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Neal Interviews Wu Tang Member GZA during Moogfest
Rapper GZA, a member of the famed hip hop group Wu Tang Clan, would talk about the business of hip hop with fellow founding member RZA, but often their conversations would take a turn by the end. “We would end up talking about the weight of an atom,” GZA told an audience of festival attendees […]
Charles Joins University’s Presidential Search Committee
Professor Guy-Uriel Charles has been selected as a member of the Duke University presidential search committee, tasked with identifying President Richard Brodhead’s successor. The 18-member committee, selected and approved by the university’s Board of Trustees on May 13, is chaired by Jack O. Bovender, Jr. Bovender is currently vice-chair of the Board of Trustees. President […]
Glad You Asked: The Power of Local Politics (AUDIO)
Police shootings around the country have helped put local politics in the spotlight, says Duke University’s Mark Anthony Neal. Neal points to local prosecutors’ critical role in deciding whether or not to pursue charges.
Black Food Matters: Vegan eco-chef Bryant Terry shares his recipe for food justice
Kale, mustard greens, dandelion greens, black eyed peas, broccoli rabe. These are foods many of our grandparents ate and grew in their gardens decades ago that are now enjoying a resurgence as people begin to embrace healthy, farm fresh meals. Fast food alters the taste buds, said Bryant Terry, an award-winning chef, educator, author and […]
Mentoring Black Students in the Sciences
Here, Mark Anthony Neal interviews Dean Valerie Ashby of Duke’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences about her career path from chemistry to becoming one of Duke’s senior level academic administrators.
Hip-Hop, #BlackLivesMatter and the Politics of Blackness
On Wednesday evening, March 30, longtime activist, journalist and author Bakari Kitwana spoke with Professor Mark Anthony Neal about the role of hip-hop in the era of #BlackLivesMatter as well as its continued impact on mainstream understanding of blackness. Kitwana is the executive director of Rap Sessions, an organization that hosts a series of community […]
Collaborative To Advance Equity Through Research Agreement
Membership agreement from the Equity Through Research website: The Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research is a voluntary affiliation of American colleges, universities, professional schools, seminaries, research programs, publishers, and public interest institutions committed to taking meaningful action to support and improve research about women and girls of color. This Collaborative serves as a national […]
March 2: “Ok Ladies, Now Let’s Get In Formation”
Tomorrow, a panel of female scholars will discuss gender roles in music and popular culture. “Formation(s): Black Women + Politics + Desire” will be held at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in White Lecture Hall on Duke’s East Campus. The event is free and open to the public. For those unable to attend, the event will […]
