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On this week's American Prestige news roundup: a Gaza ceasefire talks update (1:15) while the IDF kills American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi (5:18); Iraq is negotiating a deal for the US to withdraw its forces (11:43); the US gives Egypt a full military aid allotment (13:47); in Sudan, new Rapid Support Forces (RSF) activity in the country's south (15:22); the Pentagon is trying to reconstitute a presence in West Africa (16:29); in Russia-Ukraine, the Russian counteroffensive in Kursk (19:24), claims of Iran supplying missiles to Russia (21:02), and Biden might be on the cusp of allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia (23:00); Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González flees the country (25:46); the Mexican Senate passes AMLO's judicial reform (27:50); and a New Cold War update featuring US and Chinese theater commanders speaking for the first time since 2022 (30:02) and fears over a possible Chinese naval base (31:16).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-south

Africa American Mental Health

Join me this episode to hear about Eva M. Clayton. She was the first Africa-American woman to be elected to congress. She starter her term in 1992 as part of the 102nd Congress and went on to serve additional terms. She worked hard to fight for rural areas and in 2003 returned to her home in Littleton, North Carolina. Visit https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/11065 for more information and a full list of sources. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/auntiejojoslibrary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/auntiejojoslibrary/support

In this episode, we are privileged to hear from Dr. Jennifer Warren, the Chief Executive officer of Pro Strato Health and Executive Director of the Center for African-American Health Disparities, Education and Research. Dr. Warren discusses what CAAHDER does and how it helps improve the quality of health of Africa-American in underserved communities. She shares some of the different programs the organization created, and the more recent additions which are a remote virtual clinic and Epic Research. She also did a deep dive into specific initiatives her organization provides for the older population in connection with COVID-19. We also covered black women's cardiovascular health, transgender health, leveraging technology to further the impact of CAAHDER, and more. For the full transcript, and show notes visit us at reachtl.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fran-ayalasomayajula/support

Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, in the spring of 1973 while competing as a Tar Heel for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Reggie McAfee became the first Africa American man to break the 4 minute mile barrier.   Follow Track and Field Black History on instagram: instagram.com/trackandfieldblackhistory

Like many people, I am excited at the election of kamala Harris as Vice President of the United States of America. However, it's time for the Democratic party to start taking Africa-American issues seriously and not just during election. It's time to address major issues and concerns that continue to impact the Black and Brown communities in America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackesquire/message

As protests continue across the country in the wake of George Floyd's death, growing calls to defund the police are getting a lot of support as well.  But there's been debate all week what "defunding the police" actually means. Earlier this week, The Fox News Rundown's Jessica Rosenthal spoke to two guests with different perspectives on the movement to defund the police; co-host of "The Five" and Democratic Strategist Juan Williams and Kings County Sheriff and incoming President for California State Sheriffs Association David Robinson. The conversation with both guests went long as they both addressed the history between the cops and the Africa-American community. Both men discussed police culture, training and the need for reforms from their unique points of view. The original segment only included a small part of both conversations. Since these issues are so complex, we thought it was important for you to hear everything both Fox News' Juan Williams and Kings County Sheriff David Robinson had to say on these matters on today's Fox News Rundown Extra.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rest in Paradise George Floyd and to all the other martyrs of God's people for our Wake Up call. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monica-gw/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/monica-gw/support

Nick Hughes is joined by Dan Kihanya, Entrepreneur and creator Founders Unfound - Exceptional founders of African Descent, stories of entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds. Nick and Dan have a very engaging and emotional conversation around a few topics such as the current covid outbreak, Dan's background in past downturns, as well as diving into the topic of his new Podcast about underrepresented founders. This topic is very important to Nick and Founders Live as we strive to bring equality to entrepreneurship around the world, and the wisdom and insights Dan shares with the audience are invaluable and very important in today's divided world. We hope it's helpful to you as well. https://foundersunfound.com/

Mental Health and Addiction in American in the Black Community is a touchy subject. One of the prevailing issues is how mental health and addiction is addressed in the Africa American community. This show probes that issue.

