Кращі подкасти про American Literature (2024)

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Black Doll Creator Karen Byrd is hyped to watch Shonda Rhimes’ Black Barbie 19:00

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Shonda Rhimes' documentary Black Barbie Premieres on Netflix on Juneteenth; Wednesday June 19th 2024! Join. Shellie Gaines and Black doll creator Karen Byrd discuss her dolls, their hairstyles and her company Black Girls United.The Gist of Freedom

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Black Women's Club Movement The Phillis Wheatley Association 56:00

2y ago56:00

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Join Sherrie Tolliver as she shares her mother's artifacts and stories from her involvement in The Black Women's Club Movement. Jane Edna Hunter (1882-1971) – Activist With the help of other women and $1,500, Jane Edna Hunter opened the Working Girls Home Association, a boarding home for 10 women on East 40th, north of Central Avenue. The purpose o…

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Tamara Lanier Suing Harvard On Behalf Enslaved Ancestors Images 19:00

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Congratulating Harvard for appointing a Black President! Tamara Lanier is suing Harvard for perpetuating a eugenics racist experiement involving horrific dehumanizing nude images of her enslaved ancestors. Although enslaved Papa Renty was a self-taught literate patriarch Harvard purports his intelligence was equal to a 5 month old fetus. With unsha…

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Sesame Place The History of Black Theme Parks Granville T Woods 1:57:00

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Before there was Sesame Street or Sesame Place, there was Coney Island, “Granville’s Island”! Granville T. Woods Known as the “Black Thomas Edison” was an engineer who invented and patented the electric roller coaster, which he introduced in the summer of 1909 at Coney Island. He developed dozens of innovative mass transit improvements. ****** Join…

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Buffalo’s Volunteer Ms. Penny Beckham Director of Plate of Love Soup Kitchen! 46:00

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Join The Gist of Freedom as we welcome Miss Penny Beckham, the volunteer director of The Plate of Love Soup Kitchen located at State Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Buffalo. Beckham recalled many times seeing one of the victims of the massacre, Deacon Hayward Patterson take soup kitchen patrons aside while they waited for their food and give …

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Detroit River Project and the Vigilance Committee: Kimberly L. Simmons 32:00

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Join Kimberly L. Simmons as she lectures on the Detroit River Project and the Vigilance Cmmittee.The Gist of Freedom

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Mary Ann Shadd Black Militant Abolitionist |Attorney | Newspaper Publisher | 30:00

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The Life of Black Abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd as told by her descendant Scholar Irene Moore Davis! A ceremony unveiling the statue of Mary Ann Shadd took place Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Windsor University in Canada. Sculpted by local artist Donna Mayne. Watch it on the University of Windsor'sYouTube channel. Shadd a black abolitionist was one of t…

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Buffalo Massacre Dr. Manisha Sinha’s Monthly Black History University Recap 31:00

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Buffalo Massacre Dr. Manisha Sinha’s Monthly Black History University Recap! ****** In honor of one of the ten victims, Ms. Pearly Young we ask that you donate food to your local food bank. Mrs. Young ran a food pantry and every saturday, for 25 years she donated food. *********** R.I.P #BuffaloSaints~ NY state abolished slavery in 1827, but Black …

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Grady Lewis Buffalo Witness who talked to Shooter for 1.5 hours 42:00

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Listen to Grady Lewis's in depth interview on the Gist of Freedom. Grady bought a drink for the mass shooter, in the Buffalo area shooting, one day before the allegedl gunman from Conklin, NY opened fire and live streamed the shooting of ten Black People at the supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood. ******* A Saint who cared for people …

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Black History University Monthly Recap April 2022 Dr.Sinha 30:00

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Black History University Monthly Recap, April 2022 with Dr. Manisha Sinha! Easter, Black Abolitionists, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. In a rare occurrence on Good Friday, April 14, 2022 Christianity, Islam and Judaism was observed: Good Friday,Ramadan, and Passover. Passover, Easter, Ramadan 2022 fall simultaneously In a rare conjunction, three ma…

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Black History University Monthly Recap w/ Dr.Sinha! March 2022 43:00

2+ y ago43:00

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Black History University Monthly Recap w/ Dr.Sinha! March 2022 Black Abolitionism During Queen Charlotte's Reign, America's Last Queen Who is also of African Descent. 1. James Somerset (c. 1741 – after 1772) was an African man and the plaintiff in a pivotal court case that was widely reported as outlawing slavery in Britain 2. Judge Mansfield raise…

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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and The Global Backlash: Dr.Manisha Sinha 26:00

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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine with history Professor Dr. Manisha Sinha! The Global display of support for Ukraine, prayers and protests.The Gist of Freedom

