Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 348

The Big Lies We Must Stop Believing: A Conversation with Tina Lifford

'Mostly known for her role as "Aunt Vi" in Oprah Winfrey and Ava Duvernay's produced show, Queen Sugar, actress Tina Lifford joins Abi Ishola to discuss her newly released book, The Little Book of Big Lies: A Journey Into Inner Fitness .' -- cunytv75

Road to AfroTech | A Founder's Journey to the Largest Black Tech Conference

'#AfroTech went behind the scenes to follow Ade Adesanya, Co-Founder & President of Moving Analytics Inc., a digital cardio rehab provider empowering people who've suffered heart disease to recover at home. We documented his journey from his homebase in LA to attending AfroTech 2019 in Oakland, CA.' -- Blavity

Salman Rushdie: ‘Write for Readers, not for Critics’

'Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie recounts his evolution as a writer who has grown more aware of the reader and less aware of the critic. Literary reviews, famously the Times Literary Supplement, were once anonymous—and brutal. Once the Times started publishing bylines with reviews, critics suddenly got much nicer. Anonymity, especially online, is a double-edged sword. In authoritarian societies, it gives people great freedom. However anonymity is also the reason people say things online they would never say if they were in a room with you. That may be a degrading force in a highly digital society.' -- Big Think

Earth Wind & Fire: Our Music has Been "A Spiritual Journey"

'The 42nd annual Kennedy Center Honors celebrated music legends Earth, Wind & Fire for their nearly 50 years of music. Michelle Miller caught up with the group's surviving members - Ralph Johnson, Philip Bailey and Verdine White - on tour.' -- CBS This Morning

NBA's Andre Iguodala on Investing, Kaepernick and Legacy

'Former Golden State Warrior Andre Iguodala talks to WSJ's Lee Hawkins about being an active tech investor, his commitment to opening doors for other athletes and people of color, and the benefits of having a "strict" mother.' -- Wall Street Journal

On Sleep, Time, Trauma and Dissent in the Waking World

'Historian Franny Nudelman explores the radical work of anti-war Vietnam veterans using sleep -- as a setting to understand the traumatic effects of violence on the human psyche, and as a weapon of direct action against the government that pushed them into the waking nightmare of warfare. Nudelman is the author of Fighting Sleep: The War for the Mind and the US Military from Verso.' -- This is Hell!  

Dollar Stores Continue to Boom as More Cities Implement Measures to Prevent Further Developments

'Forth Worth, Texas, has become the most recent city to pass an ordinance that will limit the number of dollar stores that can be developed.  Birmingham, Tulsa, New Orleans, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, and Mesquite, Texas have all crafted policies that limit the number of dollar stores that can be developed. Kelly Allen Gray, a Councilmember for District 8 in Fort Worth, Texas who spearheaded the city's new ordinance, and Nathaniel Meyersohn, a retail reporter at CNN Business, joined The Takeaway to talk about the massive growth of dollar stores and how they can impact communities.' -- The Takeaway

'Busted in New York and Other Essays': A Conversation with Essayist Darryl Pinckney

'Author Darryl Pinckney joins us to discuss his new book of essays,  Busted in New York and Other Essays. This segment is guest-hosted by Jenna Flanagan.' -- All Of It

         
        

An 'Ode' To Victims Of Gun Violence — From Alvin Ailey Dancers

'The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the  dance company dedicated to African American culture premieres a new work Ode. Jamar Roberts, its first resident choreographer, says he was inspired by the deaths of Trayvon Martin and others.' -- Morning Edition

In 'Parker Looks Up,' A 2-Year-Old Shares A Moment With Michelle Obama

'In 2018, a photo of Parker Curry looking at a portrait of Michelle Obama went viral. Within a week, she got to meet the first lady. The experience has inspired a picture book — Parker Looks Up — written by Parker and her mom, Jessica Curry Morton, and illustrated by Brittany Jackson.' -- Weekend Edition Sunday