Mark Anthony Neal's Blog, page 79

Edge of Sports: Aaron Maybin Is In The True Trenches

'Former NFL player, artist, and author Aaron Maybin has a new book about history, politics and his work doing mutual aid organizing and education in the communities of Baltimore. Aaron is always great to talk to and as usual, he doesn’t disappoint.'

How We Stay Free - Philadelphia Housing Action featuring Christopher Rogers, Fajr Muhammad, Sterling Johnson, and Wiley Cunningham

'Part 1 of a 2 part conversation with the editors and contributors to a book called How We Stay Free: Notes on a Black Uprising. This book is edited by Christopher R. Rogers, Fajr Muhammad and the Paul Robeson House & Museum and is a great testament to the local dimensions of the Black uprising in Philadelphia in the months after the murder of George Floyd. In this conversation Rogers and Muhammad introduce themselves and talk about the book and its contents and authors, which include many important activists and organizers here in Philadelphia.'

Into America: Is Black Crypto Freedom? Or Fad?

'The racial wealth gap in this country between Black and white Americans is vast. But a sizeable number of people, like Lamar Wilson, the founder of Black Bitcoin Billionaires, say there’s a new way to help close this gap: cryptocurrency. There are even cryptocurrencies made by Black people to benefit the Black community, like Guapcoin, run by technologist Tavonia Evans. But while some people see freedom and opportunity, others, likeDr. Jared Ball of Morgan State University, worry that crypto is volatile and speculative, and warn that this new space is not the place to build Black wealth. On this episode of  Into America, host Trymaine Lee dives into the world of Black crypto users, to understand the promises, the hype, the potential drawbacks, and ultimately, whether crypto could equal freedom for Black folks in this country.'

Race at Work with Porter Braswell | NHL's Kim Davis: Overcoming Discrimination, Impact of Sponsors, and The Rooney Rule

'In this episode of Race at Work, host Porter Braswell chats with Kim Davis, Senior Executive Vice President of Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs at the National Hockey League. They discuss the life-changing impact a sponsor made on Kim’s career and why the Rooney Rule - a policy started in 2003 by the NFL that requires teams to interview candidates of color for leadership roles - isn’t implemented in the NHL. Kim starts the show by recounting some of the overt racism she experienced early in her career.'

How a Silicon Valley Engineer Turned Creator is Pushing Back Against Hustle Culture

'Mayuko Inoue is a software engineer who's worked for Intuit, Patreon, and Netflix. But she left her stable career behind to become a full-time creator in 2020. Host KC Ifeanyi unpacks burnout with a creator who jumped out of one fire in working tech and into a completely different fire as a content creator.'

André Leon Talley: “Everyone in That Church was a Queen”

'In this clip from Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the late André Leon Talley discusses his fashion muse, who was none other than his grandmother. He says that she was a domestic worker for 50 years, but she “rose to her regality every Sunday when she put on that hat…”

One Hundred: The Ed Gordon Podcast | Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There

 

'Host Ed Gordon talks with co-authors Randal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson about their latest book, Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There. The book uses examples, including those of Barack and Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, TV-One founder, Cathy Hughes and Senator Cory Booker to demonstrate challenges they faced and showcases the tools they used to overcame them. Most importantly, the new book illustrates actionable items to help people of color stay successful and make systematic change.'

AMC's '61st Street' is a Passion Project for Star Courtney B. Vance and Director Marta Cunningham

'In the AMC show 61st Street, Courtney B. Vance plays a Chicago attorney who takes on the case of a young Black man accused of killing a police officer. Here & Now's Celeste Headlee speaks with Vance and Marta Cunningham, who directed two episodes and is one of the co-executive producers of the series.'

How the Late Jazz Great Charles Mingus is Remembered 100 Years Later

'Charles Mingus is one of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 22. "Charles Mingus is one of our most important thinkers and composers," says Wynton Marsalis, who will lead two concerts in honor of the composer at Lincoln Center. "He touched on many of the foundations of jazz and American music, from the roots to the most sophisticated forms".'

Black in Blue: The Duke Sports and Race Project

'Black in Blue: The Duke Sports and Race Project is a faculty-led initiative that critically studies race and sports at Duke University and beyond. This faculty-led project has three pillars, with each examining the politics and histories of intercollegiate athletics and athletes, particularly in revenue-generating sports.'