Left of Black

@LeftOfBlack is an award-winning video podcast hosted by @DukeAAAS Prof. Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) and produced by @fhi_duke

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

“I always believed that the ‘Left of Black’ brand should be bigger than its host.” -Dr. Mark Anthony Neal

It's official––Left of Black welcomes its NEW HOST, Dr. Christopher Ouma, starting THIS FALL! Read more: https://t.co/NEY1FUrLyY

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

How Caribbean Communities Get Labeled as Loud and Disruptive

Petal Samuel discusses her book 'The Quiet Zone: Caribbean Expressive Cultures and the Feminist Aesthetics of Disturbance' ( @RutgersUPress) on @LeftOfBlack with Chris Ouma
https://t.co/f69dlAlKqR

[Etan Thomas @etanthomas36]

Instead of demanding WNBA players stand for the National Anthem, maybe those same ppl should be demand that America exemplify the principles the anthem claims to represent and promises it never fulfilled. We can start with freedom and justice for all instead of for a selected few

[Anita Baker @IAMANITABAKER]

October is Domestic Abuse, Awareness Month. Wearing a purple ribbon is a start.

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

“I always believed that the ‘Left of Black’ brand should be bigger than its host.” -Dr. Mark Anthony Neal

It's official––Left of Black welcomes its NEW HOST, Dr. Christopher Ouma, starting THIS FALL! Read more: https://t.co/NEY1FUrLyY

[Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ @hollyrpeete]

Rest In Peace, Marcy 💔🙏🏽

[NOH8 Campaign @NOH8Campaign]

WNBA Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud spoke out in support of the trans commnity, “To every trans kid/person, You are apart of MY community & tribe. You belong. You’re loved. You’re seen. You’re perfect as you are. & you will always be protected by me.” #NOH8

[9th Wonder @9thwonder]

My job. Is Culture.

Hip-Hop Culture
Basketball Culture.

And I get to do that, all day.

Bless up.

[Evan Turner @thekidet]

Enes,
What are you doing brother?

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

"What ultimately convinced him to take on the role was Neal’s own view that Left of Black had never been defined by a single host. The series had grown into something larger—a gathering place where scholarship, culture, and public conversation meet." https://t.co/W8VsYW33YO

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

In this episode of @LeftOfBlack, Moya Bailey discusses her book, 'Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance' (@NYUpress), which highlights the creativity and resilience of queer and trans Black women in building community online.
https://t.co/0QHLSnvL6C

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

New Rule Ties Potential Green Card Approval to SNAP Benefits

Food advocates say the new rule could discourage eligible recipients in mixed status households from applying.
https://t.co/wLGL5WFNqd | @CivilEats

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

'Marie Marseille received an extraordinary wave of compassion after police killed Jameson, raising an unsettling question about why Black humanity so often needs a bridge.'
https://t.co/WYDKGO31ve | @LAProgressive

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

"Established in 1907, M&F Bank (named Mechanics and Farmers Bank until 2015) is the second-oldest Black-owned bank in the country. It was a fixture of downtown Durham’s Black Wall Street neighborhood in the early 20th century."

Read more at: https://t.co/7o9Jv4aLYL

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

Julius Eastman’s Sound of Refusal | @MarcusJMoore

How the uncompromising Black composer challenged classical music's conventions and became one of the 20th century's most essential voices.
https://t.co/t01paPgHIw

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

'The nonprofit Conscious Kitchen seeks to transform the school food supply chain by connecting districts directly to farms and giving schools greater buying power to drive down costs.'
https://t.co/LtAHeMh0Aa | @CivilEats

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

A Black Family’s Fight for Their Enslaved Ancestor’s Famous Artwork | Phenix S Halley

The historic campaign to reclaim formally enslaved ceramicist David Drake’s pottery asks who should own artwork created.
https://t.co/WFFNfFB8Tb | @TheRoot

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

'After a Mississippi police officer fired into a car and killed a one-year-old child, Marquell Bridges says Walmart must stop withholding evidence from the families whose loved ones are harmed on its property.'
https://t.co/FZ6lZD65YF