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Tiny Desk: Lalah Hathaway

'The veteran singer Lalah Hathaway showcases her soaring powerfully expressive voice in a performance that bridges several generations of classic soul.' 

Rebel With Rebecca Carroll: A Statute of Limitations on Racism?

' Rebecca Carroll 's Rebel series returns with  Tanzina Vega ,  Joan Walsh , and  Blair Imani  to discuss whether or not there is a statute of limitations on racism. We're taking a look at the "back then" argument (“everybody said/did that whatever racist thing back then”), and revisiting moments throughout pop culture history that suddenly feel super cringe-worthy.' -- The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR 

Releasing Her Rage

'The Takeaway with host Tanzina Vega, explores the expectations women face when it comes to anger through our new series, “Hysterical: Women and Rage.” Whether it is in a professional or social setting, there are vast differences in the ways women’s anger is perceived compared to men’s. We start with a roundtable of women who have written about constructively directing their rage: Soraya Chemaly , Mara Wilson , and Brittney Cooper .'

Sickle Cell Anemia, Disparities in Care and the Late Rapper Prodigy

'Mary Harris and Christopher M Johnson, WNYC health reporters, discuss their new podcast, The Realness, which takes listeners behind the rapper Prodigy’s music to his life with sickle cell anemia, revealing how his condition touched almost every part of his life.' -- The Brian Lehrer Show
         
       

Former Rapper Runs for Upstate Congressional Seat and His Opponent Notices

'In the Hudson Valley, 83 percent of the population is white. But Antonio Delgado, a Harvard Law school graduate who is Black, is running to represent them in Congress, and would become the first non-white candidate to do so. Not only is Delgado Black, but he's a former rapper. His opponent, incumbent Republican John Faso, is making his opponent's past a campaign issue, arguing that the lyrics in his songs — which use the N-word and describe sexual acts —  conflict with the values of 19th District voters.' -- WNYC News
         
        

The Bean Pie Tells One of the Most Essential Stories About Muslims in America

'Made from navy beans, the pie was developed by Black Muslims in the Nation of Islam in the 1930s. The history of why they created it, and what it represents, tells one of the most essential stories about Muslims in America. And it is incredibly delicious.' -- Slate

1979! -- A Conversation Inspired by Artitst Howardena Pindell

'1979 was a radical year in American art and pop culture that likewise had radical consequences for the art and life of artist Howardena Pindell. Exhibition curator Naomi Beckwith and Hamza Walker, Executive Director of LAXART, considered this seminal moment in history in the Edlis Neeson Theater at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.' -- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Special Edition: Jay Smooth in Conversation with #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke

#MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke in conversation with Jay Smooth.

Arturo Schomburg at Fisk University: Vanessa Valdés

'While the Schomburg Library for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York is a renowned archive in which one can find any number of objects testifying to Black excellence, many are unaware that Arturo Schomburg, a Black Puerto Rican Virgin Islander who personal collection was the foundation for what would become that library, also established a significant Africana collection in the Jim Crow South, at Fisk University, in the early 1930s. In this presentation, Dr. Vanessa Valdés highlights that history, arguing that in doing so, Schomburg amply demonstrated not only the liberatory potential of the archive, but also the necessity for broadening definitions of Blackness to extend beyond the boundaries of this country. Vanessa K. Valdés is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at The City College of New York. She is the author of “Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg” (SUNY Press, 2017) and “Oshun’s Daughters: The Search for Womanhood in the Americas” (SUNY Press, 2014).' 

Tiny Desk: The Midnight Hour

'A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad and composer Adrian Younge brought their Luke Cage-inspired collaboration -- The Midnight Hour --  to the Tiny Desk.' -- NPR Music