Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 228

Writers on Artists: Daphne Brooks and Jamila Woods

"In this episode of Writers on Artists, scholar Daphne A. Brooks talks with poet/singer/songwriter Jamila Woods about archives as wellsprings, the lifeworlds of Black women and girls, and what it means to practice care in all its many registers. Brooks’s book, Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound (2021), is available from Belknap Press. Jamila Woods’s albums HEAVN (2016) and LEGACY! LEGACY! (2019) are both out on Jagjaguwar." -- Artforum

From Rodney King to George Floyd: Inside 30 Years of America's Police Violence

"The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer seen on video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck last May, is at the center of a national reckoning with race and policing. But this is nothing new. In recent decades, several high-profile cases with videos showing officer-involved deaths of Black men and women set off cycles of protests and consciousness. Ultimately, they have left families of the victims unsatisfied, and still searching for justice. To better understand this, we watched the trial with three families who have been at the center of previous national upheavals to see this moment in history through their eyes." -- The New York Times

Police Violence And Reform: The Inequality In Restorative Justice Opportunities

"All Things Considered's Michel Martin speaks with attorney sujatha baliga, the former director of Impact Justice's Restorative Justice Project. about whether restorative justice principles are useful after a shooting incident or killing involving a police officer."

Gospel Singer Elizabeth King Hits A Musical Milestone At 77

 

'At the age of 77, Memphis sacred soul singer Elizabeth King is releasing her first full-length album, Living in the Last Days. She talks about it with Weekend Edition Saturday's Debbie Elliott.'

Black Urban Crises and Push-Out “Engineered” with David Stovall

"Dr. David Stovall, author of, “Engineered Conflict: School Closings, Public Housing, Law Enforcement and the Future of Black Life,” said “one of the ways to attract business interests to cities is to displace those people who you have deemed to be dangerous or politically harmful” – meaning, Blacks. Stovall, a professor of African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an organizer with the Peoples Education Movement, notes that the Black population in Chicago has been steadily declining since the turn of the 21st century." -- with Margaret Kimberley

Margaret Kimberley · Black Urban Crises and Push-Out “Engineered”

Invisible Blackness –The Notorious PhD: A Level Playing Field, an Interview with Todd Boyd

"Todd Boyd, aka "Notorious Ph.D." is a Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC. His critiques of hip hop and pop culture have guided a generation into a deeper understanding of the anatomy of the black experience. In this episode of Invisible Blackness host Adrian Younge and Todd Boyd discuss Defining American, Racial Politics and the revolution of revisionist history occurring."

Harlem On My Mind: Jessie Redmon Fauset

"On this episode of Into America host Trymaine Lee spotlights the influence of Jessie Redmon Fauset. Langston Hughes called her one of the midwives of the Harlem Renaissance, but few today remember her name. As literary editor for NAACP’s The Crisis magazine, Fauset fostered the careers of many notable writers of the time: poets Countee Cullen and Gwendolyn Bennett, novelist Nella Larsen, writer Claude McKay. Fauset was the first person to publish Langston Hughes, when The Crisis printed the poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers. Fauset was also a writer, penning essays and poems. She went on to write four novels, including There is Confusion (1924). Her focus on bourgeois characters and women’s ambition shaped the conversation about Black identity in Harlem at the time. Dr. Julia S. Charles, professor of English at Auburn University, sheds light on the full scope of Fauset’s work, including her complicated relationship with Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois and other notable Black thinkers. Author Morgan Jerkins describes how Fauset’s legacy has inspired her own work as a writer, editor, and resident of today’s Harlem."

Words Won't Fail Us: Rita Dove Talks With Lara Downes

"The former poet laureate, Pulitzer winner and musician Rita Dove, says she's obsessed with telling neglected stories and making poems sing."-- Amplify With Lara Downes

Haki Madhubuti: Women Are Foundational in the Black Community

'Haki Madhubuti joins the professors Tricia Rose and Cornel West, hosts of The Tight Rope, for a conversation about his body of work and how he was, as one of his books is entitled, "Taught By Women.” Describing Gwendolyn Brooks as his “cultural mother,” Professor Madhubuti talks about the importance of the mentorship he received through his relationship with her and how he came to believe that literature is essential to self-discovery. Finally, synergizing his love for the written word with his belief in the necessity of building Black-led institutions, Professor Madhubuti discusses the institution he created--Third World Press.'

Wade In The Water Ep. 1: Songs And Singing As Church

'Produced in 1994 by NPR and the Smithsonian Institution, Wade in the Water is a 26-part documentary series detailing the history of American gospel music and its impact on soul, jazz and R&B. Episode one explores the relationship between song and singing, and worship and belief in both the organized and non-organized church. Introduces concepts, performing styles and musical genres."