“The African American Man in the Age of Obama” | Panel Discussion with Byron Hurt and Mark Anthony Neal at Hue-Man Books | Feb 23rd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, February 23rd, 6:00 p.m.

New York, NY: Hue-Man Bookstore

 

Hue-Man Bookstore welcomes editor Joanne Griffith of the new book Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America, and guests discussing “The African American Man in the Age of Obama.” 

Guests include Byron Hurt, filmmaker and director of Soul Food Junkies and Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes and  Mark Anthony Neal, professor of African & African-American Studies at Duke University.
 

Hue-Man Bookstore and Café is located at 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd., New York, NY 10027. For more information, please call 212-665-7400.

Left of Black S2:E20 | Redefining Black Power and Re-Thinking Black Male Achievement with Joanne Griffith and Shaun Harper

Left of Black S2:E20 | February 20, 2012

Redefining Black Power and Re-Thinking Black Male Achievement with Joanne Griffith and Shaun Harper

Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype© by journalist Joanne Griffith, editor of the new book Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America (City Lights).  Griffith discusses the observations of several of the book’s contributors including historian Vincent Harding, Professor Michele Alexander and MOVE member Ramona Afrika, who cites Fred Hampton Jr.’s recent quote that “Barack Obama is the new crack.”  Griffith also shares about the interview she had with Rev. Jeremiah Wright that was not included in the book, and points out the unfair images of Blacks in the media.

Later, Neal is joined via Skype© by Shaun Harper, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and Director for the Center for the Study of Race and Equality in Education,.  Recently, Harper released a study entitled “Black Male Student Success in Higher Education.”  Harper discusses the importance of looking at achievement rather than failure, and describes one example of an exceptional Black male role model.  Lastly Harper shares some of the experiences of Black male students in higher education as they navigate through racial hardships.  

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Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University.

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Episodes of Left of Black are also available for free download in HD @ iTunes U

Marcus Books Panel | Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America

Marcus Books: The Oldest Independent Black Bookstore in the Country celebrating 52 years of service, presents author Joanne Griffith and her new work entitled Redefining Black Power Reflections on the State of Black America.

This book reading/signing was converted into a Panel/Audience Discussion on the state of Black Politics, Barack Obama's Presidency, Black Power and so much more. With panel guests Dereca Blackmon, Hodari Davis and the Oakland community.

Redefining Black Power and Re-Thinking Black Male Achievement on the February 20th 'Left of Black'

Redefining Black Power and Re-Thinking Black Male Achievement on the February 20^thLeft of Black

Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype© by journalist Joanne Griffith, editor of the new book Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America (City Lights).  Griffith discusses the observations of several of the book’s contributors including historian Vincent Harding, Professor Michele Alexander and MOVE member Ramona Afrika, who cites Fred Hampton Jr.’s recent quote that “Barack Obama is the new crack.”  Griffith also shares about the interview she had with Rev. Jeremiah Wright that was not included in the book, and points out the unfair images of Blacks in the media.

Later, Neal is joined via Skype© by Shaun Harper, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Equality in Education.  Recently, Harper released a study entitled “Black Male Student Success in Higher Education.”  Harper discusses the importance of looking at achievement rather than failure, and describes one example of an exceptional Black male role model.  Lastly, Harper shares some of the experiences of Black male students in higher education as they navigate through racial hardships.  

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Left of Black airs at 1:30 p.m. (EST) on Mondays on the Ustream channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/left-of-black. Viewers are invited to participate in a Twitter conversation with Neal and featured guests while the show airs using hash tags #LeftofBlack or #dukelive. 

Left of Blackis recorded and produced at the John Hope Franklin Center of International and Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University.

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