Podcasts Podcasts Season 14 Episode 19 | Season 14 Finale | Poet Camille Dungy on a Black Mother’s Garden in a White Neighborhood When African American poet Camille Dungy decided to move her family to the predominantly White community of Fort Collins, CO, she did not expect to embark on a seven-year journey… Read More Season 15 Episode 1 | Season 15 Premiere | Small Talk with DJ Lynnée Denise on Rock Legend Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thorton was a discarded icon of the era that ushered in American rock n’ roll music, unjustifiably maligned by record companies despite her undeniable presence on… Read More Season 14 Episode 1 | Season 14 Premiere | Jasmine Nichole Cobb on the Art and Texture of Black Hair What is the cultural significance of Black hair and how does it impact the way African Americans show up across all arenas of social life? And what are some art… Read More Season 13 Episode 30 | Season 13 Finale with Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Social commentator, activist, journalist, professor, and longtime friend Dr. Marc Lamont Hill joins host Prof. Mark Anthony Neal for the Season Finale of Left of Black’s thirteenth season. Dr. Hill… Read More Season 13 Episode 29 | E. Patrick Johnson on the Future of Black Studies in the University Long-time guest, Dr. E. Patrick Johnson, joins host Prof. Mark Anthony Neal to discuss the current and future face of Black Studies. Dr. Johnson serves as Dean of the School… Read More Season 13 Episode 28 | Dr. Stephen C. Finley on Farrakhan’s Mother Wheel in the Nation of Islam Back in 1985, Nation of Islam’s leader, Louis Farrakhan, claimed to have a vision of entering into a mother wheel akin to appearance as what many would call a UFO…. Read More Season 13 Episode 27 | Thulani Davis on Networks of Freedom During Reconstruction Newly freed formerly enslaved people were eager to build networks of learning, commerce, and politics during Reconstruction immediately following the American Civil War. Dr. Thulani Davis, a professor and a… Read More Season 13 Episode 26 | Exploring Black Operas with Naomi André Black opera and its performers and composers have been on the rise in popularity for the past few years. But Black opera has been a long-tradition in the art form…. Read More Season 13 Episode 25 | Mark Anthony Neal on Black Ephemera and the Crisis of the Musical Archive We live in the unprecedented information age of immediate access to all types of content, most especially music. But does the instant access to these works also mean that there… Read More Season 13 Episode 24 | Dr. Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting on the Importance of Libraries For academics and scholars, the library is the source and life’s blood to do the important work of research. What does it mean when state legislatures try to dictate what… Read More Season 13 Episode 23 | Rinaldo Walcott on Black Studies and the Long Emancipation Is there a difference between emancipation and freedom ? And if there is a difference, have African Americans actually achieved freedom yet? Dr. Rinaldo Walcott, Chair of the Department of… Read More Season 13 Episode 22 | “Small Talk at Rofhiwa” with Author Chantal James 19-year old Ham had to flee New Orleans in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, leaving behind Miss Pearl, his foster mother. Now, he makes the trek back… Read More 1 2 3 … 51 Next »
