Podcast appearances and mentions of Joan Morgan

Synonymous with North Port, Joan Morgan has spent decades helping shape our City, whether as a City Commissioner or a dedicated resident. You may have heard of the Morgan Family Community Center? Listen in as Joan tells her story and shares her passion for advocating for North Port. The views and opinions expressed in the "Voices of North Port" series do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the City of North Port.

Listen to this episode of Uniquely Milwaukee as I engage in a conversation with Geraud Blanks to delve deeper into Culture x Design. And learn about this month's Black History Program featuring Black History Trivia and bringing back In Retrospect: The Life & Times Of Lauryn Hill w/ Dr. Joan Morgan.

By the late 90s, rap was the world's pop music. The money was flowing, creating hip-hop moguls and welcoming in the Bling Era. But as hip-hop went mainstream and gained commercial success, the rap music topping the charts had begun to largely shed its political messaging in favor of music that was mostly about the trappings of success: sex, partying, and money. That is, until pressure mounted and backlash to a Republican government brought politics back to hip-hop once more, leading to the mobilization of a generation and the first hip-hop president: Barack Obama.Trymaine Lee is joined by: rapper Master P, stic of the hip-hop duo Dead Prez, rapper & activist Tef Poe, Vote or Die's Alexis McGill Johnson, political organizer Rosa Clemente, and writer Joan Morgan. Follow and share the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, using the handle @intoamericapod.Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.For a transcript, please visit our homepage.For More: Street Disciples: The Concrete JungleStreet Disciples: Broken Glass EverywhereStreet Disciples: America's Most Wanted

Here is my 3 questions chat from NORWAC with astrologer Nadiya Shah. https://www.nadiyashah.com/ She is a powerhouse in the astro world with a Huge presence on Youtube. An inspiration. Let me know what you think. Here are some of the books mentioned in the podcast:Moment of Astrology by Geoffrey Cornelius https://amzn.to/3H5QZzyTelevisionary Oracle by Rob Brezsny https://amzn.to/39ibkoWWhen Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down  by Joan Morgan https://amzn.to/3mwBzuOWhoso Knoweth Himself by IBN 'ARABI https://hurqalya.ucmerced.edu/sites/hurqalya.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/ibn_arabi-know_thyself-c.pdf Contact me: https://tinyurl.com/2p8xbds5Support the show

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week in our final #herstory in our 2022 March series, I'm happy to welcome Black feminist researcher, writer, and curator Nydia Swaby. Nydia is a Jamaican-American and have called London home for the past decade. She has a PhD in Gender Studies (SOAS (https://www.soas.ac.uk)), an MA in Women's History [Sarah Lawrence College], and a BA in Anthropology and African American Studies [Rollins College]. Her practice builds on theories of racial, gendered, diasporic, and queer formation, Black feminism, Black studies, and my previous experience working at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. In her creative approach to knowledge production, she uses archives, ethnography, photography, film, and the imagination to curate programs and visual narratives, write essays and performance pieces exploring the gendered and diasporic dimensions of Black being and becoming. She also creates ancestral altars using family pictures and memorabilia, found photographs and archival images, West African textiles and wood carvings, crystals, fossils, stones, shells, and other curios. These practices converge in her forthcoming monograph, Amy Ashwood Garvey and the Future of Back Feminist Archives (Lawrence Wishart, Summer 2022 (https://www.nydiaswaby.com/amy-ashwood-garvey-and-the-future-of-black-feminist-archives)) and Caird Research Fellowship at The National Maritime Museum, ‘Curating Archives of Affect: Black Feminist Pasts, Presents, and Futures' (December 2021 - September 2020), and my ongoing visual series, ‘Becoming with Archive: Blackness, Gender, Diaspora (https://www.nydiaswaby.com/becoming-with-archive)' (2010 - Present). Alongside her practice-based research, Nydia work as the Curator of Learning at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, where she collaborates with academics, curators, artists, and writers to develop a multi-disciplinary, practice-based research and learning program. She is also a member of Feminist Review's Editorial Collective and the Curator of Programmes, and co-edited a recent issue on queer, feminist, diasporic, and decolonial archives. Please read on and explore the topics of interest below for a thoughtfully curated account of the many individuals discussed in the episode. Where to find Nydia? www.nydiaswaby.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nydia-a-swaby-85a04132/) What's Nydia reading? The Sex Lives of African Women (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08JHT3LNL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_TQTYAW9KZ638NHQ5H6F8&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Dear Science and Other Stories (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08QGNPLDP&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_14YR1EYY3KX9J5MJHBMD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Katherine McKittrick What's Nydia watching? Master (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286210/) Daughters of the Dust (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104057/) Other topics of interest: Amy Ashwood Garvey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Ashwood_Garvey) Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League) Pan African Movement (https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/through-the-lens-of-history-biafra-nigeria-the-west-and-the-world/the-colonial-and-pre-colonial-eras-in-nigeria/the-pan-african-movement) Garveyism (https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/marcus-garvey) Jamaica Kincaid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Kincaid) On Code Switching (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching) Double Consciousness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_consciousness) Girl, Woman, Other (https://smile.amazon.com/Girl-Woman-Other-Booker-Winner/dp/0802156983/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1648811909&sr=8-1#) by Bernardine Evaristo Ifeanyi Awachie (http://ifeanyiawachie.com/) Imani Perry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imani_Perry) Lorraine Hansberry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry) Barby Asante (https://www.barbyasante.com) S. Pearl Sharp (https://spearlsharp.com) Akosua Adoma Owusu (https://akosuaadoma.com/home.html) Rita Gayle (https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_profile/rita-gayle/) Joan Morgan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Morgan_(American_author)) Brittney Cooper (https://www.amazon.com/Brittney-C.-Cooper/e/B01N6XZ20X%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share) The Politics of Pleasure (https://www.instagram.com/thepoliticsofpleasure/?hl=en) Special Guest: Nydia Swaby.

