Book/Podcast and Video Favorites
The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism by Howard Bryant ( A Short Summary)
Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today’s Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotism. It used…
Exploding Myths About ‘Black Power, Jewish Politics’ – Leah Donnella / NPR
In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? Jennifer Raff / NYT Book Review
Watch : A Devastating Story of Hate and Murder – Sofian Khan / The Atlantic Video
Minnesota Timberwolves: “Hoopers in a cold state for Black Folks,” By Ralph L. Crowder III / You Tube
FST presents Gilbert King – Beneath A Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found / You Tube
Zora Neale Hurston’s masterpiece, ‘Barracoon,’ finally sees the light of day – Tayari Jones / Wash Post
A Slave Who Sued for Her Freedom – Michael Burton, Willliam G. Thomas and Kwakiutl Dreher / The Atlantic Video
The Promise and the Dream – The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Robert Kennedy by David Margolick ( A Review)
Listen – How America’s White Power Movement Coalesced After The Vietnam War – Terry Gross / NPR
Galley Talk: ‘Ghost Boys’ by Jewell Parker Rhodes ( A Review) – Eugenia Vela / Pub Weekly
The Unlikely Pairing of Louis Armstrong With Ella Fitzgerald Is (Still) Pure Bliss – Jon Young / Mother Jones
A New Look at the New Deal’s Legacy of Public Housing ( A Review of “High-Risers”) – Richard Rothstein / NYT
Joan Baez Reveals ‘Surprise Dimension’ of New ‘Civil War’ Video – Jon Bilstein / Rolling Stone
A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law by Sherrilyn Ifill, Lorretta Lynch, Bryan Stevenson and Anthony C. Thompson
A no-holds-barred, red-hot discussion of race in America today from some of the leading names in the field, including the bestselling author of Just Mercy,…
Barack Obama Sits Down With John Lewis to Discuss MLK’s Legacy and the Power of Activism – Inae Oh / Mother Jones
The Jamie Weinstein Show : An interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates / National Review
Lynching in America: Targeting Black Veterans – A Report by the Equal Justice Initiative
After Bruno Mars is accused of cultural appropriation, black celebrities come to his defense – Deena Zaru / CNN
How It Feels to Be a Problem – Tynesha Foreman / The Atlantic Video
Oscar-nominated film about Emmett Till contemplates how racial terror affects those left behind – Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
What is the ‘State of the Black Athlete’? As Told in Pictures / The Undefeated
Watch : What Audiences Miss In “Black Panther” / Salon Talks
The Notorious Book that Ties the Right to the Far Right – A Review by Sarah Jones / New Republic
Watch Kendrick Lamar, SZA’s Vibrant New ‘All the Stars’ Video – Jon Blistein / Rollling Stone
Watch – The Racist History of Cartoons by Shon Arieh-Lerer and Scott McGee / Slate
