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Left of Black S5:E1: From Kooley High to ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Rapsody

Left of Black S5:E1:  From Kooley High to  ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Rapsody Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in-studio by rap artist Rapsody (Marianna Evans).   “You have to make it relatable, you have to make it feel like it’s honest,” says Rapsody in a wide ranging conversation about artistic integrity, being an independent artist, her artistic influences, and her relationship with producer 9th Wonder—dropping a little freestyle to close the episode.Rapsody just released her latest single, ‘Hard to Choose'  from the forthcoming Beauty and The Beast which will be released on October 7th, 2014.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 the Center for Arts, Digital Culture and Entrepreneurship (CADCE).***Episodes of Left of Black are also available for free download in @ iTunes U***Follow Left of Black on Twitter: @LeftofBlackFollow Mark Anthony Neal on Twitter: @NewBlackManFollow Rapsody on Twitter: @RapsodyMusic

'Fall' (1967) -- Miles Davis | 'Couple Walking, Park Avenue' (1960) -- Roy DeCarava

"Couple Walking, Park Avenue" (1960), Roy DeCarava

Duke Law School: Police Brutality and Race

Duke Law School
Sparked by the Michael Brown shooting in Missouri, there is a renewed public discussion on troubled interactions between minorities and police. This panel, comprised of experts from various disciplines, offers observations and suggestions. Panelists include: Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke University; Dr. Karla Holloway, Professor of English, Law, and Women's Studies; Daryl Atkinson, attorney with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), focusing on criminal justice reform; Melvin Tucker, criminal justice and litigation consultant for law enforcement cases. Duke Law Professor Trina Jones moderates the panel. Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association and the Center on Law, Race, and Politics.

Abigail DeVille's Harlem Stories | ART21 "New York Close Up"

ART21

How does an artist acknowledge forgotten people? In this film, artist Abigail DeVille stalks the streets of Harlem with a trash-laden push cart, creating temporary sculptural interventions along the way. Stopping at Lenox Avenue and 131st Street, Bronx-born DeVille tucks a smiling plaster cast of her face into an outdoor planter. It's the site of her grandfather's childhood home, a former brownstone converted into a conspicuous eyesore of an apartment building. DeVille explains that placing the sculpture there is an act of personal and historical reclamation, a way of acknowledging "groups of people that occupied a space that no longer exists...but helped shape the space into what it is now."Abigail DeVille (b. 1981, New York, New York, USA) lives and works in the Bronx, New York. Learn more about the artist at:
http://www.art21.org/newyorkcloseup/a...

Jay Smooth: Stray Thoughts on Hip-Hop and Ferguson

Ill Doctrine | Jay Smooth
Some Ill Doctrine outtakes. A few weeks ago I was testing my phone's camera and talked out a bunch of thoughts about Ferguson, or specifically the two high-profile rap records that came out in response. 

Adding Color To 'The Great White Way'

"Cold Sweat" (1969)--Mongo Santamaria | "Moment's Plaesure # 2" (2008)--Mickalene Thomas

Moment’s Pleasure # 2, 2008, rhinestones, acrylic and enamel on wood panel, 72” x 84” © 2008, Mickalene Thomas.

The Cosby Show at 30: Changing the Face of Black America

Take Two | KPCC
Thirty years ago, on September 20,"The Cosby Show" debuted on NBC and went on to dominate our screens for almost a decade. Speaking to Take Two's Alex Cohen, Mark Anthony Neal, professor of African and African American Studies at Duke University said "The Cosby Show" broke down racial stereotypes.
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"Water No Get Enemy" (2002)--Femi Kuti + D'Angelo + Macy Gray | "Fela: Amen, Amen, Amen..." (2002)--Barkley L. Hendricks

Barkley Hendricks, "Fela: Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen..." (2002) 

Get Free: LGBT Rights & Black Liberation -- Black Youth Project (BYP 100)

Black Youth Project
How does the struggle for LGBT rights fit into the struggles for black liberation? What are the most pressing issues in LGBT activism?  This short video from Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100) explores these questions and underscores that LGBT rights are critical to obtaining freedom and justice for all black people. Interviews for this video took place at the 2014 Freedom Dreams, Freedom Now Conference, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer.

www.byp100.org
https://www.facebook.com/BYP100
https://twitter.com/BYP_100

Filming by Free Spirt Media
Editing by BYP100 Members Nuala Cabral and Mari Morales Williams

Music Credits In Order:
"PUSH" produced by Prince Talent for FM Supreme 
"Sunburn" produced by Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org)
"Circle" produced by Jazzafari (freemusicarchive.org)