Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 520

Patrisse Khan-Cullors on Growing Up In A Police State

'For some communities in L.A., it doesn't always look like palm trees and sunshine. Raids, surveillance, racial profiling, juvenile jails, criminal court, and police brutality -- these are some of the things that Patrisse Khan-Cullors became painfully aware of early in life. And she's not alone. The Co-founder of Black Lives Matter breaks down what it means to grow up in communities that are over-policed.' -- Fusion

Race, Finance, And The Afterlife Of Slavery

'Justin Leroy presents on the overlapping histories of race and financial innovation, from slave insurance to social entrepreneurship, in conjunction with Cameron Rowland’s project for the 2017 Whitney Biennial. Leroy teaches nineteenth-century U.S. history at the University of California, Davis; his book Freedom’s Limit: Racial Capitalism and the Afterlives of Slavery, is forthcoming from Columbia University Press.' -- Whitney Museum of American Art

Hashtag Revolution: Break the Silence for Black Women and #SayHerName

'Founded by Kimberlé Crenshaw,

The Combat Jack Show: The Ill Doctrine with Jay Smooth Episode

'In this episode of the Combat Jack Show, Reggie Osse sits down with culture critic, human Hip-Hop Smithsonian, founder of IllDoctrine and the longest radio show (Underground Railroad) Mr. Jay Smooth. He's talking early beginnings, Stretch and Bobbito, the issue of race in America, the evolution of hip-hop, coping with a recent tragedy and much much more.' 

History is Always Open: on the Prospect of Tyranny in America

'Historian Timothy Snyder examines our past (and present) for signs of tyranny in our future - from the spectacle of President Trump's seduction of the media and voters in 2016, to the ways our language and logic are already adapting to an anti-democratic reality - and calls for an intellectual defense of reason, and an IRL defense of each other while there's still time. Snyder is author of the new book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century .'-- This Is Hell! Radio

Cruel & Ineffective: Ending Solitary Confinement

'Evidence suggests isolating inmates inflicts permanent mental harm. So why does the U.S. have roughly 100,000 prisoners housed in solitary confinement, spending 23 to 24 hours per day alone in an 8-foot-by-10-foot cell? Joining 1A guest host Indira Lakshmanan to discuss solitary confinement is Dan Edge, director of the documentary Last Days of Solitary, Brian Nelson, prisoners' rights coordinator at Uptown People's Law Center and Andrew Cohen, senior editor at the Marshall Project.'

Defining Dominican Identity In America

'The Takeaway has received some fascinating submissions from public radio stations and listeners from around the country for our original series "Uncomfortable Truths: Exploring Racism in America." This time, we turn to Adriana Rodriguez — a 17-year-old student attending Food and Finance High School in Manhattan, and co-host of the podcast "Feeling Some Type of Way." She was eager to talk with her aunt, Nancy Lopez, about what it means to be a Dominican in America.'

The Los Angeles Riots + Race + Journalism

'NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with reporter Amy L. Alexander about covering the LA riots, and Errin Whack of The Associated Press about how the media covers race now and what's changed in 25 years.'

Jessamyn Stanley: Not Your Negro

'Jessamyn Stanley describes herself as a fat, black queer femme. The best part: She could care less about what you, or anyone else, thinks. #Winning. Stanley is the author of Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body -- The Root

BK Stories: Square Roots Urban Farm Grows Fresh Food for an Innovative Farm to Fork Experience

'An urban farm out of a Bed-Stuy parking lot is changing the way we grow and source our greens. Watch how these entrepreneurs use technology to grow up to two acres of food in a shipping container.' -- BRIC - TV