In this episode the legendary Tzi Ma of the hit series WU Assassins chats with your favorite host Galaxy about his experience is movies and television.  Tzi Ma was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States at a young age. Together with his parents and four of his siblings, he worked in a family-owned restaurant on Staten Island, New York, where he still has his elementary school friends he's in touch with. One of the most prolific and versatile actors working today, Tzi Ma has worked alongside many of the biggest names in Hollywood. He honed his craft in many of the off-Broadway and regional theaters shows, and worked with acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang on his first two plays FOB, and The Dance and the Railroad (a play specifically written for Tzi) at the Public theater, and with Eric Overmyer on In Perpetuity Throughout the Universe (also specifically written for Tzi) at the Hudson Guild and Baltimore Center Stage to name a few. His first acting role on the screen was in Ullie Lommel's cult jet-set film Cocaine Cowboys alongside Jack Palance and Andy Warhol in 1978. The claim to fame for that film was that the Nassau county police department at Montauk Point mistook them for real cocaine dealers, confiscated many duffel bags of powdered sugar and production cash and held up production for several days. Most recently, Tzi played the pivotal role of General Shang in Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, a film with Amy Adams which was both critically acclaimed and a box office success. From his role as Hinh, a deadly-efficient assassin and nationalist triple-agent masquerading as Michael Caine's assistant in The Quiet American, to his hilarious, lit-cigarette-swallowing take on The General in Joel and Ethan Coen's The Ladykillers, Tzi always delivers the unexpected. Over the years, he has amassed a distinguished body of work and has come to be a household face. Of course, audiences will always remember Tzi's Counsel/Ambassador Han from Rush Hour and Rush Hour III. His other favorite major film credits include Million Dollar Arm, Dante's Peak, Akeelah and The Bee, Chain Reaction, and Rapid Fire Tzi is also a firm believer in supporting indie films, particularly involving Asian-Canadian or Asian-American writers, directors, and producers. These films include Golden Gate written by David Henry Hwang, which centers around the unjust treatment of the Chinese American community during the McCarthy era; Catfish in Black Bean Sauce by writer/director Chi Muoi Lo, which tackles the lighter side of race relations, family dynamics, and love between an Asian American man and an African American woman; Red Doors by writer/director Georgia Lee - a re-imagining of Shakespeare's The Tempest in an Asian American setting; Formosa Betrayed Produced by Will Tiao, who examines the desire for Taiwanese independence springing from the "white terror" incident; #1 Serial Killer by writer/director Stanley Yung, a rare Asian American horror film; Pali Road by writer/director/producer Jonathan Lim, a psychological mystery thriller love story; Mike, Mike Tan by writer/director Aimee Long, which deals with a Chinese American cop who accidentally kills an Africa American man in the line of duty; and Meditation Park by writer/director/producer Mina Shum, who takes on the challenge of telling the experiences of a first-generation immigrant woman's journey of self-discovery and growth toward independence. His portrayal as Bing, the husband in Mina's Meditation Park garnered Tzi a Best Actor in A Leading Role Nomination from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Through their talented and diverse voices, we share with the world our stories. Notable recurring roles on television includes, the Dragon in ABC's Once Upon a Time; General Onoda in Amazon's The Man in the High Castle; Tao in AMC's Hell on Wheels; President Lu Chi Jang in HBO's Veep; Yao in HBO's Silicon Valley; Ambassador Lu in ABC's Commander in Chief; Cheng Zhi in FOX's 24 and 24:Live Another Day; Dr. Henry Lu in CBS's City of Angels; Det. Harold Ng in ABC's NYPD Blues; Lee Hei in CBS's Martial Law; and as Bah Bah in FOX's animated series American Dad.   For more amazing episodes go to: www.ComicCon-Radio.com   Follow us on Instagram  @ComicConRadio   Please subscribe to Comic Con Radio Always give us 5 stars. Say Hi when you can. Always #WatchLive Please share this episode with the world!   We love you all… Thank you for loving us back!