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Stephanie Gilbert Challenges: Saving Family Underground Railroad Artifacts 28:00

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Stephanie Gilbert discusses the importance of identifying, documenting, preserving, and sharing artifacts from the history of African American families. The Fugitive Slavery AdsMary Church Terrell's Inscribed Book "A Colored Woman in a White World" Rescuing the Family's Underground Memoir The Coin Collection Mary Church Terrell’s Story Mary Church …

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Monthly Black History Recap with Prof. Sinha, February 2022 28:00

3y ago28:00

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Black History Monthly Recap with Professor Manisha Sinha on Black History University! Topics of Discussion 1~Seneca Village, eminent domain and Central Park 2~ NY orders Depositions for Trump and two Trump children 3~ Mardi Gras is March 1st, NEW ORLEANS—In the early 1780s, Juan Maló escaped from a plantation fifty miles upriver from New Orleans. S…

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Shindana~Black Dolls ~ The History of Black Dolls Factory 38:00

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From 1968 through 1983, Shindana Toys designed and manufactured dolls that looked like real black people. Their motto was: Dolls Made by a Dream. Shindana, which means competitor in Swahili, trained and employed doll makers and became the nation’s largest manufacturer of black dolls and games. Operation Bootstrap (OB) was formed in 1965 by two Afri…

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Black History Monthly Recap with Prof Sinha~ Black History University 34:00

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Black History Monthly Recap with Professor Manisha Sinha on Black History University.com, powered by The Gist of Freedom! -Reconstruction Black Senators & HBCUs -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King & Voting Rights, Sanitation Strike, Poor People's Campaign -Louisiana Black Delegation, led by E. Arnold Bertonneau and Jean-Baptiste Roudanez, visit President …

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Black History University Prof Sinha monthly Recap-Christmas 30:00

3y ago30:00

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Christmas & Abolitionism With Professor Sinha on Black History University, powered by The Gist Of Freedom. The story of “The Christmas Escape 1854" begins on Christmas Eve, when Tubman arrived on Poplar Neck to lead her brothers Ben, Robert, and Henry Ross to freedom. They were scheduled to be sold on the auction block the day after Christmas. ~ Ar…

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Prof Sinha Black History University Monthly Recap Nov 2021: Kenosha Verdict 35:00

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Black History Monthly Review with University of Conneticut Prof. Manisha Sinha on Black History University powered by The Gist of Freedom! Black Japanese Generals celebrating their victory over Russia in 1907. They are of Ainu ancestry. The Ainu were the Africoid/ African descent people who settled ancient Japan. It is often told in history about h…

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Professor Sinha, Black History University Monthly Recap October 2021: Columbus 17:00

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Professor Sinha, Black History University 1. Christopher Columbus; Commemorate 17th Century Black abolitionist De Silva Mendoca 2. Cori Bush Protest Homelessness Abolitionist 3. Congressman Quincy Adams, anti-slavery abolitionists, gag rule 4. President Obama's Presidential Library Grounding Breaking, Chicago Founder, Jean Baptiste Pointe DaSable 5…

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Author and Professor Manisha Sinha's Monthly Recap Black History Perspective 17:00

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Author and Professor Manisha Sinha's Monthly Recap and Black Historic Perspective! October is Black History Month in the U.K. And Miss Ireland is Black! Join us today at www.blackhistoryUniversity.comThe Gist of Freedom

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Matthew Salesses Interviewed by May Ngo 50:18

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We have a special interview with author Matthew Salesses, conducted by writer and anthropologist May Ngo back in February. Together, they dissect Matthew’s book Craft in the Real World, and have deep conversations about making writing workshops more equally accessible and how to think about one’s audience. They question the concept of agency, and h…

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Crying in H Mart ft. Michelle Zauner & Hrishikesh Hirway 1:00:37

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AAWW and indie bookstore Books Are Magic partned together to celebrate musician Michelle Zauner’s debut memoir, Crying In H Mart. Best known for her work as the musician Japanese Breakfast, Zauner’s memoir is an astonishing debut: a rich, intimate, and lyrical story about finding yourself, and the enduring power of food and family. Zauner is joined…

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How Much of These Hills is Gold ft. C Pam Zhang, Karen Chee 1:02:46

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AAWW celebrates the paperback launch of C Pam Zhang’s debut novel How Much of These Hills is Gold, which was longlisted for The Booker Prize, among other accolades. Since its publication last spring, this haunting, spare, and achingly beautiful novel has been widely praised for turning its unflinching gaze on the people and legends of the American …

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Anti-Asian Violence and Black-Asian Solidarity Today 1:58:58

