Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 29

From Gray: In Dialogue with Romi Crawford on Citing Black Geographies

'On the occasion of Citing Black Geographies, curator Romi Crawford interprets notions of black space through the work of the exhibition’s participating artists, including Dawoud Bey, McArthur Binion, Nick Cave, Coco Fusco, Theaster Gates, Rashid Johnson, Tony Lewis, Tavares Strachan, Jan Tichy, jina valentine, Carrie Mae Weems, Amanda Williams, and more.'

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Black Beyond Data: Catherine Knight-Steele

'Catherine Knight-Steele joined the Diaspora Solidarities Lab and the Black Beyond Data Reading Group to discuss digital Black feminism, social media, and Black discourse online. Catherine Knight-Steele is an Associate Professor of Communications at University of Maryland-College Park and Director of the Black Communication and Technology Lab (BCaT). This workshop was co-sponsored with the Black Beyond Data Reading Group and DISCO Network.'

Conversations | Journeys Across Diasporas: Collecting African Art

'Collecting is a passion that often starts close to home then branches out. This panel traces the paths that collectors, galleries and collections have taken from supporting local artists from the African diaspora towards developing projects internationally. At Art Basel 2022 CCH Pounder,  Catherine Sarr, and Julie Crooks reflect on the works that initially impacted them and how this led to other connected interests and causes. How do they hope to support the flow of works and ideas across the global channels of the diaspora? Moderated by Larry Ossei-Mensah.'

Killer Mike: Activism Through Music and Conversation

'The rapper Michael Render, a.k.a. Killer Mike, is known for intense music as part of Run The Jewels – and also for "Love and Respect," his PBS talk show, in which he turns down the volume while building conversational bridges. He talks with CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa about balancing music, activism and TV, including "Clark Kenting it" as a Black business owner in Atlanta.'

Why These Afro-Brazilian Christians Are Leaving Their Church

'Is racism inside Brazil’s evangelical churches getting worse? The majority of evangelical Christians in Brazil are Afro-Brazilian. But many of the most high-profile evangelical pastors are white men – who are openly speaking about politics in front of their congregations. So what are they saying that's driving some Black evangelicals from their churches?'

“Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power”: New Film on Radical Voting Activism in 1960s Alabama

'Democracy Now! looks at Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power, a remarkable new documentary that shows how a small rural community in Alabama organized during the civil rights movement to challenge white supremacy and systematic disenfranchisement of Black residents, and would become, in some ways, the first iteration of the Black Panther Party. Lowndes County went from having no registered Black voters in 1960 — despite being 80% Black — to being the birthplace in 1965 of the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, a radical political party that brought together grassroots activists and members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Co-directors Sam Pollard and Geeta Gandbhir tell Democracy Now! the Lowndes County story has not gotten the attention it deserves compared to other chapters of the civil rights movement, in part because its lessons are “more threatening” to the political establishment. “It seems like it has been deliberately left out of the narrative of history,” says Gandbhir. We also speak with Reverend Wendell Paris, a former SNCC field secretary featured in the film, who says the organizing in Lowndes County reflected an understanding by residents that “they needed to band together to defend themselves.”.'

Historians At The Movies: 'Black Panther' and 'Wakanda Forever' with Walter Greason

'Historians At The Movies is joined by Professor Walter Greason, the Dewitt Wallace Professor of History and Chair at Macalester College and the pre-eminent historian of Afrofuturism, the Black Speculative Arts, and digital economies.'

Conversations in Atlantic Theory • Andil Gosine on Nature's Wild: Love, Sex and Law in the Caribbean

'On this episode of Conversations in Atlantic Theory is Dr. Andil Gosine, a Professor of Environmental Arts and Justice at York University in Toronto. His publications include co-authorship of the text Environmental Justice and Racism in Canada and contributions to many journals including Small Axe, Wasafiri, Sexualities, Topia, Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, Art in America, as well as scholarly anthologies. His artwork has been exhibited internationally at various galleries and museums and he most recently curated the critically acclaimed exhibition “everything slackens in a wreck” at the Ford Foundation Gallery in New York. His newest book, Nature’s Wild: Love, Sex and Law in the Caribbean, was recently published by Duke University Press. He is in conversation with Dr. Keisha Allan, an assistant professor in Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College. She is the recipient of the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship and the McKittrick Book Award.'

Voices in Equity | The Rebirth of K-12 Public Education: Postpandemic Opportunities with Kristen Stephens, Kisha Daniels, and Erica Phillip

'On this episode of  Voices in Equity a conversation about the essay "The Rebirth of K-12 Public Education: Postpandemic Opportunities" written by Kristen Stephens, Kisha Daniels, and Erica Phillips. We have all of the authors of this chapter on this episode, and we’re also joined by Sashir Moore Sloan, Social Studies teacher at Durham Public Schools.'

WRITING HOME | American Voices from the Caribbean: "mathematics" | S3. E2 with Ana-Maurine Lara

“What’s left at the end of the day once we’ve divided and multiplied and subtracted pieces of ourselves to just be able to stay standing.” – Ana-Maurine Lara 

'Polymath extraordinaire Ana-Maurine Lara offers hosts Tami Navarro and Kaiama Glovermuch-appreciated  lessons in arithmetic and other miraculous methodologies. Lara is currently an Associate Professor of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Oregon. Her areas of interest include Afro-Latinidad, Black: Queer aesthetics, Afro-Indigenous relationships and traditional knowledges, and the struggle against xenophobia in the Dominican Republic.'