Super-Heroes have become modern mythology.   What are some of the enduring myths of ancient cultures and why do they still connect with modern audiences? My guests Caleb Palmquist and Greg Anderson Elysee answer these questions and in a new anthology now on Kickstarter Modern Mythology: A Hero’s Journey  This all-new 160+ pages of soft cover book features 17 stories by 29 talented creators, plus pinups by additional independent comic book artists. It is also packed with facts about the myths in the book including information about the cultures, histories, and storytelling traditions from which they come. Greg is the writer of the 14-page story Is'nana the Were-Spider with art by David Brame.   He talks about growing up reading Black and Africa-American superhero comics. What did those writers get right and what did they get wrong?  Greg provides some background on Is’nana and the other books he has written about this hero.  When I Kick Back With The Creator the spotlight is on Greg as we learn how he likes to rest and relax, beverage of choice, island book and more.  Please Rate and Review Creator Talks on iTunes Learn More about the Kickstarter    

Elizabeth Warren Calls On Big Tech To Censor Conservatives Over Kamala Harris Debate. Several months ago Don Lemon had a debate on CNN about whether Kamala Harris is Africa-American. Recently a conservative man made the same point as Lemon and Donald Trump Jr. Retweeted it.This resulted in the typical far left social justice outrage. How dare Trump Jr retweet such a thing? Yet this ignored the context of Don Lemon bringing up the same conversation. FOllowing this Elizabeth Warren called on big tech companies and social media giants to "stop the vile lies"She said it was their obligation.Curious as Elizabeth Warren has called for breaking up big tehc but now makes demands against political rivals. What do you think the tech giants will do in response? Its almost as if it was her intent, if the companies don't do what she wants she will regulate or break them up. Leftists have increasingly called for more restrictions on speech and now we can see that even at the highest levels there are politicians who do not believe in free speech. This move is very worrying as it is an outsourcing or privatization of government censorship. A Politician can call for censorship and it doesn't violate the constitution because its enacted by a private entity.Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate)

Justice Ernest A. Finney, Jr., South Carolina's first Africa-American chief justice, has died Sunday, December 3, 2017. He was 86. Finney was one of just a handful of black lawyers in the state when he graduated from the South Carolina State College School of Law in 1954. Finney was elected chief justice of South Carolina in 1994 and retired from the court in 2000.

With the Trump administration embracing private prisons, and a crackdown on all crimes, how police departments operate will come under scrutiny.  We treasure what we measure so why do police metrics count captures and kills but not conflicts resolved? Could a change in metrics change police practice? And is "progressive policing" an oxymoron with no place in a radical agenda?   Laura sits down with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman, and Professor Emerita Judi Komaki to discuss lowered crime rates, a decline in Stop and Frisk policing, and changing practices around drug arrests. A model can exist where there are trusting relationships between the public and police, but it needs data, training, and a change in attitudes -- on both sides, say our guests. After serving as an NYPD police officer and New York State Senator, Eric Adams became the first Africa-American man to be the Brooklyn Borough President in 2013. | Donna Lieberman has been the executive director of the NYCLU since December 2001, during which time the organization has been a vocal critic of Stop and Frisk. | Judi Komaki is a professor emerita of organizational behavior, whose work focuses on how good data can improve organizations' policies.

Listen to The Michael Imhotep Show, Tues. Aug., 30th, 4pm-6pm EST (1pm-3pm PST) with host Michael Imhotep of The African History Network.  We discussed 1) Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers doubles down on his stance not to stand for the National Anthem.  2) Pastor Mark Burns a Donald Trump surrogate gets in hot water for retweeting an image of Hillary Clinton in Blackface and says she's pandering to the Africa American community yet Donald Trump hasn't presented policies to justify why we should vote for him. 3) Tasha Sharee of The Reel Network talks about some current topics. 4) Why Jackie Robinson said that he could not stand for the National Anthem or slute the Flag. CALL IN WITH Questions/Comments at 1-888-669-2281.  POST YOUR COMMENTS.  WE MAY READ THEM ON AIR.  Listen online at http://tunein.com/radio/Empowerment-Radio-Network-s199313/ or by downloading the "TuneIn Radio" app to your smartphone and search for "Empowerment Radio Network" or at www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com for more info and podcasts and DVDs by Michael Imhotep.

