Podcast appearances and mentions of Clyde W Ford

In this in-depth conversation, Dudley Evenson interviews award-winning author Clyde W. Ford about his recent book Think Black: A Memoir. Initially, he thought he was writing a feel-good story about his father being hired in 1946 as the first black software engineer at IBM but in researching for the book, Clyde uncovered the shocking story of tech … Continue reading "Racism in America with Clyde W. Ford author of Think Black and Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Making of White Power and Wealth"

On this episode, Jennifer Baker, Senior Editor at Amistad, interviews Clyde W. Ford, author of OF BLOOD AND SWEAT, available on April 5, 2022. Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/3rZKdUX Visit our website: librarylovefest.com. You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary). We also have a voicemail! Give us a call at 212-207-7773.

In her new book “We Are Each Other's Harvest,” author Natalie Baszile brings together the narratives and histories of Black farmers in America. She co-hosts this edition of Good Food with Evan Kleiman, as they speak to those who are tied to the land and profiled in the book. “Farmers are living ancestors for Black people,” explains Baszile, whose personal history includes a connection to farming.  Clyde W. Ford provides a historical account of how the American government has failed Black farmers. Willie Earl Nelson and his son Adrain explain the discriminatory tactics deployed to deny Black farmers of capital to purchase land. O'Neal Bluefort remembers early days on his family's tobacco farm and his grandfather's final gift, and shares how he plans to continue his legacy. Baszile recounts a visit from her grandmother and her recipe for dirty rice. Finally, Naima Penniman, an activist behind Soul Fire Farm, reads her poem for future generations.

In her new book “We Are Each Other's Harvest,” author Natalie Baszile brings together the narratives and histories of Black farmers in America. She co-hosts this edition of Good Food with Evan Kleiman, as they speak to those who are tied to the land and profiled in the book. “Farmers are living ancestors for Black people,” explains Baszile, whose personal history includes a connection to farming.  Clyde W. Ford provides a historical account of how the American government has failed Black farmers. Willie Earl Nelson and his son Adrain explain the discriminatory tactics deployed to deny Black farmers of capital to purchase land. O'Neal Bluefort remembers early days on his family's tobacco farm and his grandfather's final gift with wishes to continue his legacy. Baszile recounts a visit from her grandmother and her recipe for dirty rice. Finally, Naima Penniman reads her poem for future generations.

Apoie este podcast: apoia.se/alinevalek Trilha sonora: Past Alarm spoti.fi/3hck7Z3 [Links da conversa] • Blog do Kabral: bit.ly/3s4yoeP • Twitter do Kabral: twitter.com/Ka_Bral • Livro “Caçador Cibernético da Rua 13” amzn.to/3cQ3II4 • Livro “A cientista guerreira do facão furioso” amzn.to/3bZmKMI • Conto “A memória do mundo” bit.ly/3bZ1vL0 • Livro “Herói com rosto africano”, de Clyde W. Ford amzn.to/3eVo2KP [Kabral indica] • Jogo “Horizon Zero Dawn” bit.ly/3bZtAly [apoiadores] Adriana M Cecchinato • Alessandra Calazans Mazzi • Alex Luna • Aline Ghirotti Coelho • Aline Matulja • Álvaro Diogo Teixeira • Amanda Letícia Brandão • Amilton De Azevedo • Ana Flávia Pontes • Ana Magalhães • Ana Paula Camina • Ana Rodrigues • Ananda Vargas Hilgert • Andreia Meinerz • Andressa Costa • Bárbara Moreira Bom Angelo • Bia Cardoso • Camila Felix • Camila Regina Travassos • Camila Travassos • Carla Soares • Carlos Henrique Mendes • Carolina Fonseca Saldanha • Carolina Vidal Décio • Cláudia Cristina • Claudia Teles • Dani Marques • Dariane Morais • Eder Marcos Cardoso Da Silva • Eduarda De Oliveira • Elisa Kruger Artico • Elvis Soriano Rodrigues • Erika Negrao • Fábio Bito Teles • Felipe Carpes Neves • Fernanda Monteiro • Fernanda Serodio • Francisco Borges Fernandes Junior • Gabriel Cadete • Gabriela Cabral • Gabriela Garcia Abreu • Gabriela Pires Da Silva • Gabrielle Vilas Boas Nunes E Guido • Gal Sesoko • Geovana Frois Rocha • Geovana Frois Rocha • Giovana Bomentre • Guilherme Nagüeva • Guiomar Simões Idêncio • Helena Morgado Corelli • Heloiza Helena De Jesus Barbosa • Henrique Santos • Hermes De Sousa Veras • Hugo Paceli Souza Albuquerque • Hugo Paceli Souza Albuquerque • Hugo Paceli Souza Albuquerque • Hugo Paceli Souza Albuquerque • Iara Vidal • Isabella Santos • Isaque Criscuolo • Izabel Lima Dos Santos • Izadora Netz • Jamille Daher • Jayne De Lima Oliveira • Jéssica Carvalho • Joana Tancredo • Joanna A M Araújo • José De Mendonça • José Erick Reis • Julia Carvalho • Julia Chiovetto • Júlia Lima • Juliana Sousa Fazio • Kaká Lobo • Karina Santos • Keiviany Silva De Sena • Larissa Campos Oliveira Miranda • Laura N.N.M. Brandão • Leticia Gomes Da Luz • Leticia Santinon • Lilyan Fernandes • Lisandro Gaertner • Lorena Ferrari Uceli • Lorena Sabino Guedes • Lourdes Silva Modesto Alves • Luana Pereira De Melo • Lucas David Michels Dos Sanos • Lucas Riboli Besen • Luciana Carvalho • Luísa Gonçalves • Luisa Rastelli • Luiz Carlos Machado De Oliveira Junior • Luiza De Souza • Luiza Gabriela Razera De Souza • Luna Castro Pavão • Mallena P S Gomes • Manoel Felipe • Marcos Donizetti • Maria Carolina Ramos Costa Cysneiros • Maria Clara Machado • Maria De Fátima Xavier • Mariana De Aguiar Toniatti • Mariana Ramos Cavalcanti Nery • Mariete Pinheiro Da Costa • Marina Dayrell • Michele Strohschein • Naieni Ferraz • Nara Caldeira Barrocal Begido • Natalle Moura • Patricia Fernandes • Paula Dalcin Hartz • Paula Rangel • Rafael Alves Da Costa • Raphael Santos Machado • Raquel Miranda • Risla Lopes Miranda • Samara Fernanda Grassi Almeida • Sidnei Bruno • Stephanie Moreira • Taissa Reis • Tayná Boaes Andrade • Tsamiyah Carreno Levi • Uva Costriuba • Vanessa Falkowski • Vinicius Depizzol • Virginia Vesúvio • Viviane Reis • Zander Catta Preta