3+ y ago1:58:58

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We're featuring audio from our recent event Anti-Asian Violence and Black-Asian Solidarity Today presented by Tamara K. Nopper. This lecture examines the merging of fighting “anti-Asian violence” with the promotion of “Black-Asian solidarity” in the context of COVID-19, and considers the work these narratives are doing and if they challenge or prom…

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#WeToo: Journal of Asian American Studies 47:06

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In time for the Association of Asian American Studies Conference that kicks off this week, we’re reposting an episode from the newly launched Journal of Asian American Studies podcast! We discuss a unique special issue of The Journal of Asian American Studies: #WeToo, a reader of Art, Poetry, Fiction, and Memoir, that seeks to answer the question, …

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The City of Good Death ft. Priyanka Champaneri and Marjan Kamali 59:32

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We're celebrating Priyanka Champaneri’s debut novel, The City of Good Death. Priyanka will be in conversation with special guest Marjan Kamali, author of The Stationery Shop. Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, The City of Good Death is an immersive family saga exploring death, rebirth, and redemption set in India’s holy c…

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Northern Light ft. Kazim Ali and Billy-Ray Belcourt 1:02:11

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Acclaimed poet, novelist, and essayist Kazim Ali joins the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Milkweed Editions to launch his new memoir, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water. Northern Light, a sensitive and elegantly structured exploration of land and power, is told through Ali’s recollections of his childhood in Manitoba, and th…

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My Year Abroad ft. Chang-rae Lee and Bryan Washington 1:05:55

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Join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop as we celebrate award-winning writer Chang-rae Lee’s electrifying new novel, My Year Abroad. A surprising, tender, and humorous work, My Year Abroad is a story unique to Chang-rae Lee’s immense talents as a writer, and explores the division between East and West, capitalism, mental health, mentorship, and m…

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Brown Baby ft. Nikesh Shukla & Mira Jacob 59:18

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AAWW is delighted to celebrate the launch of writer Nikesh Shukla’s new memoir, Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family, and Home. An intimate look at love, grief, and fatherhood, Shukla’s memoir “bears witness to our turbulent times” (Bernardine Evaristo) with humor, honesty, and hope. Shukla is joined in conversation by Mira Jacob, author of Good Ta…

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Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism 1:47:22

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In the anthology Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism!, Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman have collected a bold group of emerging writers whose prescient and intimate writing paints an expansive portrait of the experience of being women and femmes of color. The first edition of the anthology became an instant classic in 2002, and…

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Radical Thinkers ft. Simon Han and Tahseen Shams 1:46:01

3+ y ago1:46:01

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Our series Radical Thinkers places radical academics directly in conversation with trailblazing writers, poets, and artists, creating and nurturing two-way dialogues that will interrogate some of the most pressing issues facing Asian and Asian diasporic communities today. Featuring an interdisciplinary lineup of scholars and creatives, these unexpe…

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Minari ft. Lee Isaac Chung and Min Jin lee 36:08

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We're celebrating the release of Lee Isaac Chung's critically acclaimed film Minari, a tender portrait of a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. Today’s podcast features audio from our pre-release screening talkback with director Lee Isaac Chung and novelist Min Jin Lee.…

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Land of Big Numbers ft. Te-Ping Chen and Charles Yu 1:01:53

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Join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for the official launch of Te-Ping Chen’s extraordinary debut short story collection, Land of Big Numbers. Assured and immersive, the stories in Land of Big Numbers move confidently between the United States and China, shifting from realism to magical realism, and forming intimate portraits that draw from C…

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Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities 1:17:48

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What are the radical possibilities of catalyzing cross-racial feminist solidarities, imaginations, and substantive realities? What revolutions must we create within ourselves to dismantle our prejudices, discrimination, and silences to create the world we want to see? Today’s podcast features audio from our recent event Siblings in Liberation, Blac…

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Imagining Identity Across the Pond ft. Romalyn Ante, Will Harris, and April Yee 1:12:23

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AAWW and London-based writer April Yee present a reading with two of the UK’s leading poets: Will Harris (RENDANG) and Romalyn Ante (Antiemetic for Homesickness). Following their reading, Will and Romalyn examine how Asian identity is constructed outside of the United States and discuss the ways British colonialism and capitalism continue to shape …

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The Past is Not for Living In ft. Gish Jen and Meng Jin 1:02:31

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Join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for our first event of the new year: a joint paperback launch of Gish Jen’s The Resisters and Meng Jin’s Little Gods. These two novels, released in early 2020, sketch out a dystopian near future that takes aim at several current catastrophes, and examine history, absence, and the passage of time as filtered…

