Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 685

The Global African; Grace Lee Boggs & Dyett Hunger Strike

' +The Global African  examines the legacy of activist Grace Lee Boggs and a hunger strike in Chicago protesting a school closing. The Global African host Bill Fletcher talks with Shekinah Hockenhull, Howard student and Grace Lee Boggs protege, Adrienne Maree Brown, Detroit based activist and writer, and Jitu Brown, National Director of Journey for Justice Alliance.'

Junot Diaz: "If the Novel is Dead, So Are We All"

Author Junot Díaz reminds us why fiction isn’t just a “nice to have.”-- +Big Think  

Black-Palestinian Solidarity: "When I See Them I See Us" (video)

'Over 60 leading Black and Palestinian artists and activists affirm Black-Palestinian solidarity in new video. Featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill, Danny Glover, DAM, Omar Barghouti, Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Yousef Erakat, Annemarie Jacir, Boots Riley, Cornel West, and many others.'

Rare Footage of Schomburg Founder Arturo Alfonso Schomburg in Original Reading Room (1937)

 'In honor of the 90th anniversary of The +Schomburg Center  please watch Schomburg founder and their first curator Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, in the original reading room with librarian Catherine Latimer, c. 1937. This is the longest video footage of the founder on record.'

Video of Schomburg Founder Arturo Alfonso Schomburg in Original Reading Room (1937)

 'In honor of the 90th anniversary of The +Schomburg Center  please watch Schomburg founder and their first curator Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, in the original reading room with librarian Catherine Latimer, c. 1937. This is the longest video footage of the founder on record.'

Fabian Elliott Dreams of Transforming Chicago into a Global Black Technology Mecca

' Fabian Elliott is a Marketing & Tech Wiz, Community Builder, and Thought Catalyst. Even with a job offer from Google in hand, he still took a significant leap of faith moving to Chicago 3 years ago, a place where he did not know anyone and had never visited. His next endeavor is to lead the charge to transform Chicago into the Global Black Tech Mecca by increasing collaboration within the professional black community.' -- Vocalo

When Will Black Lives Matter to Duke?

Art of Cool Festival 2016 Lineup Announced with Headliner Terence Blanchard feat E-Collective

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On the Role of Social Media During #FeesMustFall Protests

 
SABC Digital News production editor Christelle Du Toit discusses the role of Social Media during the #FeeMustFall Protest in South Africa.

Black Power Fist + #HandsUpDontShoot: Protest Gestures from Black Power to BLM

On this episode of Left of Black on The Root Cornell University Professor Margo Natalie Crawford draws a line from the Black Power and Black Arts movements to today's #BlackLivesMatter movement through style and gestures. Crawford is the author of Dilution Anxiety and the Black Phallus and the forthcoming Black Post-Blackness: the Black Arts Movement and 21st Century Black Aesthetics.