Conversations with two of his contemporaries about the fertile scenes he covered, and the indelible impression he left. Guests: Michael A. Gonzales and Joan Morgan.

Demi's back in LA; Damson Idris wants to be called “Daddy” (I think?); The Marjorie and The Cardi stunt on us from Paris; a review of The Wonder Years; Kierna Mayo has a new podcast; and The Dr. Joan Morgan chats about  pivoting, legacy-building; and living the dream.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me: IG:  demetriallucas.Twitter: demetriallucas.FB: demetriallucas.YouTube: demetriallucas.More about the Show: Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast.Thanks to our sponsors: Stay in your comfort zone. Go to harperwilde.com/ratchet today so you can get 20% off your first purchase.She's Birdie is having their biggest holiday sale of the year! Go to shesbirdie.com to get up to 30% off! Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to shesbirdie.com/RATCHET​. For a limited time, try the Peloton App free for 2 months, then $12.99/month after. New Members only. Visit onepeloton.com/app to learn more.Don't fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at truebill.com/RATCHET.This episode is brought to you by Ruffles® – yes, the original Ruffles® with ridges. Daily Harvest makes it easy to feel good about what I'm doing for myself and the planet. Go to dailyharvest.com/respectable to get up to forty dollars off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi's back in LA; Damson Idris wants to be called “Daddy” (I think?); The Marjorie and The Cardi stunt on us from Paris; a review of The Wonder Years; Kierna Mayo has a new podcast; and The Dr. Joan Morgan chats about  pivoting, legacy-building; and living the dream. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. More about the Show:  Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Thanks to our sponsors: Stay in your comfort zone. Go to harperwilde.com/ratchet today so you can get 20% off your first purchase. She's Birdie is having their biggest holiday sale of the year! Go to shesbirdie.com to get up to 30% off! Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to shesbirdie.com/RATCHET​.  For a limited time, try the Peloton App free for 2 months, then $12.99/month after. New Members only. Visit onepeloton.com/app to learn more. Don't fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at truebill.com/RATCHET. This episode is brought to you by Ruffles® – yes, the original Ruffles® with ridges.  Daily Harvest makes it easy to feel good about what I'm doing for myself and the planet. Go to dailyharvest.com/respectable to get up to forty dollars off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast episode is part2 of our coverage of Joan Morgan's When Chickheads Come Home to Roost

Join the bruhs as we explore this masterpiece by Joan Morgan, "When ChickenHeads Come Home to Roost". We discuss the struggles of being black and having allegiance to your race, embracing your feminity all while being a feminist. What is feminism and can it be redefined to be relevant to the modern era of hip-hop? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osborne/support

Demi's back in LA; Damson Idris wants to be called “Daddy” (I think?); The Marjorie and The Cardi stunt on us from Paris; a review of The Wonder Years; Kierna Mayo has a new podcast; and The Dr. Joan Morgan chats about  pivoting, legacy-building; and living the dream.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me: IG:  demetriallucas.Twitter: demetriallucas.FB: demetriallucas.YouTube: demetriallucas.More about the Show: Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast.Thanks to our sponsors: Check out CrowdHealth! My listeners get their first month free - AND, after you've been a member, CrowdHealth will include a Fitness Wearable. That's 30 days to try risk free plus the Fitness Wearable. Just go to JoinCrowdHealth.com/fit and enter code RATCHET at sign up.If you're looking for a new mattress, check out birchliving.com/ratchet and check it out. They have a 25 year warranty and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They'll pick it up for you if you don't love it - but I know you will.Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to upstart.com/RATCHET.Go to curology.com/RATCHET for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling!I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi's back in LA; Damson Idris wants to be called “Daddy” (I think?); The Marjorie and The Cardi stunt on us from Paris; a review of The Wonder Years; Kierna Mayo has a new podcast; and The Dr. Joan Morgan chats about  pivoting, legacy-building; and living the dream. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. More about the Show:  Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Thanks to our sponsors: Check out CrowdHealth! My listeners get their first month free - AND, after you've been a member, CrowdHealth will include a Fitness Wearable. That's 30 days to try risk free plus the Fitness Wearable. Just go to JoinCrowdHealth.com/fit and enter code RATCHET at sign up. If you're looking for a new mattress, check out birchliving.com/ratchet and check it out. They have a 25 year warranty and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. They'll pick it up for you if you don't love it - but I know you will. Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to upstart.com/RATCHET. Go to curology.com/RATCHET for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling! I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Kenya Hunt, award-winning writer, and author of her new book, an essay collection, entitled Girl, Gurl, Grrrl:  On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic.  Our conversation explores the lives of Black women and cultural differences within the Black community, the trials and tribulations of being a mother, especially a mother to Black children, and the meaning of #BlackGirlMagic and what it really stands for.  In short, we examine themes of belonging, connection, resilience, and identity. During our conversation, Kenya and I referenced the following resources: Joan Morgan's book, When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down CaShawn Thompson's coining of the term, "Black Girl Magic" The importance of "mirrors and windows" and diversity and inclusion in children's texts --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium. Join our feminist community of survivors, advocates and allies! Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

