Tag: Dr. Mark Anthony Neal
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Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s (@NewBlackMan) ‘Left Of Black’ Returns For A 3rd Season (Video)
Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s popular online television series Left Of Black returns for a 3rd season next week! Dr. Neal is Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke University. His TV shows covers a wide variety of topics including politics, health, news, pop culture, and of course…
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9th Wonder (@9thWonderMusic) Channel One News Story ‘Glory Road: 9th Wonder: How This Producer is Changing Hip Hop’ (Video)
California’s Channel One News recently produced and aired a news story on how 9th Wonder is changing hip hop. Duke University’s Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, who co-teaches a class with 9th titled "Sampling Soul" at Duke University, is featured in the story as well. In the story 9th Wonder discusses exploring the black disapora of…
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Steve Stoute (@SteveStoute) To Appear On Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s (@NewBlackMan) ‘Left Of Black’ (News)
Dr. Neal’s "Left of Black" TV show has had some great guests this season. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Julie Dash, and Lizz Wright have all made appearances. Next week Steve Stoute, the founder of Translation Consultation + Brand Imaging, and author of The Tanning of America, will be at Duke University Wednesday October 19 as…
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Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s (@NewBlackMan) ‘Left Of Black’ Celebrates Julie Dash (@JulieDash) & Lizz Wright (@LizzWrightMusic) (Video)
On the next episode of Dr. Neal’s TV show Left of Black, he will be joined in the studio by Julie Dash and Lizz Wright. 2011 marks the 20th anniversary release of Julie Dash’s ground-breaking film Daughters of the Dust, which was the first feature by an African-American woman to gain national theatrical release. The film…
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Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s (@NewBlackMan) ‘Left Of Black’ Tackles Hip Hop & Politics (Video)
On the next episode of Dr. Neal’s TV show Left of Black, he will be joined in the studio by Lester Spence, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University and author of Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-Hop and Black Politics. The two are set to discuss why people are still apprehensive about…
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Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s (@NewBlackMan) ‘Left Of Black Season 2: Episode 1’ w/ Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) [Video]
Dr. Neal’s Left Of Black weekly series returns for a second season with special guest Michael Eric Dyson. During the season premiere, the two discuss President Obama’s accomplishments and challenges, as well as Dr. Cornel West’s outlook of the Obama administration to date. In addition to the above, Dr.’s Neal and Dyson talk about the importance…
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The Local Buzz: Sampling Soul 2.0 Class Syllabus w/ @NewBlackMan & @9thWonderMusic
One of the most popular classes on Duke University’s campus is AAAS 132, known more commonly as Sampling Soul, taught by Dr. Mark Anthony Neal and 9th Wonder. For the Fall 2011 semester, Sampling Soul will study how “Soul” has become a form of cultural expression. They will also add a piece in regards to sampling…
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Branding Soul? Considering The History of Black Music x Big Business (Article)–@NewBlackMan
Duke University’s Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, professor of black popular culture and host of Left Of Black, wrote an article that appeared in today’s The Atlanta Post. In the piece, Dr. Neal discusses the history, rise and decline of black music as it relates to business and branding. He draws comparisons between Detroit’s Motown, Memphis’s…