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Schomburg Center Panel: Marlon Riggs Retrospective

NBPC
A live discussion about the work of visionary filmmaker and race and LGBT activist Marlon Riggs with  Cornelius Moore, Rhea L. Combs, and Al Cunningham.

Carmelo Anthony Talks Re-invention & Hurricane Sandy on the 'Charlie Rose Show'

Jasiri X Discusses the One Hood Media Academy

1 Hood Media
Jasiri X recently sat down with talk show host Lynne Hayes-Freeland to speak about his upcoming album Ascension and the One Hood Media Academy.

Grief Still Very Real For Trayvon's Mom

Barbara Ransby Discusses 'Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson' @ UNC

Black Arts Live: Race, Place & the Biographies of 8 Artists (Trailer)

Black Arts Live 
Black Arts Live! is an eBook and iPhone App curated by Tammy L. Brown, PhD. Centering on the biographies of eight, up-and-coming black literary, visual, and performance artists, this eBook/ App explores the dynamic nature of contemporary artistic production. The artists featured are as follows: Terry Boddie (Artist), Tammy L. Brown (Historian, Artist & Poet), Clo Caesar (Model), Myronn Hardy (Poet), Jameze Latrail (Musician), Temitayo Ogunbiyi (Artist), Shana Tucker (Musician), and L. Lamar Wilson (Poet).

Excerpts from 'King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis'

Democracy Now In a Black History Month Special, we air excerpts of a rarely seen Oscar-nominated documentary about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the rise of the civil rights movement. Produced by Ely Landau, King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis, is made from original newsreel footage and other original video footage shot of marches, rallies and church services. "King" was originally screened for one night only in 1970 in more than 600 theaters across the United States, but has rarely been seen since. We air extensive footage of the film, featuring a historic look at the eight-year period that led up to the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. 

Mini Moments with Big Thinkers: Christopher Emdin

Teachers College
Professor Christopher Emdin. He talks about using rap and hip-hop as a science teaching tool, and he demonstrates a rap he created for physics.

Scholarship, Advocacy, and Activism: Duke Faculty Perspectives on Human Rights – Nancy MacLean

Franklin Humanities
Professor Nancy MacLean draws connections between her studies of twentieth-century political movements and human rights in the United States.

FAAN Mail Talk Back: K'naan & Self Censorship

FAAN Mail
On December 8, 2012, Somali born Canadian hip hop artist K'naan wrote an Op Ed in the New York Times about how is record label (A&M/Octone Records) has pressured him to censor his message. In his powerful and honest essay, K'Naan questions the meaning of success. FAAN Mail responds to his words in this talk back.

"I now suspect that packaging me as an idolized star to the pop market in America cannot work; while one can dumb down his lyrics, what one cannot do without being found out is hide his historical baggage." - K'NAAN

Link to Op Ed: http://goo.gl/MCl4S
Music credit: "People Like Me" by K'Naan. 2010 A&M/Octone.
Check out K'Naan here: http://www.knaanmusic.com/

FAAN Mail (Fostering Activism and Alternatives Now!) is a media literacy/activist project formed by women of color and based in Philadelphia. Together with our allies, we critique and create media with social change in mind.