We begin this week’s discussion on Pleasure Activism with an incredibly comprehensive essay by Joan Morgan as we relate WAP by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion and the misogynoiristic backlash it received to Morgan’s hip-hop feminism. While Ingrid LaFleur reminds us of the healing power of sequins and the joy of our quirky pleasures, we receive adrienne maree brown’s blessing in the form of a poem reminding us of our own histories of sex ed (or lack thereof). Enhancing our orgasms, decolonizing our desires, integrating radical self-love beyond a rational acceptance of it. We find ourselves dreaming & drooling over a passionate fuck with ourselves. The Soft Edges Podcast is a project created and produced by yours truly, Mayis Rukel and Lucie Gérard. We release a whole new episode every Sunday at 12 PM CET (Central European Time). Our enchanting music is by the amazing Patrick Walinga and our beautiful graphic design is by the wonderful Yuri Sato. You can find us on Instagram at @softedgespodcast as well as on YouTube on the Soft Edges Podcast channel. Feel free to follow us on there for the latest updates and share our podcast with your friends, your family, your neighbours, your colleagues or even your plants (why not?) if you think they could benefit from it/enjoy it! Thank you so much for listening! We appreciate you endlessly. Your devoted hosts, Mayis & Lucie

Raymond Blanc has spent decades growing an orchard at Le Manoir. An orchard Raymond has planted with 2500 rare trees from in the hope of saving lost and endangered varieties. He explains to Dan Saladino why the orchard might end up being his greatest legacy, a story he has captured in his book, The Lost Orchard. He also selects five different apples that help tell his life story. Dr Joan Morgan, the world's leading pomologist, described as the 'Queen of Apples' helps to tell the stories of the varieties Raymond has chosen. Produced and presented by Dan Saladino.

This episode contains explicit lyrics. Hip-hop feminists took the alpha male rapper and his critics to task in the 90s and 2000’s. Guest host Anupa Mistry finds out why. She goes on a journey with three Black women, to see how Drake's Nice Guy persona reveals the complexity of gender in hip-hop. Some scholars and artists mentioned in this episode: Treva Lindsey, Jenessa Williams, Sydanie (Featuring her 2018 song "Flirt"), Joan Morgan, Rihanna, LL Cool J.

On the heels of the bombshell documentary “On the Record,” which details the reported sexual abuse of Black women at the hands of Russell Simmons, two of his accusers, Sherri Sher and Drew Dixon, join The Nod to share their personal stories. The conversation continues around the documentary as activist and accuser, Sil Lai Abrams, and author and journalist Dr. Joan Morgan discuss the allegations against Russell Simmons and the practice of silencing of women in hip hop.

We cover film, literature, music and dance starting with the documentary On The Record, which charts decades of abuse at the hands of US Hip Hop Mogul Russell Simmons. We discuss this and more with the author of Miseducation: A Woman’s Guide to Hip Hop Shanita Hubbard, Kierna Mayo, an exec at The Lena Horne Prize and former editor-in-chief of Ebony and The Source and feminist cultural critic, author and journalist Dr Joan Morgan. We speak with dancer and choreographer Akram Khan who talks us through his prolific career as well as his thoughts on politics, movement and family; we talk to singer and songwriter Roisin Murphy who discusses new music and creativity; we head to Canada to meet author Zalika Reid-Benta to discuss her critically acclaimed first short story collection Frying Plantain. We also highlight new writing from The Commonwealth Short Story Prize and head to Oklahoma through the thoughts, and music, of Tulsa’s Steph Simon on the legacy of Black Wall Street. Join the conversation @stancepodcast.com

As the UK edges closer to 40,000 coronavirus deaths, there is uproar in the country over the behavior of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief political advisor Dominic Cummings, who drove nearly 300 miles across England while the public were being urged not to leave their homes. Mr Cummings stands unapologetic, and with the support of the Prime Minister behind him, is this another example of one rule for the people and one for the elite? Anna Soubry, former UK Health Minister, and Mark Landler, London bureau chief at The New York Times, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the controversy.  Music producer Drew Dixon and author Joan Morgan talk to Christiane about ‘Off the Record’, an HBO documentary chronicling the allegations of sexual assault made against hip hop mogul Russell Simmons. They reflect on how black women have been treated by the #MeToo movement, and why the film almost didn’t make it to air. And French street artist JR, known for his giant photographs of faces in urban areas, tells our Hari Sreenivasan about how lockdown is inspiring him.

Hip-Hop is a masculine Arena! And it always has been! It thrives on topic toxic masculinity, the brandishing of what is owned and sexual prowess. But, what about the women who have dominated in this arena who take that same language meant to discard or discount them-– and make it their own? Books referenced: When Chickenheads Come Home To Roost by Joan Morgan, Eloquent Rage by Dr. Brittany Cooper, Hood Feminism: Notes From Women A Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall. --- 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/onthewritersblock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthewritersblock/support

