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Pop & Politics
S08E03 - Morning Joe Gets Destroyed By Black Conservative Over Media Bias!

Pop & Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 92:07


Morning Joe's, Joe Scarborough, says Trump is trying to 'undermine and tear down' government as a catalyst to fascism; Kamala Harris continues to hide from the media but will this plan work to win the presidency; Vivek Ramaswamy Breakfast Club Power 105.1 interview; Black Philadelphia woman cries over inflation and blames the government; Johnathan Majors cries uncontrollably as he accepts an award; Kirk Franklin has viral interview with Cam Newton on marriage; J6 praying grandma' vows to appeal six-month home confinement sentence and $100K fine. #morningjoe #JoeScarborough #Politics #News #kamalaharris #vivekramaswamy #johnathonmajors #camnewton #popculture Watch ‪@pop-and-politics‬ every Wednesday at 8pm ET for LIVE shows as the ladies discuss the latest in hot topics, news, and entertainment from a conservative perspective. SUBSCRIBE for more and hit the notification bell so you get it first!

Tony Katz + The Morning News
Tony Katz and the Morning News 2nd Hr 8-14-24

Tony Katz + The Morning News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 25:51


'Cops to robbers' Lawsuit alleges police and prosecutors in Indy took hundreds of thousands of dollars without due cause. Nikki Haley Issues Warning About Kamala Harris: 'Quit Whining About Her'. NJ Gov. Phil Murphy: Kamala Harris will have ‘plenty of time' for interviews. US to sell $20b worth of military equipment to Israel, get ready for fireworks at the Chicago DNC. Black Philadelphia woman gets emotional describing how inflation is "killing us without killing us."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Katz + The Morning News
Tony Katz and the Morning News Full Show 8-14-24

Tony Katz + The Morning News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 76:35


Walz called Hitler-promoting imam Asad Zaman a “master teacher” who offered Walz lessons over the time they “spent together". Susan Rice: ‘Bizarre and Offensive' to Say that Kamala Harris Has Not Been an Integral Architect of the Policies of the Biden Admin. Too early to know what the Ukraine incursion into Kursk means. Today on the Marketplace: The Easy Way to Break your Neck! Kamala still not doing interviews. 'Cops to robbers' Lawsuit alleges police and prosecutors in Indy took hundreds of thousands of dollars without due cause. Nikki Haley Issues Warning About Kamala Harris: 'Quit Whining About Her'. NJ Gov. Phil Murphy: Kamala Harris will have ‘plenty of time' for interviews. US to sell $20b worth of military equipment to Israel, get ready for fireworks at the Chicago DNC. Black Philadelphia woman gets emotional describing how inflation is "killing us without killing us." Tim Walz Damn Proud Of His Service To This Country, Despite His Stolen Valor. Hunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Burisma, lawyer confirms. Are Kamala Harris' poll numbers accurate? Mars buys snack company Kellanova known for Pringles, Eggos in $36 billion deal Ilhan Omar wins her primary. Woke Snow White is going to be terrible. Apple continues its wokeness. Kamala Marx: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#RolandMartinUnfiltered
GA Election Case Halted, Rep. Byron Donalds & Jim Crow, Ex-Black Panther Party Leader & Donald Trump

#RolandMartinUnfiltered

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 105:40 Transcription Available


6.5.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: GA Election Case Halted, Rep. Byron Donalds & Jim Crow, Ex-Black Panther Party Leader & Donald Trump Atlanta for Steve Harvey's Charity Golf Classic. I'll talk about the tournament later in the show, but here's what's coming Up on Roland Martin Unfiltered, streaming live on the Black Star Network. The Georgia Court of Appeals has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump while it reviews the lower court judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. Trump-loving Florida Congressman Byron Donalds suggested to a crowd of Black Philadelphia conservatives that things were better under Jim Crow.  House Minority Leader Congressman Hakeem Jeffries took to the House Floor to give Lil Byron a history lesson. And a White Wisconsin man shoved a black school superintendent so his daughter would not shake his hand during a graduation ceremony.  The family of David Hilliard, a former leader of the Black Panther Party, says the video of him endorsing Donald Trump for president is entirely true.  Hilliard's grandson will be here to explain.  Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Ben Crump were on Capitol Hill today to promote Black representation in the liquor industry. In our Tech Talk segment, Isaac Hayes III, the Manager and Founder of Fanbase, will explain how white corporate greed pushed the black founders of MoviePass out of their company.  #BlackStarNetwork advertising partners:Fanbase