This is the first of a series of podcasts (delivered by Mrs Tom Cruise the nick name given by family and friends to Simone Higgins)  on Hollywood stars and other ad hoc Classic Hollywood subjects which emerged during the peak of the big film studio era of the 1930s, 40s and 50s.  The first subject is the late, great and tragic Dorothy Dandridge. For a short period in the 1950s Dorothy Dandridge an Africa-American singer, dancer and actress sometimes referred to as the 'Black Marilyn Monroe' reached a level of mainstream Night Club, Film and TV success that was unheard of for black entertainer. The star of Otto Preminger's Carmen and Porgy and Bess was the first black performer  to become a bona fide studio film star.  The peaks and troughs of her shortlived personal and professional life were as dramatic as many of the movies she made. Enjoy the story of Dorothy Dandridge as told by Mrs Tom Cruise.  

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most scholars of popular music use songs, artists, and clubs as the key texts and sites in their exploration of the social, cultural, political, and economic effects of music. Laurent Dubois‘ new book looks at the history of an instrument, the banjo, to help us better understand American history and culture. Dubois also helps readers understand the banjo as part of an Afro-Atlantic musical heritage. In The Banjo: Americas African Instrument (Harvard University Press, 2015), Dubois examines how the banjo came into existence in the Americas and what it reveals about debates about American culture. Dubois book starts in Africa with a wide range of instruments that shaped the banjo. He then follows these instruments as they cross the Atlantic in the Middle Passage, winding up in the Caribbean and in North America. Sifting through travelers accounts and documents in archives, Dubois shows how the banjo brought together African peoples in the Americas, creating a familiar but new instrument and sound. He describes the banjo as the product of parallel development in which many enslaved musicians deployed similar instrument-making strategies to create what we now know as the banjo. The story, however, does not stop there. The banjo came to represent authentic Africa American and American culture and became a key symbol in abolitionist rhetoric and minstrelsy. As a result, the banjo was not simply an instrument but a powerful marker of identity within American culture. Dubois traces how the banjo played a significant role in jazz, country, bluegrass, and folk music, symbolizing a diverse set of values and politics. From the minstrel Joel Walker Sweeney to the political activist Pete Seeger, the history of the banjo is the history of American popular culture. Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. He is also the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. More information about his work on the banjo can be found at Banjology and Musical Passage. Richard Schur, Professor of English at Drury University, is the host for this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the history of television, there’s never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour recap special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

In the history of television, there’s never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

In the history of television, there’s never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

  In the history of television, there’s never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast of Part II. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

  In the history of television, there’s never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

  In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT and TOMORROW at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2 and 3. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”

  In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT and TOMORROW at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2 and 3. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”

    In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The BEST of The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour recap special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

  In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The BEST of The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour recap special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

  In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

  In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour recap special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

  In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Being Mary Jane Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

In the history of television, there's never been a more accurate representation of why so many professional, successful Africa American women remain single and have trouble finding love than the popular television series “Being Mary Jane”. If you missed our all time classic two night, 6 hour special where we discussed the many examples of Emotional Unavailability seen all throughout season 1, tune into “The Dedan Tolbert Show” TONIGHT and TOMORROW NIGHT at 9:00pm EST for a special rebroadcast. Also, look out for our upcoming two night, 6 hour special on Season 2. Listen 7 nights a week by calling 646 200 0366 or online worldwide at www.dedantolbertshow.com... “REAL Radio that Matters for over 10 Years”.

