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Sidney Poitier and "The Slap"

Poitier; The Slap; The Shoulder Shrug. Iconic.

Nancy Wilson Sings on I SPY: "When Did You Leave Heaven?"

My first celebrity crush: Nancy Wilson,  epitome of High-Negro Style.

Must Read Black History Books from Two Feminist Historians

In this preview of Left of Black , Historians Jessica Marie Johnson (Michigan State University) and Treva Blaine Lindsey (The Ohio State University) discuss their Black History "Must Reads." Johnson and Lindsey are the co-authors of the recent essay "Searching for Climax: Black Erotic Lives in Slavery and Freedom" in Meridians.

Left of Black S5:E20: Classic Soul and the Dismantling of Black Radio

Left of Black S5:E20:  Classic Soul and the Dismantling of Black Radio
Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) is joined via Skype by Dyana Williams (@DyanaWilliams), veteran Philadelphia Radio personality. Neal and Williams discuss her work with the legendary Frankie Crocker, the legacy of Philadelphia International Records (PIR) and the dismantling of Black Radio. Williams is the co-host of Soul Sunday (with Derrick Sampson) on Philadelphia's WRNB.
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).*** Episodes of Left of Black are also available for free download in @ iTunes U*** Follow Left of Black on Twitter: @LeftofBlack

In the 'Left of Black' Studio with Choreographer Ronald K. Brown and Jazz Musician Jason Moran

Evidence Dance Company founder Ronald K. Brown and Grammy Award  Nominated and MacArthur Genius Grant winner Jason Moran joined Mark Anthony Neal in the Left of Black Studios. Brown and Moran were in-residence at Duke University for Duke Performances' presentation of The Subtle One.

Raising Pops: Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy Complete Pop Staples' 'Don't Lose This'

More than 15 years ago, Roebuck "Pops" Staples started recording his final album with his daughters. Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy discuss working together to finish Don't Lose This.

Bassist Christian McBride On 'A Love Supreme' And Its Descendants

Jazz Night in America host and bassist Christian McBride discusses A LOVE SUPREME and the recordings it inspired.

Marketplace: The FCC Wants to move the US to 5G—Here's What that Means

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just completed public comment period on 5G – or what the FCC refers to as, "bringing the U.S to the forefront of fifth-generation wireless technology." with Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal

DJ Rich Medina talks D'Angelo, Saving Hip-Hop History, and Giving Back to His Philly Roots

The Remix (WHYY) host James Braxton Peterson talks with Philly DJ Rich Medina about D'Angelo's Black Messiah , archiving Hip-Hop History and  giving back to community. 

Remembering Audre Lorde

Sons—boys have no role models—Our girls have us as positive role models—the boys have nothing—they are trail blazers—they are making their own definition of self as men. —Audre  Lorde

Unpublished journal, quoted in Alexis DeVeaux’s Warrior Poet: A Biography ofAudre Lorde (New York: Norton), 203.