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March 21, 2013
40 Acres & a Mule: The Spike Lee Film Series | Durham, NC
40 Acres & a Mule: The Spike Lee Film Series
Curated by Lamont Lilly Sponsored by Liberty Arts Studio & The Durham Art Guild
Since the mid 1980’s, Spike Lee’s commitment to use art in the service of addressing race, class and the disparaging conditions of Black life in America has been unparalleled. The unique reality Lee articulates for a distinct aesthetic has offered a voice to the voiceless for over 25 years. The goal of organizing such an event is to celebrate the work of an artistic giant who has obviously dedicated his life to the empowerment of African Americans through film and cinematography. Other than James Brown and Richard Wright, there are no bodies of cultural work that compare to Lee's influence. It was Spike who inspired a whole movement of Black film in the 1990's. From John Singleton to the Hughes Brothers – from Juice to New Jack City, Spike Lee inspired them all. Even new film generals like Lee Daniels point to Spike.
Through 40 Acres & a Mule: The Spike Lee Film Series, the challenge is to dissect such respected body of work within a new contextual lens, to engage such storied illustrations as a community. Eerily ironic, much of Spike’s political and social content from 1988 is just as relevant to the pressing issues of America today. Unfortunately, there is now a current generation of "20 and Unders" who don't even know Spike Lee. They primarily recognize him as that quirky, and at times overzealous, New York Knick fanatic. Hopefully, such an event will expose us all to Lee's longstanding legacy of art to the highest degree and selfless service in the name of raw soul.
Guest speakers include Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Allison Mathews and Taurean R. Brown - @TheBlackVoice.
Community screenings are FREE and open to the general public. Saturdays, March 16th – April 13th 2013, 5-8pm. Room 100 @ Golden Belt Studio, Main St. Durham, NC.
3/23: Do the Right Thing
3/30: Crooklyn
4/6: Mo’ Better Blues
4/13: 4 Little Girls
Decoded: The Buchanans Discuss Producing "What More Can I Say" From 'The Black Album'
Life + Times
In this episode of Decoded, JAY Z's Life+Times sits with producers The Buchanans to learn how they secured their first beat placement, which became "What More Can I Say" off of JAY Z's critically acclaimed "The Black Album."
Inside Story: 'Stop & Frisk' on Trial
Inside Story with Heather MacDonald, Carl Dix, Vincent Warren.
The Politics of Black Women's Hair
with Melissa Harris Perry, Tanisha Ford, Noliwe Rooks & Tiffany Gill.
March 20, 2013
Amiri Baraka @ The World Cafe
2013 Artist-in-Residence featuring Amiri Baraka at World Cafe with Guthrie Ramsey.
Iraqi Exile Sattar Jawad Reflects on 10th Anniversary of American Invasion
Franklin Center at Duke
Professor Sattar Jawad reads his original poem, A Dirge to the River Tigris.
Professor Sattar Jawad came to Duke University in 2005 through the scholars at risk program after leaving Iraq following several attempts on his life.
Read more about reflections on the Iraq War at ISAMiCommentary : http://islamicommentary.org
King Britt: A Sonic Journey Into AfroFuturism
King Britt
: The mix is part of the Noise From The 18th Floor series, presented by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. Listen to my interview with Tracy Tanenbaum as well as musical selections, listed and streamed below.
West Africa in Mexican Rice Cultivation and Gastronomy
West Africa in Mexican Rice Cultivation and Gastronomy by Marco Polo Hernández Cuevas (North Carolina Central University)
The present work reveals that, among others, rice, rice cultivation, and a major part of rice gastronomy, arrived in Mexico in the sixteenth century from the Senegal-Gambia region of West Africa as cultural capital of the West African Ancestors who were brought to Mexico at the time. The reconstruction of a plausible history of the successful transplantation of rice to Mexico in the first half of the sixteenth century provides agency to Senegalese-Gambian women and men in the building of Mexican national crops, gastronomy and identity.
March 19, 2013
Shirlette Ammons & Sookee -- "Dandelion (Eatin' Out)" [Live]
Shirlette Ammons & Sookee - Dandelion (Eatin' Out) at Pinhook on 3/8/13 -- from Twilight for Gladys Bentley
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