Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 332

Ebony G. Patterson . . . while the dew is still on the roses . . .

'Ebony G. Patterson . . . while the dew is still on the roses . . . is organized by Pérez Art Museum Miami. The exhibition is curated by Tobias Ostrander. At the Nasher Museum, this exhibition is supported by The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Fund for Exhibitions; Fox Family Foundation; Katie Thorpe Kerr and Terrance I. R. Kerr; Lisa Lowenthal Pruzan and Jonathan Pruzan; Kelly Braddy Van Winkle and Lance Van Winkle; and Parker & Otis.'

Modern Masculinity: Six Packs, Success and Solitude — Men in the Media

'In this episode of Modern Masculinity, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani looks at how images of men in advertising and the media might be negatively impacting on how they see themselves. While campaigns targeted at women have changed hugely in the past 20 years with campaigns such as Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty changing the images of beauty for women, men's adverts haven't had the same transformation. Iman speaks to those in the advertising industry who are working to change the way we see men in adverts. She also takes the conversation around aspiration and success to the streets of Bolton, and puts the top questions to schoolkids at Ladybridge High School.' -- The Guardian

Almeta Ingram-Miller on The Ingramettes And The Power Of Gospel During Crisis

'NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Almeta Ingram-Miller about reforming her late mother's gospel group, the new album Take a Look in the Book and how gospel can provide comfort in times of crisis.' -- Weekend Edition Sunday

'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood

'Octavia Spencer plays businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker in a new Netflix series Self Made. Walker was born on a plantation in 1867 and built an empire selling hair and makeup products designed for black women.' -- Fresh Air

Electoral College 'Not Carved In Stone:' Author Advocates Rethinking How We Vote

'Jesse Wegman, author of Let the People Pick the President:The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College, says the Electoral College's winner-take-all rule is not mandated by the Constitution: "There's nothing keeping us from changing it".' -- Fresh Air

What Misinformation Has to Do With Toilet Paper

'It started with an unsubstantiated rumor. “You can laugh now,” said Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show in 1973, “but there is an acute shortage of toilet paper.” There wasn’t— but it didn’t matter. The broadcast sent America into a mass panic. Millions of shoppers swarmed into grocery stores to begin hoarding toilet paper. The Scott Paper Company insisted that the shortage was being artificially induced, and urged people to stop panic-buying the product. Nevertheless, for four months, toilet paper—absent from the selves—was bartered, traded, and even sold on the black market. Out of nowhere, a shortage was born. The Great Toilet Paper Scare was directed by Brian Gersten. It is part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent filmmakers, curated by The Atlantic.'

Crystal Bridges – 'Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…'

'Artist Hank Willis Thomas will present an opening exhibition lecture for Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…, moderated by artist, historian, and Hank’s mother, Deborah Willis. The lecture will introduce guests to Willis Thomas's process as a conceptual artist, as well as touch on his work as a co-founder of the first-ever artist-driven super PAC, For Freedoms, a nationwide initiative to promote civic engagement through the arts.' -- Crystal Bridges
 

Everything You Want To Know About Voiceover: A Conversation with G. Keith Alexander

'Common Sense Mamita talks with G. Keith Alexander, voiceover artist, actor, radio announcer and model about his long career in entertainment doing voiceover for popular brands such as Burger King, Charmin and Cheerios. G. Keith shares tips for voiceover artists just getting into the business covering everything from creating a reel, going out on auditions, working with agents and making adjustments for directors.' 

Chautauqua Institution: Amani M. Allen – Racism’s Impact on Lifespans and Health

'Amani M. Allen is Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences and Epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, where her research focuses on race and socioeconomic health disparities and the measurement and study of racism as a social determinant of health.' -- Chautauqua Institution
 

Black is Beautiful – The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite: Panel with Deborah Willis, Tanisha C. Ford & Marc Bamuthi Joseph

'Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite—the first ever exhibition dedicated to Kwame Brathwaite’s impressive career—tells the story of a key figure of the second Harlem Renaissance. Brathwaite’s son, Kwame S. Brathwaite, and two of the contributors Aperture’s exhibition catalogue: culture critic and author, Tanisha C. Ford; and photographer, curator and author Deborah Willis, discuss Brathwaite's legacy. The panel is moderated by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a spoken-word poet, dancer, and playwright.' -- Museum of the African Diaspora MoAD