Podcasts Podcasts Season 14 Episode 9 | Dr. Treva B. Lindsey on Violence, Black Women, And The Struggle For Justice Why are Black women and girls the target of multiple forms of violence? Domestic violence in the home presents its own challenges, but what about the state-sanctioned violence that African… Read More Season 14 Episode 8 | Black Duke Students on the End of the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Reginaldo “Reggie” Howard was the first African American President of the Associated Students of Duke University, which was essential to undergraduate student government He had a lot of big ideas… Read More Season 14 Episode 7 | Dr. Thema Bryant on Black Church and Mental Health Healing trauma in the African American community is often caught between either seeking professional mental health services or relying on faith leaders in the Black church Dr. Thema Bryant, the… Read More Season 14 Episode 6 | Small Talk at FHI with Author Nabil Ayers Author Nabil Ayers, born from the union between a white, Jewish, former ballerina and American funk, soul, and jazz musician Roy Ayers, joins the Webby Award-nominated podcast “Left of Black”… Read More Season 14 Episode 5 | Gladys Mitchell-Walthour on the Growing Trope of the Afro-Brazilian “Welfare Queen” Many political and economic comparisons are made between the U.S. and Brazil, citing them both as the largest democracies in the Western hemisphere. Many political and economic comparisons are made… Read More Season 14 Episode 4 | Black Maternal Health with Deirdre Cooper Owens James Marion Sims, the “father” of gynecology, walked a horrific path towards medical innovation that involved inhumane and perverse experiments conducted on enslaved women in the 19th century His legacy,… Read More Season 14 Episode 3 | Christopher Paul Harris on the Black Future and M4BL––The Movement for Black Lives How can we build a world that centers on the humanity of Black people, using the tenets of Black resistance as a guide towards a new political imagining? Dr. Christopher… Read More Season 14 Episode 2 | Kris Marsh on Embracing Being Single in the Black Middle Class Many will remember growing up with the classic 1997 Black independent romantic comedy, “Love Jones,” which starred Larenz Tate and Nia Long among a cast of prolific Black Hollywood talent…. Read More Season 13 Episode 2 | Filmmaker Byron Hurt on HAZING The senseless violence that happens on America’s college campuses all in the name of joining a fraternity or sorority has left an indelible, traumatic mark on the victims of hazing…. 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 « Previous 1 2 3 4 … 53 Next »
