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Edge of Sports: ESPN the Magazine's Howard Bryant on Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

'Dave Zirin host of Edge of Sports talks with ESPN the Magazine's Howard Bryant about his forthcoming book The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism. Bryant explores the development of the black athlete over the last 75 years, including the changing social and political dynamics.'

TateShots: Artist Emeka Ogboh – 'Lagos is a City that is Never Silent'

Copyright Adolphus Opara'Growing up in Lagos, Emeka Ogboh was surrounded by the city’s constant and powerful soundscape. On leaving the city he was struck by the ability of sound to immerse and transport the listener physically. In his installation piece, 'The Way Heavenly Things are Going', currently on display in Tate Modern’s East Tank, he brings together a traditional Greek song of lamentation with a real time report of the stock market indexes. The artwork takes its title from a Bob Marley song and references the ongoing global financial crisis as well as mass migration and displaced communities.' -- TateShots

MindPop 35: Black Humanism, Black Struggle -- A Converstion with Anthony Pinn

“What can you say about God in light of human suffering in the world?” asks Rice religion scholar Anthony Pinn. “Nothing,” he says, “because there is no God.” In this conversation, we talk about Black humanism and its connection to Black activism and empowerment. Does Black humanism betray African-American cultural tradition? Can you motivate people to activism without the church community? Are humanists ready to embrace the cause of justice even when it feels like a Sisyphean task?" -- MindPop with David Sehat

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie Testifies

On this episode of The Truth to Power Show hosted by Vijay R. Nathan, guest Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie bears witness to her experiences and those of her generation through her poetry. Music: The Dust Engineers "Leaves".

What Does This All Mean? Mike Posner and Duke Professor Mark Anthony Neal Talk Race in America and White Guilt

'What Does This All Matter? host Mike Posner speaks with African American Studies and Duke University professor, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal. They speak on race in America, music in America, white guilt and advice he has for 18 to 30 year-olds looking for their purpose in life. Mike also recalls the experiences he had with Dr. Neal when he took his Hip Hop 101 course when he was a student at Duke.'

A Mother and Son United by Love and Art: Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas at TEDWomen 2017

'An art school professor once told Deborah Willis that she, as a woman, was taking a place from a good man -- but the storied photographer says she instead made a space for a good man, her son Hank Willis Thomas. In this moving talk, the mother and son artists describe how they draw from one another in their work, how their art challenges mainstream narratives about black life and black joy, and how, ultimately, everything comes down to love.'

The History of Black Protest in Sports |

'In an N.F.L. season marked by President Trump’s attacks on football players who have “taken a knee” during the national anthem, a collaboration with Retro Report explores the legacy of dissent in sports featuring noted sociologist Harry Edwards and Historian William Jelani Cobb.'

Can Baby Bonds Help Close Baltimore's Wealth Gap?

'Most social programs that address the poverty problem give out resources after someone has already experienced poverty, but "what we need is a structural apparatus in this society where people don't get exposed to poverty in the first place," says Duke University Economists William 'Sandy' Darity and Darrick Hamilton of the New School for Social Research.

Artist and Scholar David C. Driskell Discusses Classic Painting "Ghetto Wall #2" 1970

"Ghetto Wall #2" (1970) -- David Driskell'For the 2017 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, DC Moore Gallery showcased paintings by David C. Driskell from the 1960s and 1970s. Driskell, now 86, is a legendary African American artist and art historian. Driskell discussed "Ghetto Wall #2" 1970.'

David Driskell: 1960s and 1970s from DC Moore Gallery on Vimeo.

Wages for Pain: On Work, Damage and Drudgery Under Capitalism

'Anthropologist Aaron Neiman connects worker pain to the pre-existing conditions of labor under capitalism - as work vanishes under the looming spectre of mass automation, work-induced injury remains an individualized, moralized phenomenon not adjacent to the demands of capital, but at its very center. Neimann wrote the essay "A Pain in the Back" for The New Inquiry.