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories
Samuel L Evans: The Godfather of Black Philadelphia Politics

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 36:08


ABC #059 - Part 3 Samuel L. Evans saw five lynchings before he was 10 years old.  Through machinations that people are still pondering, he managed to make himself the “Godfather of Black Philadelphia” despite never being elected to public office.  His wake was in City Hall.

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories
ABC#059: Three More Black Pioneers

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 85:54


The Black population of Philadelphia dates to Colonial times but expanded tremendously during the so-called Great Migration that started around 1910.  Sarah A. Anderson came from an educated family – her father was the first Black dentist in Florida and her husband was a politically active podiatrist.  Sarah served 17 years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and quietly changed life for the better for thousands of Pennsylvanians, Black and white.  Samuel L. Evans was also from Florida and saw five lynchings before he was 10 years old.  Through machinations that people are still pondering, he managed to make himself the “Godfather of Black Philadelphia” despite never being elected to public office.  His wake was in City Hall. Winifred Harris was the woman you wanted as your next-door neighbor.  She rescued abandoned properties in West Philadelphia and converted them into vegetable gardens for the neighborhood, while planting more than 1000 trees for the city.  Her shocking death at the hands of a home intruder was mourned by all who knew her.  For Black history month, learn about these three lesser-known heroes of Black Philadelphia in the February 2024 episode of “All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – Three More Black Pioneers”. 

HARDTALK RADIO LIVE IN 4K
Black Philadelphia Kendall Stephans tr@nswoman and LGTBQ activist arrested for molesting two minors

HARDTALK RADIO LIVE IN 4K

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 7:12


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The Carl Nelson Show
Ashra Kwesi, Dr. Rosie Milligan & Activist Carl Snowden

The Carl Nelson Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 164:01


The Master Teacher, Ashra Kwesi returns to our classroom to delve into a fascinating discussion as he explores the differences between Egyptian Egyptologists and African-centered Egyptologists. Brother Kwesi will also report on his recent Egypt trip and his upcoming Masonic Lodge engagement. Before Ashra Kwesi, Publisher, Author, and Entrepreneur Dr. Rosie Milligan will check in. Activist Carl Snowden will also discuss the medical experiments carried out on mostly Black Philadelphia inmates. The practice has since been scrapped, and the city has apologized.  Text "DCnews" to 52140 For Local & Exclusive News Sent Directly To You! The Big Show starts on WOLB at 1010 AM, wolbbaltimore.com, WOL 95.9 FM & 1450 AM & woldcnews.com at 6 am ET., 5 am CT., 3 am PT., and 11 am BST. Call-In # 800 450 7876 to participate, & listen liveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rough Cut
Abbott Elementary