In the introduction to Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (AK Press, 2019), adrienne maree brown defines pleasure activism as “the work we do to reclaim our whole, happy, and satisfiable selves from the impacts, delusions, and limitations of oppression and/or supremacy”. brown challenges the idea of activism from the traditional ideas of protest or advocacy to consider how happiness and pleasure for marginalized individuals resists various structures of power and oppression. Yet brown argues in her work that pleasure activism is not just about resistance, but also about generating justice and liberation. This book features much of brown’s own writings which are quick, accessible, yet thought-provoking, but also the work of others including Audre Lorde, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Sami Schalk, and Joan Morgan. In our interview, listen to brown discuss pleasure activism, putting together the book and its central themes, and highlight the various and important components in being a pleasure activist. adrienne maree brown is a social justice facilitator, doula, healer, and podcaster. She is committed to black liberation and resides in Detroit. Check out her website here and her podcast with her sister Autumn Brown here. Adrian King (they/them) is a PhD student in American Culture at the University of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the introduction to Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (AK Press, 2019), adrienne maree brown defines pleasure activism as “the work we do to reclaim our whole, happy, and satisfiable selves from the impacts, delusions, and limitations of oppression and/or supremacy”. brown challenges the idea of activism from the traditional ideas of protest or advocacy to consider how happiness and pleasure for marginalized individuals resists various structures of power and oppression. Yet brown argues in her work that pleasure activism is not just about resistance, but also about generating justice and liberation. This book features much of brown's own writings which are quick, accessible, yet thought-provoking, but also the work of others including Audre Lorde, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Sami Schalk, and Joan Morgan. In our interview, listen to brown discuss pleasure activism, putting together the book and its central themes, and highlight the various and important components in being a pleasure activist. adrienne maree brown is a social justice facilitator, doula, healer, and podcaster. She is committed to black liberation and resides in Detroit. Check out her website here and her podcast with her sister Autumn Brown here. Adrian King (they/them) is a PhD student in American Culture at the University of Michigan. 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

In the introduction to Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (AK Press, 2019), adrienne maree brown defines pleasure activism as “the work we do to reclaim our whole, happy, and satisfiable selves from the impacts, delusions, and limitations of oppression and/or supremacy”. brown challenges the idea of activism from the traditional ideas of protest or advocacy to consider how happiness and pleasure for marginalized individuals resists various structures of power and oppression. Yet brown argues in her work that pleasure activism is not just about resistance, but also about generating justice and liberation. This book features much of brown’s own writings which are quick, accessible, yet thought-provoking, but also the work of others including Audre Lorde, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Sami Schalk, and Joan Morgan. In our interview, listen to brown discuss pleasure activism, putting together the book and its central themes, and highlight the various and important components in being a pleasure activist. adrienne maree brown is a social justice facilitator, doula, healer, and podcaster. She is committed to black liberation and resides in Detroit. Check out her website here and her podcast with her sister Autumn Brown here. Adrian King (they/them) is a PhD student in American Culture at the University of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joan Morgan grew up in the Bronx alongside a growing hip hop movement in the 1980s. Coming of age in the 90s, as hip hop became an international cultural phenomenon, Joan Morgan became one of the first women to write about hip hop for magazines. In 1999, Morgan coined the term “hip-hop feminism” in her groundbreaking book When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost which applied a feminist lens to a nortoriously sexist genre. More recently, she penned a definitive analysis of The Miseducation of Lauren Hill, to mark the 20th anniversary of that classic, seminal album. 

Jenny divulges her top reads of 2019 and shares the top reads of sixteen other readers. All of us focus on books we read in 2019; they may or may not have been published in 2019. That's how regular readers work! If you listen past that section, there will also be some discussion of the Best of the Decade in reads and reading experiences.Thanks to all of you who participate, interact, and listen to the podcast! You have made this a marvelous year and decade.  Best wishes in the new year. The next episode will be all about reading goals, so feel free to share your 2020 reading goals with me and I might mention them.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 176: Best of 2019 with Jenny and Menagerie.Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via StitcherListen through Spotify  Books Mentioned: Life and Fate by Vasily GrossmanCastle of Water by Dane KuckelbridgeLent by Jo WaltonFrankissstein by Jeanette WintersonAgainst Memoir by Michelle TeaBrute: Poems by Emily SkajaThe Library of Small Catastrophes by Alison C. RollinsHalal if You Hear Me edited by Safia Elhillo and Fatimah AsgharCan You Forgive Her? by Anthony TrolloppeThe Old Wives' Tale by Arnold BennettThe Way to the Sea by Caroline CramptonThe Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells Foundation by Isaac AsimovTu by Patricia GraceThe Last Act of Love by Cathy RentzenbrinkAll Among the Barley by Melissa HarrisonEast West Street by Philippe SandsThe Great Believers by Rebekah MakkaiLost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliThe Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel VasquezBirdie by Tracey LindbergThey Will Drown in Their Mother's Tears by Johannes AnyuruThe Museum of Modern Love by Heather RoseCantoras by Caroline de RobertisThe Deeper the Water, the Uglier the Fish by Katya ApekinaGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Very Marrow of Our Bones by Christine HigdonThe Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro ArikawaMetro 2035 by Dmitry GlukhovskyIn the Distance by Hernan DiazMortality by Christopher HitchensTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonConversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally RooneyGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarczukNobber by Oisin FaganWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsWhen Chickenheads Come Home To Roost by Joan MorganOur Women on the Ground edited by Zahra HankirThe Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan StradalSefira and Other Betrayals by John LanganStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiThe Book of Night Women by Marlon JamesInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFired Up by Andrew JohnstonThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngeloThe Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona EltahawyThis Tilting World by Colette Bellous Other Mentions:Jenny's Full Best of 2019 ListJenny's Best of the Decade List Safia Elhillo and Fatimah Asghar reading at The StrandShedunnit Podcast Related Episodes:Episode 142 - Borders and Bails with Shawn MooneyEpisode 150 - Rife with Storytelling with Sara Episode 154 - Is If If with PaulaEpisode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars Episode 159 - Reading Doorways with LindyEpisode 160 - Reading Plays with Elizabeth Episode 163 - Fainting Goats with Lauren Episode 166 - On Brand with Karen Episode 167 - Book Pendulum with Reggie Episode 173 - Expecting a Lot from a Book with Sarah Tittle  Episode 174 - Cozy Holiday Reads and TBR Explode 4 Episode 175 - Reading on Impulse with Marion Hill Stalk me online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy

On the Tenth Day of Reading it’s Community Programs and Outreach Librarian Todd Barrowclough. He recommends 'She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' by Joan Morgan. It’s almost the end of the year so what better time to celebrate our year in reading. Every day for the next 12 days you’ll hear a Yarra Libraries team member championing the book they loved reading most this year. Think of it as some inspiration for your holiday reading, your gifting, or your to-read list for 2020.

