lecturestobeats: In the series premiere, “Government Loves Me…Government Loves Me Not” examines the complex and seemingly dysfunctional relationship between black Americans and the government. Ph.D. History Candidate Paul Adler uses the critically acclaimed HBO series, “The Wire,” to describe the U.S. labor movement and the hardships communities endured as a result of technological developments in […]
Left of Black #29w/ Kimberly Ellis and Randal JelksMarch 21, 2011 Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Pittsburgh based scholar, activist, and artist Kimberly Ellis aka Dr. Goddess in a conversation about Pittsburgh’s Hill District and the release of the new DVD Dr. Goddess Goes to Jail. […]
Left of Black #28w/ Rosa Clemente and 9th WonderMarch 21, 2011 Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Rosa Clemente (via Skype), the 2008 Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate in a conversation about the historic Green Party ticket in 2008, contemporary Black activism and Hip-Hop. Later Neal is joined […]
Left of Black #27w/ Bruce Davenport, Jr.March 21, 2011 In a special episode of Left of Black, featuring a live audience, host Mark Anthony Neal talks with New Orleans artist Bruce Davenport, Jr. about surviving Hurricane Katrina, the cultural significance of New Orleans’ high school marching bands, and using his sketches to keep New Orleans’ […]