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Ron Glass and the Classic Hashish Episode of Barney Miller

#RIP to veteran character Ron Glass.

"Cookin' & Hookin' Up" Starrring Vanessa Bell Calloway: Episode 1

'In the premiere episode of Cookin' & Hookin' Up , host Vanessa Bell Calloway shows kitchen novice and actress Chelsea Tavares how to make a delicious home-cooked meal for her friend, actor-comedian Jay Lewis. Vanessa will walk you through all the steps with her characteristic sass and humor, revealing a plethora of culinary tips and secrets along the way. By the end of the episode, you’ll be able to impress your friends with a menu consisting of Roasted Broccoli with Garlic & Olives, Mashed Potatoes, and Sautéed Chicken Breast with Reduction Sauce. The cost of the meal weighs in at a mere $42 and doesn’t require much time or fuss to prepare. So sit back, relax, and have some fun in Vanessa’s kitchen!' 

Standing Rock Medic: "Shame on You" President Obama

''TYT Politics Reporter Jordan Chariton spoke with Vanessa Red Bull, a medic at Oceti Sakowin camp, about the horrific scenes from November 20th, 2016, when North Dakota police fired freezing water, tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets at unarmed water protectors. Red Bull, a member of the Cherokee Nation tribe, said President Obama should be ashamed of himself for not acting in the face of such brutality.' -- TYT Politics

 

Why the Left Must Capture Power Not Just Protest It

'Occupy Wall Street co-founder Micah White explains why political power will not be captured in street protests, but in the synthesis of social movements with political parties, and how the Left must ditch palliative progressivism and re-engage with the mechanisms of power on the local level if it hopes to become a revolutionary force. White wrote the essay "Two Paths Forward" at his website, and the op-ed "Protests won't stop Trump. We need a movement that transforms into a party" for the Guardian.' -- This Is Hell! Radio    

#TheSpin: Sofia Quintero & Staceyann Chin Talk #Whitelash

On this episode of #TheSpin, host Esther Armah is joined by Sofia Quintero and Staceyann Chin in a conversation about the rise of Global White Nationalism and the betrayal by  White American women with regards to issues of gender.

Poet Ishion Hutchinson Reads "From the Peninsula"

'Poet Ishion Hutchinson reads "From the Peninsula". Hutchinson is the author of two poetry collections, House of Lords and Commons and Far District.  Ilya Kaminsky describes him as "without a doubt one of the most gifted poets of my generation." He lives in Ithaca, New York, where he teaches in the graduate writing program at Cornell University.' -- Academy of American Poets
 

Left of Black S7:E6: Black Studies in an Era of 'Melancholic Hope'

Left of Black S7:E6: Black Studies in an Era of Melancholic Hope
On this episode of Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined in studio by Joseph R. Winters, author Hope Draped in Black: Race, Melancholy, and the Agony of Progress (Duke University Press). Joseph R. Winters is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University.  Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University and in conjunction with the Center for Arts + Digital Culture + Entrepreneurship (CADCE) and the Duke Council on Race + Ethnicity.
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C. Nicole Mason: Does Black Friday Shopping Keep Workers from Their Families?

'Do big sales and shopping mania keep workers from their families the day after Thanksgiving? According to C. Nicole Mason, that's a common moral high ground, but it ignores the real needs of those on hourly wages. Mason's latest book is Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America.' -- +Big Think 

Respect the Process -- Sitting in on Miles Davis' Freedom Jazz Dance Session

'Music historians, biographers and diehard fans have always had a keen interest in session reels, the unedited studio banter and outtakes from recording sessions. With the release of Freedom Jazz Dance, the fifth volume of Miles Davis' The Bootleg Series, avid listeners will have access to over two hours of previously unreleased recordings — including dialogue from studio sessions.' -- +NPR Music   

The Story of the Online, Pan-African Magunga Bookstore

'Magunga Williams grew up in Kisumu, a Kenyan city that’s home to more than 300,000 people but to only two major bookstores. So Williams, while he was in school, started a literary blog, Magunga.com, and when he received his undergraduate degree he decided not to take the necessary final steps to become a lawyer in Kenya. Instead, he made it his mission to create a space like that library — not in a house but on the internet. The result is a fledgling online pan-African bookshop: the Magunga Bookstore.' -- +WNYC