One need not have ever seen Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun to appreciate the setup - or laugh at the jokes - in Bruce Norris’s brilliant 2012 Pulitzer-and-Tony-winning comedy-drama "Clybourne Park." Taking place immediately following the events of the original, Clybourne - running through January 25 at 6th Street Playhouse - is a smart, insightful, baldy frank and frequently hilarious examination of the racial divide in America. Hansberry’s play - which gave many theater-going white folks their first glimpses into the lives of Africa-American families - takes place in a poor, Southside neighborhood of Chicago in 1959, where the African-American Younger family is preparing to move to a house they’ve just purchased in the all-white neighborhood of Clybourne Park. At the end of that play, Karl - a nervous, white representative of Clybourne Park - visits the Youngers, attempting to bully, cajole or outright bribe them into selling the house back - something they ultimately refuse to do. In "Clybourne Park," directed with expert comic timing, gripping intensity and escalating drama by Carl Jordan, the action now takes place in the Clybourne Park house the Youngers have purchased. The place is half-empty, its contents mostly packed into cardboard boxes standing here and there on the nicely detailed set by Ronald Krempetz, as its white residents Bev and Russ prepare to move out of the area. When Karl, the white guy from Raisin in the Sun, appears - having just come from failing to bribe the Youngers - Russ stubbornly digs in his heels at the suggestion he should assist the neighborhood in keeping the black family out. It turns out Russ has some grudges against his neighbors, in part for the way they treated his son after the Korean War. The escalating conflict, which pulls in the young minister Jim and Karl’s deaf, very-pregnant wife Betsy, takes place in the presence of Russ and Bev’s longsuffering black housecleaner Lena and her husband Albert, who gradually insert their own opinions about the callous racism they are witnessing. Decisions are made. Words are exchanged. Lives are changed. Then, in the play’s boldest move, the story suddenly leaps fifty years ahead. In Act 2, the Younger’s home is now a condemned wreck covered in graffiti, the property about to be demolished following years of drug-enhanced neglect in the once depressed, all-black but now mixed-race and rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. The same, supremely strong flexible cast appears again, this time as contemporary characters, gathering at the house to discuss the details of what kind of structure can be built on the same spot. IT being a historically valuable neighborhood, there are rules how big, and how tacky, the new owners are allowed to make any new building. The witty dialogue is riveting, raw, and real, as the marvelous cast shows us the prejudices still lurking below the surface, demonstrating with humor and candid transparency that the more things change, the more they remain the same. "Clybourne Park" runs Thursday–Sunday through Jan. 25 at 6th Street Playhouse. 6thstreetplayhouse.com

Attorney Lester R. Barclay visits The Wealthy Speaker Show to share expertise on divorce and to provide insight on his incredible book, "The African American Guide To Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down," on September 14, 12pm (EDT). Attorney Barclay will be appearing in support of his upcoming appearnce at the 43rd Annual Congressional Black Caucus, Author Pavilion being held September 19-21st at the Washington DC Convention Center. Attorney Barclay will attend a meet and greet and perform book signings on Thursday, September 19, 5:00-7:00pm. The divorce rate is well over 50% in America and in the Africa-American community, life challenges accelerate divorce because of job loss, lack of finances, losing one's home to mortgage foreclosure and extramarital affrairs and more. Divorce & Drama is the first cultural, comprehensive, and peace-making book on divorce for blacks amd it minimizes the drama often accompanying contentious breakups and places the best interests of the children above all else.  Dimensions covered include the personal, legal and financial, family, community, and after-life apsects of divorce. Attorney Barclay's goal is to reduce divorce drama. Tune in, listen in and call in to ask Attorney Barclay questions on our toll-free listener line at: (877) 404-1615. Listeners can also interact with Attroney Barclay in the web chat room at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/paullawrencevann

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke before an audience of more than 1,200 faculty, staff, students and guests on April 9 at a special event hosted by the School of Law. Thomas joined Law Dean Ken Gormley and Thomas M. Hardiman, a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, on stage in the Union Ballroom, where he answered questions and discussed everything from his upbringing in Georgia to his Catholic school education to his appointment as only the second Africa-American on the U.S. Supreme Court.

I will continue The Elements of Hoodoo with Water and Fire and introduce a Voodoo/Hoodoo Path specific to Uptown New Orleans: What do you know about the practice of and The Spirit of Black Hawk? The book: The Spirit of Black Hawk is available on the second page of my website: http://www.HouseoftheDivinePrince.com/ By: Jason Berry Physical Book: 158 Pages, Hardcover Year Published: 1995 Category: Ethnography, Africa-American, New Orleans, Mardi Gras Primary Subjects: Black Spiritualism Description: Black Hawk is an African American spiritual practice based on Native American spirits. While it denies being Voodoo, its practices, especially with potions, are almost identical. This book recounts Marie Laveau, Congo Square and the controversy of the origins of Mardi Gras Indians. Basically illustrates the "Uptown" (non-Creoles) parallel (to Voodoo) manifestations of spiritualism in New Orleans. Book includes color photo illustrations. The Divine Prince on BlogTalkRadio! Sharing with you in Divine Peace and Understanding, Love and Light, Ritual and ‘Overstanding' from a Pan African Hoodoo World Spiritualist perspective.