Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 50

Chicago Humanities Festival | Kwame Onwuachi: Recipes from a Young Black Chef

'“Why do I need another cookbook?” you may ask, after having spent most of quarantine pouring over this particular genre. We promise you, Kwame Onwuachi’s My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef is worth it. From this James Beard award-winner comes a cookbook that celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food.” Onwuachi returns to CHF to season our stage with the stories behind his family’s recipes; the connections between cuisine, place, and culture; and how food helps us make sense of the world. Onwuachi is joined in conversation by Dario Durham and Sara Faddah, hosts of the podcast 77 Flavors of Chicago.'

Author Jason Reynolds on Sharing Personal Stories

'Jason Reynolds, the prolific and bestselling author of young people's literature, uses his own childhood experiences to encourage kids to use their imagination to tell their stories. Sunday Morning anchor Jane Pauley talks with Reynolds about writing stories, and the complicated conversations they can evoke.'

Safia Elhillo Takes a Leap in New Poems, Writes About Shame and the Body

'Poet Safia Elhillo never used to write about her body. She felt safer writing poems that pointed the reader's gaze away from herself. "Up until this point, I only knew how to write a neat, tidy and well-behaved book of poems," the 31-year-old poet says."The idea was that if it was not something I was going to talk about, I wasn't going to write a poem about it." But in her latest book of poems Elhillo takes that leap. It's called Girls That Never Die, in which she writes about the shame and violence that often comes with being a woman.'

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward: 'The Last Movie Stars'

'Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were that rarity: a happily-married Hollywood couple. But the story of their life together was partly myth, as explored in the new HBO Max docuseries, The Last Movie Stars. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz talks with actor Ethan Hawke, the series' director, and with Paul and Joanne's daughter, Clea Newman, about how the couple's seemingly perfect life had its share of turbulence off-screen, and what made the couple's stardom and marriage unique.'

Style Free Podcast: An Interview with Mikel Elam

'On this episode of Style Free Podcast, hosts Stephen J. Tyson Sr. and Stephen J. Tyson Jr. interview Mikel Elam, a visual artist and educator, and discuss his Philadelphia roots, how he developed his passion for art, the impact traveling the world had on his life, and his time as personal assistant for legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.'

Reimaging Public Safety With The Advancement Project’s Judith Browne Dianis

'Judith Browne Dianis, the Executive Director of the Advancement Project National Office, opens up to Black Enterprise about police accountability, the fight for racial justice, and a society without police.'

American Masters | Harry Belafonte on Black Culture in Music

'On September 21, 1998, Harry Belafonte spoke about the intersection of music and race and the influence that Paul Robeson had on his career and the Black community as a whole. Interview conducted for American Masters—Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999), directed by St. Clair Bourne.'

How Black Girls Are Redefining Leadership

'Khristi Lauren Adams joins The Takeaway to discuss her new book, Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way.'

Comedian W. Kamau Bell Uses Humor to Dismantle Racism in 'Do The Work'

'Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with comedian W. Kamau Bell about his new book, Do The Work! An Antiracist Activity Book and the latest season of his CNN show, United Shades of America.'

City Lights with Lois Reitzes: Fahamu Pecou’s 'Black Boy Journal'

'When Dr. Fahamu Pecou became a father 18 years ago, it lit a passion inside him to pursue his dreams of becoming an artist. His artwork depicts both the joys and challenges of Blackness. =Pecou’s latest endeavor is Black Boy Journal, a quarterly collection of images and writings by people who understand the experience most intimately.'