Left of Black

@LeftOfBlack

@LeftOfBlack, now in its 15th season, is an award-winning video podcast hosted by @DukeAAAS Chair Dr. Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) and produced by @fhi_duke

Franklin Humanities Institute

Joined October 2010

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 11 h

"And I think a lot of times, especially with a case like Megan Thee Stallion, there are these tensions around what she's supposed to also suffer in order to protect Black men and the Black community." --Kali Nicole Gross youtube.com/watch?v=6gyZsG…

LeftOfBlack's tweet image. "And I think a lot of times, especially with a case like Megan Thee Stallion, there are these tensions around what she's supposed to also suffer in order to protect Black men and the Black community." --Kali Nicole Gross
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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

‘We are not moving on’ – How a Pasadena church is helping one senior through wildfire recovery | @afrolanews afrolanews.org/2025/07/we-are…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. As wildfire relief efforts wane across Los Angeles, churches remain as a trusted fixture for some within the Black community to help navigate recovery long term.

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

Black people loved Malcolm-Jamal Warner fiercely. And he loved us back | @KelleyLCarter | @andscape Famed actor died after reportedly drowning in Costa Rica. He was 54 andscape.com/features/black…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. This one hits differently. The sudden, tragic and horrific loss of our dearly departed Malcolm-Jamal Warner hurts like hell. Y’all, 54 is too young. It’s around…

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

Clipse’s ‘The Birds Don’t Sing’ is a masterclass in artistic vulnerability | @JustinTinsley | @andscape The introspective ode to their late parents gives the Clipse an instant classic andscape.com/features/clips…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. “Life is tragic simply because the Earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.…

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

ICE raids targeting street vendors in L.A. spark fear and solidarity in immigrant communities | @afrolanews afrolanews.org/2025/07/ice-ra…

Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

“When Michael Jackson reached the commercial apex of his career in the 80s, he did so not only on the strength of his formidable talent and creative vision, but as the most visible embodiment of the traditions of African American & Diasporic musicality.” medium.com/p/3a039d627797

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. It’s a seemingly throwaway line from what is now remembered as the most successful single in the catalog of the Jackson 5, and one of the…

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

WATCH: Black Women and Fibroids —What You Need to Know Lawmakers and celebs like Lupita Nyong’o are raising awareness about fibroids, which affect up to 80% of Black women wordinblack.com/2025/07/black-…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. Lawmakers and celebs like Lupita Nyong'o are raising awareness about fibroids, which affect up to 80% of Black women.

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

“Prosecutors in the state can seek the death penalty for someone found guilty of killing a police officer. But if a police officer kills a Black woman, as in this case, they’re not guaranteed to face jail time. ” — @queenie4rmnola medium.com/p/one-day-for-…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. Officer violated Breonna Taylor’s rights, gets a slap on the wrist

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

Shuttering Civil Rights Offices Could Affect Students’ Ability to Address Discrimination | @CapitalBNews Advocates fear that closures will deny students the resources they need to protect their basic rights at school. capitalbnews.org/civil-rights-o…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. Advocates fear that closures will deny students the resources they need to protect their basic rights at school.

Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

Op-ed: Through Acts of Solidarity, We Can Support Immigrants in the Food Chain and Beyond | @CivilEats Immigrant farmers, food workers, and vendors are a critical part of our food system. Here’s how to help them here in LA and nationwide civileats.com/2025/07/22/op-…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. Immigrant farmers, food workers, and vendors are a critical part of our food system. Here’s how to help them in LA and nationwide

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 6 h

"What makes this moment so perilous is that the collapse of shared reality is happening at the same time as a collapse of institutional trust. Americans don’t trust the press." lithub.com/truth-optional…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. Not so long ago, we had an understanding—however flawed—about what counted as truth. It wasn’t perfect. Journalism made mistakes, editors had biases, and cable news could be loud, theatrical, and d…

Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 10 h

‘Let Me Go ’Way From This Lonely Town’ | @TheAssemblyNC Historic and cultural preservationists are trying to save the house where Nina Simone was born in Tryon, N.C. The process reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown theassemblync.com/culture/nina-s…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown.

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 10 h

The Unparalleled Sly Stone | Darrell McNeill | @SBIndyNews Pop Music’s Most Influential (and Troubled) Genius independent.com/2025/07/15/the…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. Sly & The Family Sone was one of the first self-contained, multi-gender, interracial, genre-fluid bands to ever top the charts, a progenitor of “funk” whose flamboyant streetwear set a new standard...

Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 10 h

What Bees Can Teach Us About Survival and Well-being | @CivilEats ‘The Wisdom of the Hive’ explores the short, selfless lives of honey bees, defined by mutual caretaking and attunement to the larger ecosystem. civileats.com/2025/07/21/wha…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. ‘Wisdom of the Hive’ invites readers to reflect on the complex relationships between humans, bees, and the planet we all share.

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 10 h

"Passing to me still invokes those who crossed over and never looked back. I wish I had another word for those who, like Fannie, moved back and forth as a matter of circumstance but never abandoned their Blackness." -- @marthasjones_ | @BlkPerspectives aaihs.org/the-trouble-of…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. In today’s post, Dr. Robert Greene II, AAIHS President and Associate Professor of History at Claflin University, interviews Dr. Martha S. Jones about her latest book, The Trouble of Color: An...

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · 10 h

A Refuge From Censorship: Why Independent Bookstores Will Save Us | @lithub Kate Broad on the Invaluable Civic and Cultural Role of Booksellers Across the Country lithub.com/a-refuge-from-…

LeftOfBlack's tweet card. I was six hundred miles into a two-thousand-mile road trip, doing jumping jacks at a rest stop in Ohio to wake myself up, when my phone buzzed with the update I’d been dreading. The U.S. Court of A…

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SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)@NewBlackMan · 24 h

Medicaid Cuts Will Be a Disaster for ERs | @TheAtlantic Many Americans get much of their health care from ERs. Defunding this service will bring financial and human ruin. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Left of Black@LeftOfBlack · Jul 21

Many thanks to @blstpodcast for this great interview! It was an honor to talk with you about the true origins of #PrisonForProfit (spoiler alert: it started half a century before the #CivilWar and the #13thAmendment). @UChicagoPress #FreemansChallenge

TThe Black Studies Podcast@blstpodcast · Jul 21

Listen in as Robin Bernstein talks about Black Studies, historical writing, and the inheritances of our antiblack history. Here or at your fave stream: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

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SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)@NewBlackMan · 24 h

A Federal Trial Reveals the Sprawling Plan Behind Trump’s Attacks on Pro-Palestinian Students A Reagan appointee is on pace to get to the bottom of the campaign against Mahmoud Khalil and others the Administration wants to deport over their activism newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

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Equal Justice Initiative@eji_org · 13 h

On this day in 1942, the governor of Alabama refused to aid in the war effort if it required integration, choosing instead to maintain segregated work practices. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

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