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October 26, 2019

What Naomie Harris Had To Do To Be So 'Black And Blue'

'The new movie Black and Blue is a thriller about a woman who tries to straddle a divide between two groups of people: African Americans and the police. This is a very American story — and yet Naomie Harris, who carries it, is British. In an interview, she described her preparation for the part, playing her first leading role and how she relates to the themes of police violence and mistrust.' -- All Things Considered
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Published on October 26, 2019 15:59

Left of Black S10:E5: Historian Jakobi Williams on The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) is joined in the studio by Dr. Jakobi Williams (@jakobiwill), an associate professor at Indiana University Bloomington in the Department of History and Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. He is the author of From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago (University of North Carolina Press, 2013). Robin D.G. Kelley writes of the book, “Williams has produced the most comprehensive and thoughtful study of Fred Hampton and the Panthers in Chicago. He has given us a brilliant study of the anatomy of grassroots organizing across race … From the Bullet to the Ballot is more than a contribution to our local knowledge of the BPP; it will compel all Panther scholars to rethink or readjust the national narrative.”
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Published on October 26, 2019 15:01

October 25, 2019

Newark-Born Artist Pope.L Explores Water at the Whitney

'The Chicago-based artist Pope.L is having a New York City moment. Last month, the Public Art Fund staged an outdoor performance where participants crawled (on their hands and knees) across downtown Manhattan; currently, the recently reconfigured Museum of Modern Art is exhibiting a retrospective of his work. And at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Choir a new installation that explores water, has taken over the lobby gallery.' -- WNYC News
         
        

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Published on October 25, 2019 16:48

October 23, 2019

70 Million: How Bail Shackles Women of Color

'Tamiki Banks’ life was turned upside down when her husband was arrested, leaving her the sole breadwinner and caregiver to their twins. More than two years later, she’s still struggling, and he’s still in custody, even though he hasn’t been convicted of any crime. From Atlanta, Pamela Kirkland reports on the heavy burden women of color like Tamiki bear when a loved one is jailed.' -- Making Contact 

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Published on October 23, 2019 20:17

Suicide Attempts Rise Among Black Teens, But Researcher Says Data On Solutions Is Missing


'Suicide attempts among Black children and teenagers have increased by 73% since 1991, according to data published in the Journal of Pediatrics this month. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teenagers in the U.S., but over the period studied, suicide attempts decreased among teens in every ethnic group except for African Americans. Self-reported suicide attempts among White teenagers fell by 7.5% between 1991 and 2017, the study found. “This group always reported much higher rates of suicide attempts than any other group except for Native American Alaskan Indians since 1991,” says Sean Joe, a professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis and one of the study’s authors. “So now we're seeing a stronger, significant increase not only for males but also for black females”.' -- Here & Now

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Published on October 23, 2019 20:04

October 21, 2019

A Quiet Force For Change: Meet Karla FC Holloway

'Karla FC Holloway was raised in Buffalo, New York in the midst of the battle over school desegregation. Her parents were both school administrators, and although she was not aware at the time of just how involved they were in that fight, she keenly observed their commitment to racial equality.  Her father testified in Congress, and her mother wrote letters to anyone and everyone she hoped would fight for policy change. Despite her introverted nature, Holloway took up the fight for racial justice in college. As the black power movement ramped up, she joined The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and marched in Birmingham, Alabama. She went on to translate her activism to academia. Holloway spent more than 20 years as a professor at Duke University where she centered the contributions of female African American writers and shined a light on specific African American cultural practices, like funerals. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Holloway, a James B. Duke Professor Emerita of English, about her belief in the power of activist academic work and about her latest adventure, the writing of her recent first novel A Death in Harlem.'
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Published on October 21, 2019 18:02

October 20, 2019

Is New York City an Empire in Decline?

'New York City was built on big, bold ideas. The vision of past leaders kept New Yorkers in town and captured the imaginations of millions from around the world who came here to “make it.” In the Video Op-Ed above, Mara Gay, a native New Yorker who has reported on the streets of this city for seven years, questions where all that vision is today. She argues that New York’s current leaders need to bring big ambition and hustle to serve their residents. She supplies ideas of what vision could look like to a mayor whose reluctant homecoming offers dim hope for the city. New Yorkers, she says, deserve more.' --The New York Times

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Published on October 20, 2019 19:27

October 19, 2019

'Free Cyntoia': A Memoir

'NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Cyntoia Brown-Long about her memoir, Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System.' -- All Things Considered
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Published on October 19, 2019 19:54

Living at the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Immigration

'It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and The Takeaway is looking at the challenges unique to immigrant women facing gender-based violence in the United States. Some of these challenges include poor education, financial limitations, cultural taboos, language barriers, familial isolation, and lack of documentation. And existing institutional structures set up to provide domestic violence survivors with support often aren't able to adequately address the intersection of being an immigrant and a survivor.'
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Published on October 19, 2019 19:39

Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts Talks New Collection 'Felon'

'Reginald Dwayne Betts, a poet, author, and lawyer who was also formerly incarcerated, joins All Of It to discuss his new book of poetry, Felon.'
         
       
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Published on October 19, 2019 19:31

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