The Rough Cut

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 43:13


Editors - Richie Edelson and Sarah Zeitlin The ABBOTT ELEMENTARY editing team of Richie Edelson and Sarah Zeitlin walked similar but separate paths in the early stages of their careers.  Each cut their editorial teeth in the world of unscripted and both took a turn at the same mockumentary sitcom format that they would employ in the show that finally united them as co-editors. Abbott Elementary is a mockumentary sitcom created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, an optimistic second-grade teacher at the poorly funded Willard R. Abbott Elementary School; a predominantly Black Philadelphia public school where a documentary crew is recording the lives of teachers working in underfunded, mismanaged schools.  Although conditions at the school are harsh and most teachers don't last more than two years, Teagues is determined to help her students despite the circumstances. RICHIE EDELSON Richie's early career path found him in the cutting rooms of popular unscripted series such as PROJECT RUNWAY (2008), REAL CHANCE OF LOVE (2008-09) and ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY (2009).  Soon after he would get to flex his comedy chops on sitcoms like PARKS AND RECREATION (2012-13), BLACK-ISH (2014-17) and SUPERSTORE (2017-21).  It would be Edelson at the helm of the Avid when it came time to develop the pilot for the soon-to-be hit series, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (2021-23). SARAH ZEITLIN Like Richie, Sarah has also logged a few miles on the road of reality television; assisting on HELL'S KITCHEN (2008), plus assisting and editing on THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER (2008-11).  But it would be assisting on the mockumentary hits MODERN FAMILY (2009-10) and PARKS AND RECREATION (2012) that would be a sign of things to come for her role as editor on ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (2022-23).  Sarah's work as an editor can also be seen in dramas like HOMELAND (2017-20) and MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN (2021). Editing Abbott Elementary In our discussion with the ABBOTT ELEMENTARY editing team of Richie Edelson and Sarah Zeitlin, we talk about: The hidden benefits of commercial breaks The anatomy of a mockumentary sitcom The truth of building a character through comedy The sound of silence or just a bad speaker? Lovely parting gifts The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Learn all about the Media Composer for Students program Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series
145. Jeffrey Stewart with LaNesha DeBardelaben: Alain Locke, the Father of the Harlem Renaissance

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 64:44


A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro — the creative African Americans whose art, literature, music, and drama would inspire Black people to greatness. Professor Jeffrey Stewart brought Alain Locke’s story to the forefront with his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke. In celebration of its paperback release, Stewart joined us in conversation with Northwest African American Museum’s LaNesha DeBardelaben to explore Locke’s legacy and his impact in promoting the cultural heritage of Black people. Stewart narrated the education of Locke and explored both Locke’s professional and private life, including his relationships with his mother, his friends, and his white patrons, as well as his lifelong search for love as a gay man. Stewart and DeBardelaben considered Locke’s promotion of the literary and artistic work of African Americans—buoyed by looking to Africa to find the proud and beautiful roots of the race—and examined how he helped establish the idea that Black urban communities could be crucibles of creativity. Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation about the man who became known as the Father of the Harlem Renaissance. Jeffrey Stewart is a professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Paul Robeson: Artist and Citizen and 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American History. LaNesha DeBardelaben is Executive Director of the Northwest African American Museum and serves as National President of the Board of Directors of the Association of African American Museums (AAAM). Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/books/the-new-negro-the-life-of-alain-locke/9780195089578  Presented by Northwest African American Museum and Town Hall Seattle. To make a donation or become a Town Hall Seattle member click here. 

Black Agenda Radio
Black Agenda Radio 08.31.20

Black Agenda Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 56:17


Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I'm , along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: Both the AIDS epidemic and Covid-19 inflicted disproportionate deaths in the Black community. We'll explore the reasons why. And, the second volume on a biography of the most important Black activist and intellectual that you may never have heard of, is about to published. Stay tuned to learn why you MUST know the name and works of Hubert Harrison.   But first – U.S. politicians have for generations gained power by scaring white people with threatening images Black males. President Trump is running on a platform that essentially mimics the old newspaper headline, “Black Buck Runs Amuk.” Douglas Flow is professor of History at Washington University, in St. Louis. He's written a book, titled, “Uncontrollable Blackness: African American Men and Criminality in Jim Crow New York.” “Uncontrollable Blackness” is a provocative title. Was it planned that way?   There's nothing new about the high death toll Blacks are suffering from the Covid-19 contagion. Thirty years ago, the HIV-AIDS epidemic killed disproportionate numbers of Blacks. J.T. Roane is a Research Fellow at the Schomburg Research Center in Black Culture, in New York City. He wrote an article about AIDS and Black Philadelphia.   In the first quarter of the 20th century, an immigrant from the Virgin Islands named Hubert Harrison influenced a whole generation of Black activists, including Marcus Garvey, A. Phillip Randolph and the entire so-called “New Negro” movement. Activist and scholar Jeff Perry has spent more than a decade chronicling the life and works of Hubert Harrison, and will soon release the second volume of his biography, titled “Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality.”  

