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Trailer: 'African Independence'—A Documentary by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi

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African Independence is a forthcoming feature length documentary (2013) covering the epic story of the most important events to happen on the African continent since enslavement and colonization by Europeans.

This film highlights the birth, realization, and problems confronted by the movement to win independence in Africa. The story is told by channeling the voices of freedom fighters and leaders who achieved independence, liberty and justice for African people. This film offers a unique presentation designed to enlighten and provide audiences with insights from Africans into the continent's past, present, and future. Through the lens of four watershed events—World War Two, the end of colonialism, the Cold War, and the era of African Republics— African Independence shows a unique side of Africa's recent history.

African Independence is hosted and produced by Tukufu Zuberi, known and respected by public television audiences across the US for his ten seasons of work on PBS's successful show History Detectives. Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, and Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.

French and Malian Forces Have Retaken Timbuktu

Al Jazeera English
French and Malian forces have retaken Timbuktu. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland is embedded with the troops. She reports from Timbuktu.

Fruitvale, Depiction of Oscar Grant's Last Day of Life, Takes Top Prizes at Sundance Film Festival

Democracy Now
Fruitvale tells the story of Oscar Grant, the 22-year-old Bay Area resident who was shot dead by a transit police officer in Oakland on New Year's Day in 2009. On Saturday, the film won both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic film and the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. First-time, 26-year-old director Ryan Coogler accepted the prizes at the Sundance awards ceremony.

The Black Revolution on Campus—Historian Martha Biondi

Scholar Martha Biondi examines the impact of the black power movement of the 1960's and 1970's on academia and colleges, including the establishment of Black Studies at universities. 
This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Hollywood Stardom by Way of Doughnuts--Profile of Beasts of the Southern Wild's Dwight Henry

The New York Times
Melena Ryzik visits the New Orleans bakery of Dwight Henry, a non-actor who was cast as a lead in the Oscar-nominated movie Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Up with Chris Hayes: The Legacy of Aaron Swartz

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Left of Black S3:E16 | Dr. Luke Powery Discusses His New Book—‘Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death and Hope’

Left of Black S3:E16 | Dr. Luke Powery Discusses His New Book—‘Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death and Hope’
In a year marked by no less than sixteen mass shootings in the United States, including shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado  and a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, the murder of twenty children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut was perhaps the most tragic of exclamation points.
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook murders, women and men of faith were challenged to make sense of what was so obviously senseless. 
Throughout his career, preacher and scholar Dr. Luke A Powery, has attempted to strike the right chord with regards to the reality of death and the responsibility of those in the pulpit.  In his new book Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death and Hope (Fortress Press), Dr. Powery writes, “In order to experience life, resurrection, or hope, one must go through death…yet in many contemporary churches, some preachers avoid dealing with death because they do not realize its vital connection the substance of Christian hope.  Because of this denial of death, we are left with sermons that possess a weak pnuematology and are fundamentally hopeless.”
Dr. Powery, the first Black Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, sits down with host Mark Anthony Neal in the Left of Black Studios to discuss death, preaching, and hope in times of despair.
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  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.   ***   Episodes of Left of Black are also available for free download in  @ iTunes U

Death, Hope and Preaching in the Midst of Mass Shootings -- on the January 28th Left of Black

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text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} </style> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Times;">Death, Hope and Preaching in the Midst of Mass Shootings -- on the January 28^thLeft of Black</span></i></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">In a year marked by no less than sixteen mass shootings in the United States, including shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado  and a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, the murder of twenty children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut was perhaps the most tragic of exclamation points.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook murders, women and men of faith were challenged to make sense of what was so obviously senseless.  </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Throughout his career, preacher and scholar <b>Dr. Luke A Powery</b>, has attempted to strike the right chord with regards to the reality of death and the responsibility of those in the pulpit.  In his new book <i>Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death and Hope </i>(Fortress Press), Dr. Powery writes, “In order to experience life, resurrection, or hope, one must go through death…yet in many contemporary churches, some preachers avoid dealing with death because they do not realize its vital connection the substance of Christian hope.  Because of this denial of death, we are left with sermons that possess a weak pnuematology and are fundamentally hopeless.”</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Dr. Powery, the first Black Dean of the <a href="http://chapel.duke.edu/">Chapel at <b>Duke University</b></a>, sits down with host <b>Mark Anthony Neal</b> in the <b>Left of Black</b> Studios to discuss death, preaching, and hope in times of despair.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">***</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><a href="http://leftofblack.tumblr.com/"&... of Black</a> airs at 1:30 p.m. (EST) on Mondays on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FranklinC... on Youtube: </span><span style="font-family: Times;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FranklinC... style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Viewers are invited to participate in a Twitter conversation with Neal and featured guests while the show airs using hash tags #LeftofBlack or #dukelive.  </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Left of Black is recorded and produced at the John Hope Franklin Center of International and Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University.</span></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">***</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Follow Left of Black on Twitter: @LeftofBlack</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Follow Mark Anthony Neal on Twitter: @NewBlackMan</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Follow Duke Chapel on Twitter: @DukeChapel</span></span><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></div>

Mary Wilson Discusses 'Come See About Me: The Supremes Collection"

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Fashionistas and History aficionadi this is a must see event. In times of history redactions, half truths and grey realities Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson SUPREMES Collection sets you straight painting vibrant colors of Hopes, Dreams and aspirations realized during the 1960's & 1970's.
The exhibit, guest curated by Mark Anthony Neal (Duke University), runs at the African American Museum in Philadelphia until June 30th.

Jasiri X: A Tribute to Etta James

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Cuts by Terry Hooligan.

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