We reproduce highlights from interviews in our second season of Laborwave. More episodes from Laborwave will be released in the late summer of 2019. Highlights include clips from our interviews with: Marianne Garneau on the Women's Strike. Garneau explains why it is necessary to have specific targets tied to specific demands within a larger strategic plan in order to be effective in any struggle for working class improvements, and how all of these features are absent from the IWS, so far. Shane Burley on Lessons from the Burgerville Workers Union. In addition to lesson from BVWU's victories we discussed the need to rethink labor organizing under late capitalism, where workers no longer self-identify with particular forms of industry and precarious labor is the norm. BVWU's successes in some ways points to the need to re-embrace as Shane says, "19th century unionism" in the 21st century. Hillary Lazar on Border Politics and Antifascism. Our interview focused on Hillary Lazar's essay, Connecting Our Struggles: Border Politics, Antifascism, and Lessons from the Trials of Ferrero, Sallito, and Graham published in Perspectives on Anarchist Theory (n.30). The piece focuses on the lost history of anarchist editors and supporters of the periodical Man! who were swept up in an anti-immigrant and anti-anarchist political reaction during the early part of the 20th century in the United States. The piece uses this case study to explore connections and continuations of anti-immigrant policies of today and how such policies bolster the repression of political dissent. adrienne maree brown on Pleasure Activism. How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects—from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs—building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own. AK Thompson on Premonitions: Selected Essays on the Culture of Revolt. Our clip focuses on his essay discussing leftist critiques of Avatar and how they failed to also use the limitations of the movie and its popularity as opportunities for radical organizing. Bill Fletcher, Jr. on Social Justice Unionism.Fletcher Jr discusses the need for "social justice unionism" in a post-Janus United States. Workers are becoming increasingly atomized in the US, and the state continues to rollback any investments into the reproductive labor that stitches society together. The moment, as Fletcher Jr states, that organized labor can seize for victory is almost over. We might not get another moment. What role do teachers strikes, worker-owned businesses, and housing cooperatives play in seizing this current moment? How do the rank and file push labor leadership to understand that we cannot continue doing "business as usual" despite not being knocked out by Janus right away?

adrienne maree brown was one of the keynote speakers at Opening Space for the Radical Imagination II, a two-day conference on April 19-20 2019 in the occupied lands of the Kalapuya people. Her keynote address covered her recent title, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects—from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs—building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own. For more information on adrienne maree brown visit: adriennemareebrown.net Also check out more about Opening Space for the Radical Imagination: oregonimagines.com You can get a copy of Pleasure Activism at https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html Music by John Dwyer: Transmute by Damaged Bug Cool Death by Thee Oh Sees

Hip-hop is known for misogyny and sexism. Some of the genre's most famous figures continue to have worldwide success despite allegations of violence against women. Extraordinary journalist Joan Morgan's book, She Begat This: Twenty Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill tracks the artist's rise in the male dominated R&B scene, and comes to us to investigate the complex relationship of black feminism to hip-hop. This session was chaired by triple j's Linda Marigliano.

Dear Mama: Let’s take a deep dive past sex tips and tricks, beyond stimulation and center pleasure.  Pleasure lasts beyond orgasms. Pleasure pours into us, inspires us and touches our deepest creativity.  We’re talking nude yoga, Black porn, weekday sex and kundalini so this is what we call an #EarbudsEpisode meaning this episode contains explicit language of a sexual nature so you may wanna ask your little ones to put their earbuds in or pop yours in.  We wanna hear from you. So please keep emailing us, keep engaging with us through social media comments, your reviews, and SoundCloud comments. Please keep sharing us, even if it’s only with one other person. If you’re a new listener, welcome to the ride. Invest in us (all links in our show notes on our website) by becoming a DBM patron, buying merch or giving a one time donation. Now let’s get free yall, let’s feel free yall, and discover our pleasure and jump into Episode 23.  SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: Crystal has a performance with RJ; Thea has a MAJOR breakthrough; Nekisha shares BIG news Mac & Cheese: Mamas Pleasure Matters Collection Plate Causes: Hillman The Game Black Mama Say: Point Blank Period DBM Episode 23 Syllabus: Crystal Tennille Irby: http://crystaltennilleirby.com/ Nekisha Killings: https://www.nekishakillings.com/ Thea Monyee: https://theamonyee.com/ Courses: Thea Monyee: #InnerGroundRailroad: A Psycho-Spiritual Framework for Supporting the Reclamation of Access to Joy & Pleasure for Black Folks (https://www.bgminstitute.com/p/the-inner-ground-railroad) NeKisha: #BreastsideManner: A Patient-Centered Approach to Lactation Support (https://www.goldlearning.com/speaker/595/nekisha-killings) Show References: Redefining Wealth hosted by Patrice Washington: https://www.patricewashington.com/listen/ Drop Squad: A Spike Lee Film: https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Squad-Eriq-LaSalle/dp/0783230540 Tao of Sexology: https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Sexology-Book-Infinite-Wisdom/dp/0942196031/ref=sr_1_ 1?keywords=tao+of+sexology&qid=1553486493&s=books&sr=1-1 Joan Morgan: Pleasure, Black Women & Being Creative (Video): http://www.inherentdesignbyselalewis.com/joan-morgan-on-pleasure-black-women-and-being-creative/ Black women, sex toys, and pleasure: African American Women take pleasure into their own hands: https://thegrio.com/2012/06/18/black-women-sex-toys-and-pleasure-par ties-african-american-women-take-pleasure-into-their-own-hands/ Joan Morgan on Black Sex, Identity and the Politics of Pleasure: http://parlourmagazine.com/2013/02/joan-morgan-on-black-sex-identity-and-the-politics-of-pleasure/ Confidence and Joy Are the Keys to a Great Sex Life (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=107&v=HILY0wWBlBM Afrosexology: http://www.afrosexology.com/pillowtalk Afrosexology was birthed out of our desire to experience a more sex-positive Black community. One that encourages self agency & promotes love in regards to our bodies, relationships, and sexualities. One that liberates us from the sexual shame & policing that we've inherited from generations of sexual & body oppression. One that follows in the tradition of Black sexual politics by seeking to rediscover & reclaim our sexuality. Our mission is to educate, explore, and reclaim Black sexuality.  Our vision is to promote Black self empowerment through sexual liberation. Ways to Invest in Dem Black Mamas: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demblackmamas Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/demblackmamaspodcast One Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/demblackmamas Interested in becoming a lactation consultant check out Nikki & Nikki Career Lactation Consultants: FB: https://www.facebook.com/NikkiandNikkiIBCLC/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiandnikkiibclc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikkiNikkiIBCLC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySgoTbyiCpREfGELEoeCKQ Be sure you're subscribed and listening to our sister podcast All Heart: Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-heart-podcast/id1409705304?mt=2 FB: https://www.facebook.com/allheartpodcast/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/allheartpodcast/   www.demblackmamas.com Shop Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection.  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection. Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group.  

