Left of Black

@LeftOfBlack, now in its 15th season, is an award-winning video podcast hosted by @DukeAAAS Prof. Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) and produced by @fhi_duke

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Ali. Bill Withers. Don King.

Zaire (1974)
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Props: A Nod To ‘A Different World’ | @rondaracha

'A Different World' brought multiple models of Black excellence to the world and shined a light on HBCUs
https://t.co/8eGGTaWh4w | @VibeMagazine

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Floetry made its way “from London’s SE5 to Philly's west side just to bring the vibe” to the #TinyDesk. And with the poetic flows of Natalie Stewart (aka The Floacist) and a rich, floating soprano from Marsha Ambrosius (aka The Songstress), the vibe in our space was immaculate.
https://t.co/5EfV7UenBE

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The Quiet Power Behind The New York Knicks | James Andrews

Worldwide Wes, the culture that built this Finals run, and why relationships still beat everything
https://t.co/3WRPg3G4xX

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Brooklyn Hospital Gala Raises $1.43 Million for Patient Care
https://t.co/5ob1DLB21a

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"Do the Right Thing and “Fight the Power” were prescient; they anticipate the 1989 murder of Yusef Hawkins, a Black Brooklyn youth who was shot in the Italian-American neighborhood of Bensonhurst; the eventual election of David M. Dinkins as New York City’s first Black mayor in the fall of 1989; and the Crown Heights Riots of 1991..."
https://t.co/Onnl7Udpqv

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How Gene Therapy Could End Sickle Cell Disease
https://t.co/9MoaWBfGSr

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

"Censorship often works like this—indirectly, requiring no specified demands but rather a vague climate of intimidation that encourages “an abundance of caution” when making decisions about what voices should be heard."
https://t.co/zQGnlGDFEg | @lithub

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1963, 24 hours after three Georgia movie theaters began operating on a racially integrated basis, protests from white community members led the theaters to restore segregation practices.
https://t.co/wYOYfgUf6A

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

"Skipping that process will always feel like cheating, even if there might be some near future in which a portion of the words we produce comes from robots." -- Jay Caspian Kang
https://t.co/DukheqfBnJ

[Keri Leigh Merritt @KeriLeighMerrit]

Thrilled to have gotten a starred review from @LibraryJournal:

“VERDICT An excellent and inspiring biography, recommended for general collections and especially for those interested in literary figures and civil rights and LGBTQIA+ activists of the 1960s.”

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

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Charlie Parker | @MarcusJMoore

Bird helped usher in bebop and transformed the alto saxophone into an instrument of startling possibility. Here’s an 11-song primer on his enduring legacy.
https://t.co/b4VeYbG5Eg

#BlackMusicMonth

[Danielle Allen @dsallentess]

New book is here! Out June 16!

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

This team. This city. It's got the look. #AlwaysKnicks

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9 Directors Who Left Their Mark on ABFF 2026
https://t.co/6qihTTL4PV | @EBONY

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On Organized Labor's AntiBlack Mythology | Julian Rose

An interrogation of organized labor’s lily white and non-southern based ideal of who and what constitutes “American Labor’s” past and present
https://t.co/smjFuFF4Fi | @scalawagmag

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What a New Poll Reveals About Black Women in Mississippi and America’s Future | Aallyah Wright

With voting rights and more under attack, respondents signal they’re ready to make their voices heard
https://t.co/fLhxPeVH5D | @CapitalBNews

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No one to answer the phone: What a missing $150 million means for domestic violence services

#The19th reached out to over 250 domestic violence shelters, organizations and municipalities that have received federal grants in the past to determine the impact of withheld funds.
https://t.co/ZASkvoLFqJ

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The Revolutionary Roots That Inspired Tupac Shakur

Author Jeff Pearlman explains his obsession with the legendary hip-hop artist and why he set out to write a definitive biography.
https://t.co/vigrafiXxf | @reveal @MotherJones

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#BoTD

Beyond Superfly: #CurtisMayfield and the Black Soundtrack by Mark Anthony Neal

'Curtis Mayfield’s soundtracks for Superfly, Claudine, Let’s Do It Again and Sparkle align with the most important work of his career as a solo artist and producer.'
https://t.co/nPDcbaZQxa

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