Redefining Black Power and Re-Thinking Black Male Achievement on the February 20^th Left of Black

Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype© by journalist Joanne Griffith, editor of the new book Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America (City Lights). Griffith discusses the observations of several of the book’s contributors including historian Vincent Harding, Professor Michele Alexander and MOVE member Ramona Afrika, who cites Fred Hampton Jr.’s recent quote that “Barack Obama is the new crack.” Griffith also shares about the interview she had with Rev. Jeremiah Wright that was not included in the book, and points out the unfair images of Blacks in the media.

Later, Neal is joined via Skype© by Shaun Harper, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and Director for the Center for the Study of Race and Equality in Education,. Recently, Harper released a study entitled “Black Male Student Success in Higher Education.” Harper discusses the importance of looking at achievement rather than failure, and describes one example of an exceptional Black male role model. Lastly, Harper shares some of the experiences of Black male students in higher education as they navigate through racial hardships.

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Left of Black airs at 1:30 p.m. (EST) on Mondays on the Ustream channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/left-of-black. Viewers are invited to participate in a Twitter conversation with Neal and featured guests while the show airs using hash tags #LeftofBlack or #dukelive.

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Left of Black is recorded and produced at the John Hope Franklin Center of International and Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University.

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