Aggregator of Black Culture. James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies at Duke University. Host of the Webby-nominated Left of Black. Author of several books, including forthcoming SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (on Black Fatherhood).
Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X)
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"If the “born-again” Al Green was no longer invested in the hyper-sexualized Black masculinity that he and an aging Marvin Gaye helped cultivate in the 1970s, Pendergrass was a suitable and unequivocally masculine replacement."
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Charleston’s African American Museum Furloughs All Staff
The institution cited “a shift in the political and funding environment” and said staggered furloughs would help avoid layoffs.
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Largest-Ever Arthur Jafa Survey Coming to New Museum
The two-floor show will premiere new works alongside the artist’s iconic pieces, such as “Love is the Message, The Message is Death.”
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“The furloughs in Charleston are a symptom of nationwide funding challenges in the arts and culture institution sphere. A 2025 survey from the American Alliance of Museums found that among more than 500 US museum respondents, over a third reported having their federal grants or contracts cut.”
As Censorship Expands, Autonomous Libraries Are Springing Up to Fill the Gaps | Emily Drabinski
From California to Illinois to Oregon, flourishing anarchist libraries are spreading knowledge and building community.
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The New York Hip-Hop Soundtracking the Knicks’ Run to the N.B.A. Finals
From old-school stars to young upstarts, the birthplace of hip-hop is basking in the big moment.
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"Dyson had the misfortune of arriving just as Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers, to name just a few, who were at or near their commercial and artistic peaks."
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"The modern Mets were similarly for the people but hardly of them, the product of an elite cabal motivated by both self-interest and a sense of civic duty toward bereft Dodgers and Giants fans who couldn’t transfer their allegiance to the long-hated Yankees."
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"Scraps make up the collage through which our lives are quilted together while at the same time reminding us that fragmentation is our legacy."
“Sneaking the Scraps Out the Back Door.” On Black Feminist Traditions of Memory Keeping | Mali D. Collins
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Lou Donaldson (1926-2024)
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"Pot Belly" · Lou Donaldson
Pretty Things (1970)
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Photo Credit: Francis Wolff
The institution cited “a shift in the political and funding environment” and said staggered furloughs would help avoid layoffs.
The two-floor show will premiere new works alongside the artist’s iconic pieces, such as "Love is the Message, The Message is Death."
hyperallergic.com
The Legend of Teddy Pendergrass by Mark Anthony Neal With no disrespect to Al Green, Marvin Gaye and Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass’s voice defined the male Soul singer of the 1970s. This claim is …
There is already a Black feminist tradition of using the arts as historical preservation. A dynamic sampling of contemporary literature and art created by Black women considers the forms of poetry,…
Charleston’s African American Museum Furloughs All Staff
The institution cited “a shift in the political and funding environment” and said staggered furloughs would help avoid layoffs.
hyperallergic.com/charlestons-...
The institution cited “a shift in the political and funding environment” and said staggered furloughs would help avoid layoffs.