Black Agenda Radio
Black Agenda Radio 08.31.20

Black Agenda Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 56:17


Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m , along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: Both the AIDS epidemic and Covid-19 inflicted disproportionate deaths in the Black community. We’ll explore the reasons why. And, the second volume on a biography of the most important Black activist and intellectual that you may never have heard of, is about to published. Stay tuned to learn why you MUST know the name and works of Hubert Harrison.   But first – U.S. politicians have for generations gained power by scaring white people with threatening images Black males. President Trump is running on a platform that essentially mimics the old newspaper headline, “Black Buck Runs Amuk.” Douglas Flow is professor of History at Washington University, in St. Louis. He’s written a book, titled, “Uncontrollable Blackness: African American Men and Criminality in Jim Crow New York.” “Uncontrollable Blackness” is a provocative title. Was it planned that way?   There’s nothing new about the high death toll Blacks are suffering from the Covid-19 contagion. Thirty years ago, the HIV-AIDS epidemic killed disproportionate numbers of Blacks. J.T. Roane is a Research Fellow at the Schomburg Research Center in Black Culture, in New York City. He wrote an article about AIDS and Black Philadelphia.   In the first quarter of the 20th century, an immigrant from the Virgin Islands named Hubert Harrison influenced a whole generation of Black activists, including Marcus Garvey, A. Phillip Randolph and the entire so-called “New Negro” movement. Activist and scholar Jeff Perry has spent more than a decade chronicling the life and works of Hubert Harrison, and will soon release the second volume of his biography, titled “Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality.”  

Unfinished Business
Episode 24: What a Time to be Alive

Unfinished Business

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 62:48


Happy 2018! In the Re-Up (formerly known as the Question of the Week), LaJonel, Tori, Shari and Sade get into some self-reflections inspired by the infamous drawing by Ghanaian illustrator, Peniel Enchill, of the woman stepping into the new year with her bag of resolutions, leaving behind her old ways, peoples and trends in the past year. In our news segment, Mind Ya Business, learn more about the INSANE rate of maternal mortality of Black women in the US; a Black Philadelphia woman puts up a fight against gun laws and the Repubs are backing it. Keaira LaShae, pro fitness trainer, singer and dancer and the woman behind the “Twerk and Tone Workout” DVD! Get it right and tight in 2018 with this ass-kickin’ of a workout. Check it out here: teamlashae.myshopify.com Hosted by LaJonel, Tori, Shari and Sade Produced by LaJonel and Sade Edited by Po B “Unfinished Business (Intro/Outro)” by Po B Check us out: Instagram: unfinishedbusinesspodcast Twitter: UB_podcast Facebook: unfinishedbusiness08 Email: unfinishedbusiness08@gmail.com

New Books in Women's History
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, “Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance” (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011)

New Books in Women's History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2012 41:35


For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial. It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country's most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It's important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown's biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn't shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one's mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won't be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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New Books in Dance
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, “Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance” (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011)

New Books in Dance

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2012 41:35


For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country’s most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It’s important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown’s biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn’t shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one’s mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won’t be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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New Books in African American Studies
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, “Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance” (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2012 41:35


For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country's most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It's important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown's biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn't shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one's mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won't be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. 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

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New Books Network
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, “Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance” (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2012 41:35


For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country’s most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It’s important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown’s biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn’t shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one’s mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won’t be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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New Books in American Studies
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, “Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance” (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2012 42:01


For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country’s most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It’s important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown’s biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn’t shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one’s mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won’t be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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