Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 633

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies: Women in The Black Panther Party

'As part of the Conversations in Black Freedom Studies series Robyn Spencer, Ericka Huggins, and Mary Phillips discuss the Women in the Black Panther Party.' -- +Schomburg Center 

Blavity: Herstory is Queer

'This month of March has been influential in placing women’s contributions in history to the forefront of our minds. As #GirlPower continues to reign supreme during Women’s History Month it was only fitting that we pay homage to some women who have been influential in making LGBTQ identities more visible, and ought to be honored and celebrated.' -- via +Blavity  

SXSW Convergence 2016: Using Social Media to Predict Gun Violence

'Gun-related violence in the U.S. is a public health crisis, with nearly 100,000 people injured or killed each year. Despite the critical need for timely data on gun violence, laws and regulations often prohibit comprehensive data collection. The emergence of non-traditional data sources –online news, Google, and Twitter– has already been used to track a wide range of public health phenomena, such as the spread of influenza, and now has the potential to track gun usage and opinions. This session will demonstrate and discuss a brand new publicly-accessible interactive platform that provides real-time information and forecasts, on gun ownership and gun violence in searchable geographic areas.' -- +SXSW  

The Greene Space: A Conversation with Editor Chris Jackson + Rebecca Carroll

'Editor Chris Jackson joined WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll live in  The Greene Space.  Jackson is editor of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ award-winning work Between the World and Me. He has collaborated with such authors as Jay Z, MK Asante and Eddie Huang. Jackson was was recently described by The New York Times Magazine as an editor who transmits ideas “from writers on the margins to the mainstream readers who need to hear them.”

BlackademicsTV: Young + Black + Digital in the Age of Selfies + Social Media

'On this episode of BlackademicsTV, UT-Austin Doctoral Candidate  Ms. Autumn Caviness explores the tendency for Americans to self-segregate on social media while living in a post-Civil Rights era. Duke Professor Dr. Mark Anthony Neal discusses the ways that Black people have historically used precursors to “social media” to initiate social justice movements.' -- +KLRU-TV 

Between The Lines: Leah Wright Rigueur and Jelani Cobb Talk "The Loneliness of the Black Republican'

'Historian Leah Wright Rigueur explores the landscape of black conservatism through the prism of Ben Carson with Professor Jelani Cobb at the Schomburg Center.  Rigueur’s first book, The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power, covers more than four decades of American political and social history, and examines the ideas and actions of black Republican activists, officials and politicians-from the era of the New Deal to Ronald Reagan’s presidential ascent in 1980.' -- +Schomburg Center 

#TheRemix: Tichina Arnold Talks New Series 'Survivors Remorse' + 'Martin" + 'Everybody Hates Chris'

Actress Tichina Arnold joins host James Braxton Peterson on #TheRemix .  Arnold talks about her latest role on Survivor's Remorse, and her iconic roles on Martin and Everybody Hates Chris.

#TheRemix: Tichina Arnold Talks New Series 'Survivors Remorse' + 'Martin" + 'Everbody Hates Chris'

Actress Tichina Arnold joins host James Braxton Peterson on #TheRemix .  Arnold talks about her latest role on Survivor's Remorse, and her iconic roles of Martin and Everybody Hates Chris.

Paul Beatty: Live at Politics & Prose

'Paul Beatty discusses his book The Sellout, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.'

Dorothy Roberts: The Problem with Race-based Medicine

'Social justice advocate and law scholar Dorothy Roberts has a precise and powerful message: Race-based medicine is bad medicine. Even today, many doctors still use race as a medical shortcut; they make important decisions about things like pain tolerance based on a patient's skin color instead of medical observation and measurement. In this searing talk, Roberts lays out the lingering traces of race-based medicine — and invites us to be a part of ending it. "It is more urgent than ever to finally abandon this backward legacy," she says, "and to affirm our common humanity by ending the social inequalities that truly divide us." -- +TED