Diddy's violence against Cassie is not isolated, but reflects a broader history of violence against Black women and girls. Down4MyDEIs joined me on Left of Black to discuss her book America Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and The Struggle for Justice
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Why are Black women and girls the target for multiple forms of violence? Domestic violence in the home presents its own challenges, but what about the state-sanctioned violence that Black women have to face in the form of militarized police brutality at their front door or the

Healing trauma in the Black community is often caught between either seeking professional mental health services or relying on faith leaders in the Black church. Dr. Thema, 2023 President American Psychological Association, joined No Comps to discuss her new book: 'Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to

In its 100th year, Duke University folded its long-standing Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship for Black students, est. in 1979, as a reaction to the Supreme Court ruling to strike down affirmative action in higher ed. So, what does that mean for the future of Black enrollment at this

In an attempt to broaden how we think of rock legend Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton—what else constitutes her legacy beyond just “Hound Dog”? An illuminated, incredible time had by all at Franklin Humanities Institute as we held our third “Small Talk at FHI” event w/ DJ Scholarship (A Framework), author of “Why

“Big Mama” Thornton was a discarded icon of the era that ushered in American rock n’ roll. DJ scholar DJ Scholarship (A Framework) visits Franklin Humanities Institute to talk about her book, “Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters,” the first bio about the singer published in the US, from University of Texas Press. Register:

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Black feminist theorist Dr. Jennifer Nash, Jennifer C. Nash, examines how the figure of the “Black mother” has become a powerful political category in her new book, “Birthing Black Mothers,” published by Duke University Press. youtu.be/X2_EHTJNSHY?si…

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Many political and economic comparisons are made between the U.S. and Brazil, both being the largest democracies in the Western hemisphere. So, what does it mean when the U.S.-borne stereotype of the 'welfare queen' finds its way into Brazilian discourse as a way to further

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A wonderful evening with the hip hop scholar himself, Bakari Kitwana here at the Franklin Humanities Institute. Talking through the history of the genre and its ongoing legacy as we celebrated Hip Hop at 50. Episode soon to come! Global Black Studies at Duke Duke University #hiphopat50

🎙️📹📖 Left of Black Presents Small Talk at Franklin Humanities Institute w/ @therealBakari, author of The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture, Why White Kids Love Hip Hop and Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama Era

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Stacked week @ FHI: Mary Louise Pratt visiting our Climate Change, Decolonization, & Global Blackness Lab; Bakari Kitwana here for Left of Black's Small Talk; poets Kimberly Alidio & Stacy Szymaszek reading at the Solarities series ... full rundown here! fhi.duke.edu/events/

NEW EPISODE: James Marion Sims, the 'father' of gynecology, walked a horrific path towards medical innovation that involved inhumane and perverse experiments conducted on enslaved women in the 19th century. His legacy, founded on the dehumanization of Black women and the

Join us for another Small Talk at FHI! This time No Comps is joined by renowned journalist, activist, and cultural critic Bakari Kitwana For more information and registration info: bit.ly/Bakari2023

How can we build a world that centers on the humanity of Black people, using the tenets of Black resistance as a guide towards a new political imagining? Dr. Christopher Paul Harris, Asst. Prof. of Global and International Studies at UC Irvine, joins host No Comps to talk about his

Just announced! 'Humanities in Community: Nurturing Imaginative Spaces' — on hope & purpose amidst climate crisis — The Forum at Duke, with FHI's & Duke Campus Farm's Saskia Cornes & Maia Matheny & the School for Living Futures' Sarah Rose Nordgren. Monday, 11/6: fsp.duke.edu/events/nurturi…

Fantastic tgiFHI with Ásta today on Critical Social Metaphysics (fhi.duke.edu/event/tgifhi-a…). (Photo by Eric Barstow!) Mark your calendars for next Friday's talk with Negar Mottahedeh: fhi.duke.edu/event/tgifhi-n…

Many remember the classic 1997 Black indie romcom, 'Love Jones,' w/ Larenz Tate and Nia Long. But when Dr. Kris Marsh (she/her), Assoc. Prof. of Sociology at Univ. of Maryland, refers to the Love Jones cohort, she is shedding light on the intentional choice to stay single among today's Black