For International Women's Day, Beverley talks feminism(s) with The Wave's Noreen Malone and journalist Joan Morgan. Plus Carly Findlay introduces us to five disabled and chronically ill fashionistas to follow online.

For International Women's Day, Beverley talks feminism(s) with The Wave's Noreen Malone and journalist Joan Morgan. Plus Carly Findlay introduces us to five disabled and chronically ill fashionistas to follow online.

How do you decide what is acceptable in the content you consume? Where do you draw your line? In this special episode of Race Matters, we explore feminism and queerness in hip hop, and how it's changed over time. You'll hear from Joan Morgan, Carolina Gasolina and Georgia Mokak, and hear tunes from Sampa the Great, Lauryn Hill and Okenyo, Miss Blanks & Jesswar. If this topic is your jam, make sure you head along to Joan Morgan's talk at All About Women this Sunday March 10. All details at sydneyoperahouse.com. 

Today on Race Matters, Darren and Tanya are joined by Filipino-Australian writer, producer and director Vonne Patiag to talk about his 2018 short film Tomgirl, queerness and masculinity. How do we, of the diaspora, define or redefine notions of identity that follow us from overseas? Namely, what does it mean to be Bakla in contemporary Australia? You can stream Tomgirl on SBS on Demand, and catch Vonne speaking this Sunday March 10 at Sydney Opera House's All About Women festival, on a panel titled 'Man up.' You'll also hear from American author Joan Morgan talking Lauryn Hill, hip hop and feminism – and you can catch her speaking more on all of those things this weekend at her talk at All About Women too. Grab tickets from sydneyoperahouse.com. Also, Solange dropped her album When I Get Home last week and we have THOUGHTS! Stay tuned for a special Race Matters podcast featuring an extended chat with Joan Morgan and further exploration of feminism, queerness and inclusion in hip hop, out this Wednesday.

The Album: Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) On August 25, 1998, Lauryn Hill, the breakout rapping/singing star from The Fugees released her first (and only) solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. On August 25, 2018, exactly 20 years later, the Heat Rocks crew invited author Joan Morgan to join us to talk about that album and her new book about that album, She Begat This. Call it a happy coincidence, call it kismet but either way, call it an amazing conversation.  It's difficult to overstate the singular importance of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. This was a generation before artists like Drake made singing + rapping into a popular form; Lauryn was wading into unknown waters when she put this together. As we discuss, her own label had to be pushed to even put the album out but once they did, it became an instant smash: multi-platinum sales, the first "Best Album" Grammy award for a hip-hop album, and it elevated, for better or for worse, Lauryn - still in her early 20s - to becoming one of hip-hop and R&B's most important figures. Of course, in the years since, controversy has dogged her, especially regarding her live shows and two decades later, her legacy is a complicated one, as we get into. Joan Morgan would have been an ideal guest even if she hadn't written a book about the album; her bonafides as one of the great cultural critics to emerge in the 1990s were already well-established, least of all in her 1999 collection of essays, When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost. Joan's based in New York, finishing up a PhD at NYU, but she happened to be in town on that fateful 20th anniversary day to come chat with us. More on Joan Morgan Paris Review review of She Begat This Joan interviewed on The Cypher podcast Twitter | Instagram More on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill "The Selling of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (Okayplayer, 2018) "Inside The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (Rolling Stone, 2018) "My favourite album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (The Guardian, 2011) Show Tracklisting (all songs from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill unless indicated otherwise): Ex-Factor The Fugees: Ready or Not The Fugees: Nappy Heads (Remix) Lost Ones Pro Era: THE PE CYPHER (PT 1 & 2) Doo-Wop (That Thing) Lost Ones Nothing Even Matters To Zion The Fugees: Killing Me Softly with His Song Sweetest Thing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill   If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

