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Meet Rissi Palmer, The Black Female Country Artist Spotlighting The Genre’s Diverse History

'Independent country music recording artist Rissi Palmer is not surprised by the feedback she has received about her new Apple Music radio show “Color Me Country Radio,” which explores Black, Latinx and Indigenous voices in country music. She has heard everything from, “Is this a limited series? You’re going to run out of people to talk to!” to “Why does everything have to be about race”?'

What Keeps Wendell Pierce Up At Night

'Before the pandemic hit, actor Wendell Pierce was jetsetting around the world, filming scenes for the Amazon series Jack Ryan and starring in a London production of Death of a Salesman. But in March, as the realities of the pandemic set in, he decided to head back to his hometown of New Orleans, where his 95-year-old father still lives in Wendell's childhood home. "I'm going to look on the bright side and say, this is an opportunity to spend this time with my dad," Wendell told me. "I was raised to believe that family is the greatest connection to your past and most likely to be there for you in the future".' -- Death, Sex & Money

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Police Settlements: How The Cost Of Misconduct Impacts Cities And Taxpayers

'For months, protests over the police involved killing of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, George Floyd in Minnesota and others around the country reinvigorated an intense debate over policing. Then when Greg Fischer, mayor of Louisville, Ky., recently announced the city would pay $12 million to Taylor's family and institute a number of police reforms, that highlighted an aspect less discussed — the financial impact of police misconduct on cities and taxpayers.' 

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Reimagining The James Baldwin And William F. Buckley Debate

'In 1965, the two intellectuals debated whether the American dream "is at the expense of the American Negro." The Atlantic's David Frum and Harvard's Khalil Muhammad are now revisiting the idea.'

Michael K. Williams Breaks Down His Career, from 'The Wire' to 'Lovecraft Country'

'Michael Kenneth Williams takes Vanity Fair through his storied acting career, breaking down his roles in 'Bullet,' 'Bringing Out the Dead,' 'The Sopranos,' 'The Wire,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'The Gambler,' 'Bessie,' 'The Night Of,' 'When We Rise,' 'Viceland,' 'Hap & Leonard,' 'When They See Us' and 'Lovecraft Country'.'

 

MISS JUNETEENTH: A Conversation with Neil Creque Williams, Channing Godfrey Peoples and Treva Lindsey

'DukeCreate & DEMAN Live are teamed up with Duke Black Alumni, Duke Cinematic Arts, Screen/Society, Duke Alumni, and Duke Department of African & African American Studies for a special virtual screening and filmmaker talkback featuring the film’s producer, Duke alum Neil Creque Williams ’06, and writer/director Channing Godfrey Peoples. They were joined by Duke alum and Ohio State University Professor Treva Lindsey and Duke Professor Mark Anthony Neal.'

Tiwa Savage: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

'For her Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, Tiwa Savage returned, from London, to her birthplace of Lagos, Nigeria. She and The Alternative Sound band set up at the beautiful Jazzhole, a historic vinyl shop well-regarded among record collectors for the rarities within.'

Classical Music World Struggles to Become More Inclusive in the 21st Century

'The classical music world got even less diverse after Garrett McQueen, the only Black classical announcer at Minnesota Public Radio, was let go for making changes to programming such as playing the song, "The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed," by Black composer Joel Thompson in the days after George Floyd’s killing.  McQueen’s firing has reignited conversations about representation in classical music including among composers, musicians, audiences, and even radio hosts. Terrance McKnight, the host for WQXR, New York Public Radio's classical station, and Dr. Aaron Flagg, a trumpet player, Chair of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School and Chair of the League of American Orchestra's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, joined The Takeaway to discuss.'

Queen Quet: To Be Black and Have Land is a Revolutionary Act

'Queen Quet-- Marquetta L. Goodwine -- is a published author, computer scientist, lecturer, mathematician, historian, columnist, preservationist, environmental justice advocate, environmentalist, film consultant, and “The Art-ivist.” She is the founder of the premiere advocacy organization for the continuation of Gullah/Geechee culture, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition.' -- LIFT Economy

LIFT Economy · Queen Quet: To Be Black and Have Land is a Revolutionary Act [Ep. 204]

The Effects of Underrepresentation of People of Color in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

'As the coronavirus death toll in the U.S. hovers around 200,000, Black, Latino, and Native Americans populations have made up a disproportionate amount of that total, with Black Americans, in particular, being more than twice as likely as white Americans to die from COVID-19. But many of the companies working to develop a vaccine have so far fallen short when it comes to recruiting people of color to participate in trials. Some of the challenges in recruitment are connected to the legacy of racist experimentation on communities of color by white doctors in the U.S. But if the recruitment process isn’t improved, the vaccines could end up overlooking key health disparities among different racial demographics in the U.S.. The Takeaway spoke with Dr. Chris Pernell, public health physician at University Hospital in Newark, NJ, and Dr. Hala Borno, assistant professor of Medicine at UCSF.'