This week Live Wire celebrates Black History Month with groundbreaking Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who reminds us of the power in self-belief; New Yorker poetry editor Kevin Young on his love of Jack Johnson, Prince, and pork; writer Clyde W. Ford, whose book Think Black outlines his father's experience as the first black software engineer in America; and a powerhouse performance from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah.

Hoje, Edivaldo Batista (@edivaldobatistaator), de Fortaleza , narra a história A Trindade Africana, do livro de Clyde W. Ford intitulado O Herói Com Rosto Africano - Mitos da África, Editora Summus, 2000. Vale a pena conferir! Ouça, desfrute, compartilhe conosco sua experiência. Mande sua mensagem para bocadodehistorias@gmail.com.

Story Engineer Shawn Taylor, a founding author of www.thenerdsofcolor.org, and a founding organizer of the Black Comix Arts Festival, first hit my radar at the 2019 IDS thanks to Mikhael Tara Garver. Shawn brought a perspective that was rooted in pluralism and the power of story to move people to action... and at that moment I knew I had to get him on the show/get him back on our stage. Well, 2020 is being all 2020, so the chance to get him on the stage was taken from us for now, but we still find a way via the newly minted HERE Discord.  Post Show Notes: Recommended Reading/Viewing from Shawn Books Hero With An African Face - Clyde W. Ford Rabbit in the Face of the Moon - Alfredo Lopez Austine Oven Ready Chaos - Phil Hine Film The Last Angel of History - John Akomfrah

Engineer and author Clyde W. Ford talks THINK BLACK: a memoir about his father, the first Black software engineer in America. Clyde is the award-winning author of twelve works of fiction and non-fiction, whose most recent book, THINK BLACK: A Memoir explores his relationship with his father, and his father's relationship with America and technology during 30+ years with IBM.Buy the book Think Black: A MemoirThink Black from Harper Collins

In 1947, IBM CEO and Chairman Thomas J. Watson set out to find the best and brightest minds for his company. His search led him to find young accounting student John Stanley Ford, whom he hired to become IBM’s first black software engineer. But not all of the company’s white employees were willing to accept a black colleague, and many did everything in their power to humiliate, subvert, and undermine Ford. His son Clyde W. Ford—who followed in his footsteps to IBM two decades later—joined us at Town Hall with musings of his father’s journey in a thought-provoking memoir Think Black. Clyde presented a portrait of institutional racism at IBM then and now, offering accounts interwoven of his own experiences interwoven with stories of his father’s tenacity, dignity, and professionalism. With heartbreaking honesty, Clyde related how his father’s career came at great emotional cost to himself and his family—how he was overlooked for deserved promotions, and how his hiring was meant to distract from IBM’s dubious business practices including its involvement in the Holocaust, eugenics, and apartheid. Listen in for Clyde’s unflinching account of one family’s struggle against discrimination in the world of tech, and the subtle yet daring ways Clyde’s father had fought back. Clyde W. Ford is the author of thirteen works of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a psychotherapist and accomplished mythologist. He has participated in hundreds of media interviews and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, New Dimensions Radio, and National Public Radio. Ford is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award in African American Fiction. Presented by Town Hall Seattle as part of the 2019 Homecoming Festival. Recorded live in The Forum on September 22, 2019. 

Host Luke Burbank recounts how a garter snake got “The Last Laugh” when it refused to leave his dining room; comedian Josh Gondelman attempts to be a nice guy in the competitive world of comedy; author Clyde W. Ford reflects on his father’s career as the first black software engineer in the nation; endurance athletes Alex Borsuk and Kaytlyn Gerbin discuss how they broke a record by conquering Mount Rainier’s Infinity Loop; and Americana duo The Lowest Pair perform “Rosie” from their album “The Sacred Heart Sessions.”

This episode of Editors Unedited was recorded live on the ALA 2019 show floor. In this episode, Tracy Sherrod, Editorial Director at Amistad, interviews Clyde W. Ford, author of THINK BLACK, coming out on September 17, 2019.