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Tank And The Bangas - Stolen Fruit (Live From Esplanade Studios)

'Music video by Tank And The Bangas performing "Stolen Fruit" (Live From Esplanade Studios) from Red Balloon (2022).

Historically Speaking: An Evening with Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch and Mayor Ras Baraka

'Join NMAAHC for a virtual program with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka for the release of The Book of Baraka, a new Audible Original. Secretary Bunch will interview Mayor Baraka about his life filled with poetry and politics as the son of Amiri Baraka, one of the most influential and outspoken poets of the 1960’s and ‘70s. The Book of Baraka mixes prose and poetry, telling the tale of how Mayor Baraka went from aspiring spoken-word artist to school principal to successful politician, with stories about the fascinating figures he encountered along the way, like Nina Simone and Lauryn Hill—who famously featured him on her debut album. We hope you enjoy this program featuring two Newark natives.'

theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Horne: Raising Dion’s Alicia Wainwright is Ready for Her Superpowers

'You may recognize Alicia Wainwright from her role as Maia Roberts on Freeform’s Shadowhunters. But in Netflix’s groundbreaking series Raising Dion she plays Nicole Reese. A mother literally raising a Black child with superpowers, while trying to navigate the world as a widowed single parent. In this conversation theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Horne talks to Alicia about how her character went through it this season, why Nicole deserves her own powers and how the show almost had a different ending for her.'

Conversations in Atlantic Theory • Adam Kotsko on What is Theology? Christian Thought and Contemporary Life

'This discussion is with Adam Kotsko, who teaches in the Shimer Great Books School at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He has published widely in popular and academic outlets on theology, political theory, and philosophy, with particular emphasis on politics and the history of Christian thought. Adam has authored ten books, including recent works The Prince of this World in 2016 and Neoliberalism’s Demons in 2018, both with Stanford University Press, and 2020’s Agamben’s Philosophical Trajectory with Edinburgh University Press. His new book, which is our occasion for conversation today, is titled What is Theology? Christian Thought and Contemporary Life, published in late-2021 by Fordham University Press. We discuss the origins of the book, his recasting of the question of politics, theology, and political theology, and the implications of this recasting for theorizing our political moment, modernity, and the history of race and racialization.'

A brush with... Glenn Ligon

'Glenn Ligon talks to Ben Luke about the artists, writers, musicians and other cultural figures who inspire and intrigue him, and the pivotal cultural moments in his life. Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1960, Ligon works across various media, from painting to film and neon, and primarily uses text and found images to produce powerful ruminations on contemporary politics, culture and African American identity. Despite the array of media he uses, Ligon’s work is hugely consistent in its language and subject matter, with an economy and directness of form allied to a capacity for rich ambiguity and diverse meaning. Ligon joins us as he prepares to show the epic conclusion to his series Stranger, which he started in 1997, featuring excerpts from James Baldwin’s 1953 essay, Stranger in the Village, in which the American writer uses his experiences in a remote Swiss village to reflect on the nature of Blackness and the embeddedness of white supremacy, among much else. In this conversation, he discusses Baldwin and the Stranger series, along with other writers, from Gertrude Stein and Charles Dickens to Toni Morrison. He talks about his visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to draw Cézanne as a teenager, the depth and enduring power of Andy Warhol’s work and the abiding influence of David Hammons. He reflects on his musical references, from Steve Reich to Stevie Wonder, and on his interest in Korean ceramics.'

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism: Ireland, Colonialism and the Unfinished Revolution with Robbie McVeigh and Bill Rolston

 

'In this episode of Millennials Are Killing Capitalism an interview with Robbie McVeigh and Bill Rolston, authors of the book Anois ar theacht an tSamraidh: Ireland Colonialism and the Unfinished Revolution, a work that may be unparalleled in its analysis of the history of colonialism and modes of anti-imperialist struggle across Irish history.  It covers 800 years of history of colonialism in Ireland, and pays particular attention to the various colonial forms British Imperialism imposes upon the people of the island. It also takes a deep dive into examining the contradictions of each of the Irish states that emerge from partition, an undemocratic and colonial imposition that the Irish people have yet to dismantle. Along the way the book also deals with important questions of race, gender and the position of Ireland in relation to the British Empire.'

 

Black Was the Ink: Using Fiction to Investigate Reconstruction and Its Legacies

'Join NMAAHC for an invigorating virtual discussion with author Michelle Coles on her debut release, Black Was the Ink, a story about a present-day teen who learns a very important lesson about the era of Reconstruction and applies it to his contemporary life. During this conversation, Ms. Coles will dialogue with educator Sarah Elwell on representation in student-age literature and why the history of Reconstruction is important in our understanding of the present.'

Alice Green, author of We Who Believe in Freedom: Activism and the Struggle for Social Justice

'A conversation with Alice Green, founder and executive director of Albany’s Center for Law and Justice, and NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl. Dr. Green, who holds multiple degrees from UAlbany, including a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, reads from her memoir We Who Believe in Freedom: Activism and the Struggle for Social Justice (2021) and discusses her life experiences and policy views.'

MadameNoire: Styles P & Vegan Chef Charlise Cook Up A Jamaican Red Peas & "No Beef" Soup!

'Watch as plant based rapper Styles P visits vegan Chef Charlise aka @Vegan Soulicious to cook up a delicious Jamaican Red Peas Soup With "No Beef"!'

Left Bank Books Chats with Candacy Taylor

'A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor’s acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the “Black travel guide to America.” For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn’t eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned businesses.'