Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 591

Darnell Moore: Here's the Problem with 'All Lives Matter'

'Mic's Darnell Moore explains why "All Lives Matter" is the wrong response to the #BlackLivesMatter movement.'

How the Gutting of the 4th Amendment Enables Police Killings

 'ACLU Massachusetts Legal Director Matthew Segal says the judicial gutting of constitutional protections against unreasonable searches must be addressed.' -- +The Real News Network

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II -- The Need for a Moral Revival and a Third Reconstruction

'The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II passionately discusses his view of the Third Reconstruction period in American history - we're living it. He highlights the first two reconstruction periods, and draws the parallels to the current civil and political unrest in the U.S.' -- +Chautauqua Institution   

Are Comedians More Intellectual Than Politicians?

'Anti-intellectualism isn't a random cultural event in the United States. It became an essential part of a political strategy that maligned cultural elites in favor of a more populist platform, as A.O. Scott discusses in his latest book is Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth .'-- +Big Think 

Sister Speak: Gospel Music + Black Masculinity + Sexuality in Sacred Spaces

In this episode of Sister Speak: Conversations with Scholars host Hazel Cherry + Angela Jones are joined by Ethnomusicologist Dr. Alisha Lola Jones in a discussion of  Gospel Music Industry + Black Masculinity + Sexuality in Sacred Spaces.
 

Straight Up | Black Liberation Movements -- Then + Now

'What differentiates BLM from the Black Panthers or anti-war, groups, anti-abortion groups or ACT UP? Some have called it a social media moment, while others maintain it’s a civil rights movement.  Akiba Solomon + Danielle Belton + Christina Coleman + Mychal Denzel Smith address how the struggle for Black Freedom changed since the 60's?'-- +BRIC TV  

Do Black Lives Matter in the Green Party?

'At the 2016 US Green Party Convention in Houston, Bruce Dixon of the Georgia Green Party and Black Agenda Report says that from the Sanders movement, Greens have learned that political change must be funded by ordinary people.' -- +TheRealNews 

“thinly disguised lobbying” -- Senator Elizabeth Warren on the Influence of Think Tanks

'Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, explains how some think tanks engage in “thinly disguised lobbying” to influence lawmakers.' -- +The New York Times 

How Colleges Let Student Athletes Off the Hook for Sexual Assault

'Again and again, we hear stories of student athletes being involved in sexual assault. But what are campuses doing to change the culture of their sports programs? In her new book Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape , Jessica Luther takes a hard look at what's wrong with the way colleges handle sexual assault among sports teams—and how they have a gross financial incentive to let perpetrators off the hooks.' -- +Bitch Media  

Short Shot: Artist Renee Cox Talks 'Queen Nanny'

'In this Short Shot, Jamaican-American artist Renee Cox sits down with director Thomas Allen Harris on the set of 2016 Emmy Award nominated doc, Through A Lens Darkly! In this outtake, Cox talks about the Jamaican hero Nanny as her inspiration.' -- +DDFRTV