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A$AP Rocky on Injustice in Prison System for Black Men in America

'Monster director Anthony Mandler and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. and A$AP Rocky join The Hollywood Reporter at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to talk about their adaption of Walter Dean Meyers's book tackling social injustice for African Americans.'

Aspen Words Presents: U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith

'Pulitzer Prize winner and U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reads excerpts from her work and discusses such topics as how poetry can bridge the gap between the things we experience and how to explain them.' -- The Aspen Institute

Talks at Google -- Mike Posner: "What Does This All Mean?"

'Mike Posner is an American singer-songwriter, poet and record producer. He’s produced multiple solo hits like “Cooler than Me” and “Please Don’t Go” and produced and written numerous others like Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” and Maroon 5’s “Sugar”. Most recently, a remix of his 2015 single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" peaked in the top 10 on the charts in 27 countries around the world, including hitting number one in many and the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The Duke University alum now has a podcast exploring philosophy, society, culture and family called “What does this all mean?” In this interview, we plan to explore his prolific music career, rapid early rise to success, recent musical comeback and general themes he explores in his podcast.'

Left of Black S8:E9: Conservative But Not Republican -- Political Scientist Tasha Philpot on The Paradox of Party Identification and Ideology Among African Americans

Left of Black S8:E9: Conservative But Not Republican -- Political Scientist Tasha Philpot on The Paradox of Party Identification and Ideology Among African Americans Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal sits down with political scientist Tasha Philpot, author  of Conservative but Not Republican The Paradox of Party Identification and Ideology among African Americans (Cambridge University Press). Tasha Philpot is an Associate Professor of Government  at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Philpot is also the author of Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln (2007, University of Michigan Press).

Harvard Hip-Hop Archives & Research Institute Director Marcyliena Morgan on How the U.S. became the Hip-Hop Nation

'Are the Grammys are catching up with public opinion by recognizing hip-hop artists in its top categories? At Harvard University's Hiphop Archive & Research Institute, the genre and its history is the subject of academic study as a brilliant source of critique and expression. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault learns more from Harvard’s Marcyliena Morgan." -- PBS NewsHour

On the Subject of White Supremacy and the Conversation about Race that We Never Have

'Writer Ijeoma Oluo talks about what we need to talk about when we talk about race in America - from White resistance to examining the existence of (and their own complicity in) White supremacy, to the need for an intersectional understanding of oppression, and leadership from those living most under its weight, if we're ever to build a better future for everyone. Oluo is author of the book So You Want to Talk about Race from Seal Press.' -- This is Hell! Radio

Sunday TODAY: Inside Hip-Hop's Takeover of the Music Industry

'R&B/Hip-Hop was the most consumed genre of music in 2017, beating Rock and Pop for the first time ever, according to Nielsen. In this week’s Sunday Spotlight, TODAY’s Carson Daly takes a look at its 45-year journey in taking over the music industry, including comments from Grammy Award winning producer and Duke University Instructor 9th Wonder (Patrick Douthit).      

History of Hip-Hop (2018) Playlist #1: "Post Malone ain't Jay Z, Jay Z ain't Big Daddy Kane and Big Daddy Kane ain't Melle Mel"

Co-taught by Grammy Award-winning producer and record label head 9th Wonder (Patrick Douthit) and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal, a noted scholar of Black Cultural Studies, The History of Hip-Hop (v.8) examines the organic social, cultural and economic foundations of Hip-Hop Culture, as well as the key aesthetic innovators/innovations, and the debates that have arisen over Hip-Hop’s increased visibility, influence and profitability.
The History of Hip-Hop meets on Wednesday evenings at 6:15 pm in the Richard White Lecture Hall on Duke University's East Campus; the course is open to the public. 

Left of Black S8:E8: Historian Talitha L. LeFlouria on Convict Labor and the Criminalization of Black Women’s Lives

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#BackChannel: The Rape Recy Taylor, The Death of Erica Garner and Lorraine Hansberry’s Dream Deferred

#BackChannel contributors Natalie Bullock Brown, Mark Anthony Neal and State of Things host Frank Stasio discuss the documentary films The Rape of Recy Taylor and Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart , the death of activist Erica Garner, and Emmy-award winning writer Lena Waithe’s new drama series about the South Side of Chicago called The Chi.