We celebrate 20 years since the release of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. I discuss Joan Morgan's new book in the subject. Also why does this album still resonate with people --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ep. 8 (August 12, 2018): Features the top 5 black news stories of the week with author, Joan Morgan, discussing her new novel “She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” She touches on hip-hop journalism, Mike Tyson’s rape trial, Ferguson, voting, protesting, and black women. Civil Rights Lawyer Shavar Jeffries discusses the mid-term elections. And veteran journalist Ricardo A. Hazell joins the Black Hollywood Report to discuss Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker’s Biggie movie, Idris Elba, and the international problems of Sorry to Bother You. TIME STAMPS (Ep. 8: Aug. 12, 2018) Joan Morgan on being a hip-hop journalist & feminism (5:35) Joan Morgan’s professional advice to young black women (10:33) Joan on covering the Mike Tyson Rape trial and why he was guilty (18:37) Ferguson Politics: Mike Brown’s mother Leslie McSpadden runs for office & Wesley Bell wins (22:56) The politics report - Civil Rights lawyer, Shavar Jeffries on the mid-term elections (27:15) BLM activists crash wedding of officer involved in Stephon Clark murder (44:15) The Black Hollywood Report (Johnny Depp & Forest Whitaker’s BIG movie, Idris Elba, & Sorry to Bother You issues) (51:35) Chicago cops place “bait trucks” in the hood (1:04:04) NYC gives inmates free calls and voting help (1:07:13) Fundraisers for Black women finding success (1:13:20) Joan’s words of affirmation (1:16:48) New Music: Young Steff “I Love it, You Love it” (1:21:11)

We are discussing When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip Hop Feminist Breaks it Down by Joan Morgan. Join us!

Ep. 7 (August 5, 2018): Features Image activist Michaela Angela Davis discussing everything from colorism and Hollywood racism to white supremacy and Farrakhan. Black Lives Matter DC’s Makia Green shares counter-protest plans for the Charlottesville anniversary white civil rights rally on August 12. Veteran journalist Shawn Edwards joins the Black Hollywood Report. And Jatali B is back sharing community investment tips with the Black Wall Street Report.  TIME STAMPS (Ep. 7: Aug. 5, 2018) Michaela Angela Davis on reflecting the power of sistas (3:52) Michaela on her new show with Refinery 29 and Anthony Bourdain as a mentor (8:00) Michaela on not styling Donald Trump 13:43 Michaela on her true north (16:00) Shaun King’s ACS problems (20.22) Black Lives Matter DC’s Makia Green & the White Civil Rights Rally counter-protest (27:04) The Black Hollywood Report (Chris Rock, Crazy Rich Asians & black people) (46:07) The Hate U Give’s illustrator criticizes Fox’s casting, art, and the film’s colorism problem (1:02:46) Minister Louis Farrakhan boycotts Netflix (1:12:39) The Black Wall Street Report 1:20:07) How Susan L. Taylor inspires black women (1:30:17) Getting older is getting better1:32:30 Chicago registers Cook County Prison inmates to vote (1:33:15) Michaela on Joan Morgan’s book She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1:38:31) New Music: Shabaam Sahdeeq “Bars” 1:44:50

This Cameo is from the author and journalist, Joan Morgan. In this exclusive conversation, she shares a few glimpses into what his friendship meant to her — from their shared roots in the Bronx, to the lengths Chris would go to just to chat and catch up.  Mixing by Emma Munger. 

"When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down" came out in 1999. It was the age of the video vixen, and feminists were decrying the objectification of women in hip-hop imagery and lyrics. Then Joan Morgan published her groundbreaking book examining the complexities of life as a black woman, feminist, and music lover in the age of hip-hop. This year, the book turns 18. Last month, a new edition was published with a forward by Brittney Cooper and an afterword by Treva Lindsey. It's also just been released as an audio book, read by actor Joy Bryant. It's clearly a work with enduring relevance, but its initial reception wasn't all positive. "There were a lot of elder feminist stateswomen who basically just dismissed the book as, 'this person is not really a feminist because if she was really a feminist, she couldn't possibly love hip hop,'" Morgan says. "So finding my tribe years later - the people who actually find value in the book, has been such a precious gift to me. It's incredible to me that it still has a place in the culture." One member of that tribe is our own Dr. Kaila Story, who first read "Chickenheads" as a college senior. "It made me confirm that I belong in feminism," Doc says. "That I am a feminist. That I can bring my whole self, my entire self, to the professoriate, to my classes, and to the work that I do." Joan Morgan joins us this week to talk about what's changed in black feminism between now and 1999 — and what still needs to.

Sheila Dillon presents the 2016 BBC Food & Farming Awards in this extended online special. At the ceremony in Bristol, Sheila and three co-hosts - Yotam Ottolenghi, Angela Hartnett and Stefan Gates - guide us through the stories of the finalists and reveal this year's winners. This full-length edition, available to download and listen online, also features an extended version of the Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award, presented this year to Dr Joan Morgan. The ceremony marked the climax of a long process - starting with listeners’ nominations, then an expert team of judges sifting through your nominations in each of the categories, before making their visits right across the UK. On stage at the ceremony, Sheila is joined by award givers including Jancis Robinson, Ken Hom, Mitch Tonks and the BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall. The finalists - and their stories - are insightful, inspiring… and delicious. Producer: Rich Ward

THE SPIN; my weekly WOC podcast, on air US, Ghana, Nigeria Lil Kim: the cancer of colorism - individual, institutional, global Congressional Caucus on Black Girls & Women: a first The 'Good' Black Man/The 'Feminist' Black Man: a public convo Host: Esther Armah Guests: Dr Yaba Blay, Joan Morgan, Lynnee Denise

