Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 516

Visuals + Sonics: Talib Kweli & Styles P. -- "Nine Point Five" feat. Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, NIKO IS

Sonics and visuals for Talib Kweli & Styles P. -- "Nine Point Five" feat. Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, NIKO IS from Seven (2017)

Flatbush + Main: Malcolm X in Brooklyn (episode 14)

'In Episode 14 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia reflect on Malcolm X's enduring influence on the borough of Brooklyn.' 

The Battle for Basquiat -- The Selling of Black Genius

'In one of the most riveting auction battles in history, a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat brought $110.5 million – the record for an American artist. Watch as auctioneer Oliver Barker fields bids between two collectors determined to take home the monumental masterpiece, the star of Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction.' -- Sotheby's 

KING On Making Independent Music And Working with Prince

'About six years ago, twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother decided to team up with their friend Anita Bias to form the musical group KING. Little did they know the trio would soon cross paths with Prince and eventually receive a Grammy nomination. KING has prided themselves on being independent artists, writing and producing all their work on their own record label. State of Things Host Frank Stasio talks with Paris and Amber Strother and Anita Bias about their collaboration.' -- WUNC-91.5

Three Generations Of African-American Police Officers Talk About Policing Today

'NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three generations of African-American police officers from Indianapolis: Clarence White Sr., Clarence White Jr. and Rodney White Jr. for the NPR series: Generations.'  

From The Big Top Into The Big World: A Ringling Ringmaster's Final Bow

'The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has been entertaining audiences for a long time. Its history goes back 146 years — to about the time when professional baseball emerged and before Coca-Cola was invented. After years of declining ticket sales and seemingly endless conflicts with animal rights groups, Ringling Bros. staged its final show in Uniondale, N.Y. Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson is one of hundreds of Ringling performers and crew members with extraordinary talents who will be out of a job come Monday. Recruited fresh out of college, where he'd been studying voice performance and training to be a professional opera singer, he became Ringling's first African-American ringmaster in 1998.' -- NPR 

"Life After Death" @ 20 — Duke History of Hip-Hop ReImagines “Sky's the Limit”

A final project from Duke University's #HistoryOfHipHop v. 7 with 9th Wonder + Mark Anthony Neal (Spring 2017) reimagines the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Sky's the Limit" (Life After Death, 1997).  

Eddie N. Williams, Leader Of Washington's First Black Think Tank, Dies at 84

' Eddie N. Williams , who spent three decades running The Joint Center for Political Studies,  the first Black think tank in Washington, has died at the age of 84' -- NPR

 

'The Color Of Law' Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created Segregation

'NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Richard Rothstein about his new book, The Color of Law, which details how federal housing policies in the 1940s and '50s mandated segregation and undermined the ability of Black families to own homes and build wealth.' 

The Combat Jack Show: The Return of Jamilah Lemieux Episode

'On this episode of The Combat Jack Show, host Reggie Osse welcomes back Jamilah Lemieux, who brings us up to date with her new venture, CassiusLife and what she's plotting for the future. We're also talking politics, love, the feminist movement and so much more. #RaiseTheBar'