Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 554

Did Gender Matter? -- The Politics of Gender: Women, Men and the 2016 Campaign

The Politics of Gender: Women, Men and the 2016 Campaign -- Did Gender Matter with Jen O’Malley Dillon, Former Deputy Campaign Manager, Obama 2012 and Co-Founder, Precision Strategies + Margie Omero, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, PSB Research + Melissa Harris-Perry, Maya Angelou Presidential Chair, Wake Forest University + Peter Beinart, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic  

Carrie Mae Weems: People Of A Darker Hue

"People of a Darker Hue" -- a film short by visual artist Carrie Mae Weems.

How to Open an Independent Bookstore

'With the news that Brooklyn's beloved BookCourt — and the Bronx's only bookstore, the Coop City Barnes & Noble — will close at year's end, Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson bookstore on Prince Street, offers advice to the two people who hope to take their places, Bronx resident and prospective owner of the Lit Bar Noelle Santos, who blogs as The 1st Noelle, and novelist Emma Straub, author of, most recently, Modern Lovers (Riverhead Books, 2016).' 

How I Got Over: A Conversation with 'OJ: Made in America' Director Ezra Edelman

'Ezra Edelman is a Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, whose critically acclaimed documentary “O.J.: Made in America” charts the legacy, saga, celebrity and impact of O.J. Simpson – from college football star to alleged murderer. That the documentary garnered such attention and acclaim is a reflection of how obsessed we still are not just with O.J., but with race in an increasingly divisive American landscape. Edelman sits down for a conversation with Rebecca Carroll, author, cultural critic, and WNYC’s producer for special projects on race.' -- WNYC 

 

"Fuck Work": The Case Against Full Employment + For Guaranteed Income

'Historian James Livingston examines the deep problem with employment in the 21st century - the broken relationship between work and income, and explains why we must look beyond capitalism's intellectual decrepitude, and to the rising rate of transfer payments, if we are to reclaim our labor, our happiness and our time from the demands of capitalism. Livingston is the author of the new book No More Work: Why Full Employment Is a Bad Idea from UNC Press and the Aeon essay "Fuck Work." -- This Is Hell  

‘Dear Gwen’: Letters from Women Journalists of Color

'As The PBS NewsHour continues to mourn the loss of our beloved co-anchor, Gwen Ifill, women journalists of color offer a special reflection on her impact in an industry once dominated by white men. Yamiche Alcindor of the New York Times, Hannah Allam of McClatchy, Kat Chow of National Public Radio, Krissah Thompson of the Washington Post, as well as Nia-Malika Henderson and Tanzina Vega of CNN join the NewsHour’s Kenya Downs, Pamela Kirkland and Jasmine Wright to honor Ifill, a woman whose own successful career inspired a generation of women of color to pursue journalism.' -- PBS NewsHour

Jason Moran and Carrie Mae Weems in Conversation

'Jason Moran and Carrie Mae Weems discuss music, creative practice, and collaboration.' -- +Guggenheim Museum  

FemTechNet: Lynnée Denise on DJ Scholarship + Black Feminism + Erasure Resistance

'At the FemTechNet Conference DJ Lynnée Denise discusses her work creating multi- dimensional and multi-sensory experiences that require audiences to apply critical thinking to how the arts can hold viable solutions to social inequality. Her work is inspired by underground cultural movements, the 1980s, migration studies, theories of escape, and electronic music of the African Diaspora.' 

The Chicago Reporter: Bill Ayers on Being a White Ally and the Future of Progressives

'Lorraine Forte,  Executive Editor of The Chicago Reporter , talks with William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago about the future of Progressives and being a White ally.'

Bill Rhoden on Sports: LeBron James + PosseGate + Time Magazine's Person of the Year

'Live from Chocolat Restaurant & Lounge in Harlem, USA, Bill Rhoden and Jamal Murphy reconvene to talk about Time Magazine naming Donald Trump their Person of the Year, LeBron James’s refusal to stay with his team in a New York City Trump hotel and his refusal to call it a “statement”, as well as James’s back and forth with Phil Jackson over “possegate”. Rhoden and Murphy also hear Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy’s interesting response to Phil Jackson’s choice of words.' -- Bill Rhoden on Sports