New Episode of Weekly Webcast 'Left of Black' to Feature Noted Black Economist William "Sandy" Darity

New Episode of WeeklyWebcast 'Left of Black' to Feature Noted Black Economist William "Sandy" Darity
Onthe September 19th broadcast of 'Left of Black' host Mark AnthonyNeal is joined by noted economist William "Sandy" Darity, the Arts &Sciences Professor of Public Policy, Professor of African and African-AmericanStudies and Economics at Duke University. 

Darity discusses the ObamaAdministration's methods of tackling the economic crisis and reveals his ownapproach to combating unemployment.  The professor then delves into hisprojects that educate youth by providing "gifted-quality education" andteaching research skills.  Darity, who is Chair of the Department ofAfrican and African-American Studies at Duke, also highlights the importance ofAfrican and African American studies to all Americans.   
Theepisode will also feature Duchess Harris, associate professor of Americanstudies at Macalester College in Minnesota and author of Black FeministPolitics from Kennedy to Obama. In her book, Harris tours the movements of black feminist women underdifferent presidencies and tells the story of the formation of the NationalBlack Feminists Organization and Combahee River Collective, while highlightinghow the face of feminism changes.  Harris also discusses the currentcontroversy surrounding the film The Help.
"Leftof Black" airs at 1:30 p.m. (EST) on Mondays on Duke's Ustream channel, ustream.tv/dukeuniversity.Viewers are invited to participate in a Twitter conversation with Neal andfeatured guests while the show airs using hash tags #LeftofBlack or #dukelive.  
"Leftof Black" is recorded and produced at the John Hope Franklin Center ofInternational and Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke.
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