the door to the opportunity of a lifetime — being on the design team for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — and how his disease changed their lives.'

Invisible Blackness – Becoming Culturally Competent with Dr Melina Abdullah

'As Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, Dr. Melina Abdullah is an expert on race, gender, class, and social movements. As a Co-founder and organizer of the Black Lives Matter movement she continues to inspire the Los Angeles chapter with her poignant intellect, passion and leadership. In this episode host Adrian Younge speaks with Dr. Abdullah about womanism, the work of dismantling White supremacy and the role white allies must play in designing a healed America.'

Cops In The Classroom: Why Students Are Protesting School Resource Offic

'School resource officers are meant to protect the student body and ensure the school community’s safety, but some students consistently feel threatened by the presence of law enforcement roaming their classrooms. Host Kamaya Truitt talks with WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer and youth reporting mentor Caitlin Leggett about why some students are uncomfortable with the prevalence of school resource officers and their efforts to challenge SROs’ presence in public schools.' 

Black Music Month Honors the Black Artists Who Have Shaped Music

'June marks #BlackMusicMonth—an annual celebration of Black musicians, producers, songwriters, and more. Started more than 40 years ago, the observance celebrates the history and scope of Black music from classical and folk to hip hop and rock.  For more on the origins and evolution of Black music Month, The Takeaway's guest host Melissa Harris-Perry spoke to Nabil Ayers, writer and general manager of the record label 4AD, and Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies at Duke University and host of the podcast, Left of Black.'

Telling the Stories of 'African Europeans'

'A new book recounts the history of African Europeans through stories of individuals who helped shape the continent, a history that goes back centuries. Olivette Otele, professor of history and memory of enslavement at the University of Bristol and vice president of the Royal Historical Society in the UK, joins All Of It to discuss her book, African Europeans: An Untold History.'

Film at Lincoln Center Podcast: In Conversation with Steve McQueen on Small Axe

'On this episode of  Film at Lincoln Center Podcast, a conversation with Steve McQueen, the director of Small Axe, and Dennis Lim, Director of Programming for Film at Lincoln Center and the New York Film Festival.'  Film at Lincoln Center Podcast · #338 - In Conversation with Steve McQueen on Small Axe

Hierarchy, Division and Filing Cabinets at the Dawn of the Information Age

'Media studies scholar Craig Robertson on the filing cabinet's work at the dawn of 20th century capitalism, the consequences of a logic centered around division and efficiency, and his book The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information from University of Minnesota Press.' -- This is Hell!

This is Hell! · Hierarchy, division and filing cabinets at the dawn of the information age.

Celebrating 50 Years Of Philly Sound With Songwriter/Producer Thom Bell

(Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times)

'Born in Jamaica, Thom Bell moved to Philadelphia as a kid and went on to become one of the prime originators the Philly sound. With Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, founders of Philadelphia International Records, Bell formed Mighty Three Music, a song publishing company. Originally broadcast in 2006.' -- Fresh Air