Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 482

Race in the U.S.: Christina Greer and Ari Berman on Race and Electoral Power

“Race in the U.S.” is The New School’s second University course on post-election America, and is sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the 2017 Henry Cohen Lecture Series of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy. Mother Jones reporter Ari Berman,  and Christina Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, discuss Race and Electoral Power.' -- The New School

The US Medical System is Still Haunted by Slavery

'In this installment of Vox and ProPublica’s collaboration, they lay out some of the dark history of race and women’s medicine. From the experimentation on slaves for medical science to the forced sterilization campaigns in black and poor communities, the vestiges of abuse continue to haunt the medical system, and give context to current racial disparities.' -- Vox

Jazz and the Politics of Co-Creation -- A Conversation with Professor Robin Kelley

'Robin DG Kelley presents the lecture "Jazz and the Politics of Co-creation". Hosted by the University of the Western Cape’s Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) and Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education, the presentation was part of The Factory of the Arts’ Conversations, a new series of public dialogues on jazz. By examining the work of South African vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin, Ghanaian-born drummer Guy Warren, US-pianist Randy Weston and American bassist/oudist Ahmed Abdul-Malik; Kelley shows how jazz is a co-creation born out of conversations and collaborations between musicians from different places and backgrounds.' -- Flagship on Critical Thought in African Humanities

Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985: Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Theresa Sotto in Conversation

'Cecilia Fajardo-Hill (Guest Curator – Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985) and Theresa Sotto (Assistant Director Academic Programs - Hammer Museum) discuss the exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985 .

Coding the Fight Police Brutality: Teenager Develops a 'Cop Stop' App

'High School student George Hofstetter coded an app to help kids stay safe when interacting with police officers.' -- +The Root 

Tiny Desk Concert: Tyler, The Creator

'Tyler, The Creator's Tiny Desk performance was a first for many reasons. It was the Los Angeles rapper's first time performing at our offices, but moreover, it was the Tiny Desk's first nighttime performance, a special request from Tyler and his team in order to professionally light the "stage" themselves. Flower Boy, Tyler's latest album, is much like this Tiny Desk performance; a surprising departure from the expected.' -- NPR Music 

Terry Crews On His Sexual Assault Lawsuit: "This Is About Accountability"

'Actor and former NFL player Terry Crews filed a lawsuit last week stemming from an encounter at a party in 2016 when he says a high-powered Hollywood agent groped him. Crews was one of the first male actors in Hollywood to speak out during the #MeToo movement.  NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Crews about the incident, how he became an activist and why he is fighting to hold people in Hollywood accountable.'

Discovering a New History of Empire and Resistance in the Words of Black Radicals

'Historian Paul Ortiz connects the politics of anti-imperialism to the tradition of Black radicalism - from his own experiences as former soldier discovering the writing of Black internationalists, to new models of understanding, and challenging, a society built on a bedrock of White supremacy. Ortiz contributed  the essay "Anti-Imperialism as a Way of Life: Emancipatory Internationalism and the Black Radical Tradition in the Americas" in the collection Futures of Black Radicalism (Verso), edited by Gaye Theresa Johnson and Alex Lubin.'
 

"The Devil Wanna Put Me in a Bow-Tie": Negotiating Black Masculinity in America

"Your hair combed, pants pulled up, bow-tie intact...What next for Black Men and Boys?" -- In this talk from TEDxDurham (2016), Mark Anthony Neal discusses historical and contemporary images Black masculinity and their impact on Black men and boys.  Neal is currently Professor of African + African-American Studies and Professor of English, and Chair of the Department of African + African American Studies at Duke University. Neal is the author of several books including What the Music Said: Black Popular Music and Public Culture, Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic and Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities, and co-editor, with Murray Forman, of That’s The Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader. 

Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving's Story Explains Why

'Black women are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than White women in the U.S. Racism, and the stress it causes, can play a leading role in that disparity.' -- NPR