This week, the music world bows down to its Queen, while saying a sad goodbye to its Prince. In this special hour-long episode of Strange Fruit, we talk about these two groundbreaking black artists — one who’s still building her musical empire, and one whose legacy is now complete. You’ve read the think pieces and seen online commentators picking apart stories of infidelity and scandal in Beyoncé's visual album, "Lemonade." But our regular fruitcakes will know, we’re going deeper than that. To help, we've enlisted some of the Pleasure Ninjas, a group of black feminist scholars, cultural workers and activists. Joan Morgan is an award-winning author and journalist who wrote "When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost," and coined the term hip-hop feminism. But what you might not know about her is that she's also a practitioner of Yoruba, an African religious tradition. And as it happens, "Lemonade" is chock full of Yoruba imagery. Morgan joins us to help us understand these symbols. The album also included nods to the Black Lives Matter movement, and police violence against black citizens. We speak to Brittany Cooper and Treva Lindsey about what some of those images evoked for them. And of course, the day after we recorded our last show, the world lost Prince - an icon not just because of his music, but for the way he redefined ideas about black masculinity and what it means to be sexually powerful. And despite the fact that he broke most gender norms (or maybe because of it!), the world loved him. Chauncey DeVega is a political essayist, cultural critic, educator, and host of a podcast called The Chauncey DeVega show. He wrote an article for Salon last week called “Prince was the weirdo we needed: On race, masculinity & the indelible legacy of a musical icon.” He joins us to talk about what Prince meant to all of us. And in honor of National Honesty Day (April 30 — according to Wikipedia, at least), Doc tells the story of the best/worst lie she ever got caught in. And we ponder the question of whether it's possible to go an entire day without stretching the truth.

For many of us, a disappointing experience with an unripe or tasteless pear has coloured our opinion of what was once thought of as a superior fruit: "gold to the apple's silver". Sheila Dillon travels to Kent to meet Dr Joan Morgan, who is just publishing 'The Book of Pears - The Definitive History and Guide to over 500 Varieties', the product of years of research into and fascination with this fruit and all its manifestations. Joan shows Sheila the pear orchard at the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, one of the biggest fruit collections in the world, revealing the secrets of this unique collection - some 500 varieties of pear growing in one place. Domestic production is falling, imports are rising, and just one variety of pear, the conference, dominates the UK market. The once-prized varieties of cooking pear have been almost completely forgtten. Sheila invites cook and writer Nigel Slater to share his passion for what this fruit can do and how to look after it, and visits fruit farmer Clive Baxter who has invested in new technologies around storing and ripening. Dan Saladino tracks down the Gloucestershire-based distiller and cheesemaker Charles Martell, who has become enchanted by the intricacies and joys of the perry pear and the drinks it can make. As Sheila discovers, some people are working hard to restore a sense of enthusiasm around this ancient fruit, its flavours and its possibilities. Presenter: Sheila Dillon Producer: Rich Ward.

(February 27, 2013) Joan Morgan leads a discussion about the politics of black feminism and how the issue of the expression of pleasure for modern black females.

To understand the impact of Greg Tate, one need only consult the words of fellow critic Michael Gonzales, who on the occasion of Tate's 50th birthday wrote: "For better or worse, if it were not for Greg Tate, there would be no Bonz Malone, Harry Allen, Joan Morgan, Kris Ex, Scott Poulson Bryant, Toure, Danyel Smith, Michael Eric Dyson, Karen R. Goode, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Smokey Fontaine, Jon Caramanica, Jeff Chang, Amy Linden, Tom Terrell, Mark Anthony Neal, Tricia Rose, Sasha Jenkins, DJ Spooky (aka Paul Miller), Dream Hampton, Miles Marshall Lewis, Aliya King, SekouWrites, Kenji Jasper, Oliver Wang, Cheo Hodari Coker, Keith Murphy or myself." Gonzales offers high praise for one of the singular critical voices of the last 30 years. The author of several books including the classic Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America (1993) and the edited volume Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking From Black Culture (2003), Greg Tate joins Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal (via Skype) in a rousing discussion of Black Science Fiction, being a "gourmand" of Black Culture and the significance of the late musical conductor Butch Morris. Tate is the longtime conductor of Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, a former Village Voice Staff Writer and currently Visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University. Duke University Press will publish Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader next year.

Mark Anthony Neal is join by his life long friend, Joan Morgan, to talk about her new line of body butters, Emily Janye, and the theory behind the product. Later, Mark talks with with Andreana Clay about her new book, "The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back: Youth, Activism and Post-Civil Rights Politics".

Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal discusses the controversy over Tyler Perry’s big screen adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls and surviving the Bronx, New York with writers Joan Morgan and Sofia Quintero. —>Joan Morgan is the author of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: My Life as a Hip Hop Feminist and a founding contributor to Vibe Magazine. —>Sofia Quintero is the author of several novels including Explicit Content, Picture Me Rollin’ and most recently, Efrain’s Secret, her first young adult novel.

Scagglethorpe Queening, Ribston Pippin, the Wass - Simon Parkes meets those restoring the orcharding tradition of the north, from the walled community garden at Helmsley to the orchard village of Husthwaite, and samples some of the commercial fruits of these orchards including a new cider brandy from the orchards of Ampleforth Abbey. Dr Joan Morgan, apple expert and author of the seminal New Book of Apples, outlined many of the great northern varieties at the RHS London Autumn Harvest Show. Michael Jack, President of the National Fruit Show, and a BBC Food & Farming Awards judge, samples some of the orchard drinks: Cheshire Apple Juice from Eddisbury Fruit Farm, Husthwaite's cider, and Ampleforth's cider brandy. Producer: Rebecca Moore.