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The Capitol 1866 Blacks & Whites Celebrate the Passage of Civil Rights Amendment 14:00

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The United States Capitol 1866 Blacks and Whites Celebrate the Passage of Civil Rights Amendment 1866 The Capitol: A Great America, in the Making! An 1866 illustration from Harper’s Weekly shows white women, White Union soldiers and African Americans celebrating new legislation in the Galleries of the House of Representatives in the Capitol. The 14…

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AGGIE ft. Mahogany L. Browne, Adnan Khan, Tanya Selvaratnam and Rachel Kuo 1:06:41

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In November 2020 we co-hosted a screening with Film Forum of the documentary AGGIE, on the life of philanthropist Agnes Gund, founder of the Art For Justice Fund. Following the screening, we co-hosted a talkback with activists and Art For Justice grantees Adnan Khan and Mahogany Browne, and producer Tanya Selvaratnam, moderated by Rachel Kuo. Today…

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The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar ft. Kavita Das, Jafreen Uddin 56:17

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Author Kavita Das joins Jafreen Uddin, Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in conversation about her book, Poignant Song: The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar. Shankar, who was Grammy-nominated, was the most prominent Indian female musician in the movement that brought Indian music to the West in the late 1960’s. This event,…

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Fireside Chat: R.O. Kwon with AAWW E.D. Jafreen Uddin 29:11

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We're launching a new virtual event series at AAWW. Presented quarterly, these virtual “fireside chats” will feature a renowned Asian diasporic author in conversation with our Executive Director Jafreen Uddin, sharing updates from AAWW, and discussing AAWW from a writer’s perspective. This series will kick off with a conversation led by R. O. Kwon,…

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Christmas, Celebrity Bible Readings, Blair Underwood 44:00

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Christmas, Celebrity Bible Readings, Blair UnderwoodThe Gist of Freedom

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Racing the Essay with Cathy Park Hong, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Sejal Shah, and Piyali Bhattacharya 1:15:46

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This fall, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop is celebrating the art of the essay. Featuring longtime poets and fiction writers with debut essay collections out this year, this conversation will take an intersectional look at Asian American identity, genre, gender, race, publishing, and the way the essay form allows writers to dance, dodge, spar,…

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Asian American Young Adult Fiction with Ed Lin, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, and Ruth Minah Buchwald 1:17:49

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AAWW, Kundiman, & Kaya Press combine to bring acclaimed novelist Ed Lin together with pioneering YA author of FINDING MY VOICE and co-founder of AAWW Marie Myung-Ok Lee, in conversation to celebrate the release of Ed Lin’s YA debut, DAVID TUNG CAN’T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND UNTIL HE GETS INTO AN IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE (Kaya Press, October 2020). Moderated by …

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The Voice of Sheila Chandra with Kazim Ali, Sheila Chandra, and Rajiv Mohabir 1:09:24

4y ago1:09:24

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We're celebrating the launch of Kazim Ali’s newest poetry collection, The Voice of Sheila Chandra. Following a reading from Ali’s innovative and musical new collection, he will be joined in conversation by Sheila Chandra and Rajiv Mohabir to discuss sound, silence, and embodied art-making practice, as they reflect on Ali’s poetry, Chandra’s music, …

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Shithole Country Clubs by Nina Sharma 42:59

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We’re very excited to bring you an audio long read of “Shithole Country Clubs” an essay by Nina Sharma, recently published in The Margins. Named an Editor’s Pick at Longreads, “Shithole Country Clubs” is a hilarious and critical essay about Trump's New Jersey country club — the very golf club where he recently infected everyone with Covid-19 — and …

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WeTV Executiive Ashley McFarlin Buie Talks with Shellie on Black History Univeri 34:00

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Join The Gist of Freedom as Shellie Gaines welcomes WETV’s Vice President,,Ashley McFarlin Buie! Ashley M. Buie, founder of Bird's Eye Entertainment, Inc., continues to set the entertainment world on fire. Buie has catapulted her career from Production Assistant to Executive Producer to Network Executive. She has worked on a multitude of television…

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The 2020 Election with Michelle Daniels 24:00

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The Gist of Freedom is honored to welcome Michelle Daniels! The 2020 Presidential Election is historic and Michelle explains the controversies surrounding the swing state's delayed results. YouTube Link https://youtu.be/zdjAsom71V0The Gist of Freedom

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The Sweat of Love & the Fire of Truth with Akwaeke Emezi, Elizabeth Acevedo, & Sophia Hussain 1:06:00

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The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is thrilled to celebrate the launch of Akwaeke Emezi’s new book THE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI and the recent release of Elizabeth Acevedo’s CLAP WHEN YOU LAND and WRITE YOURSELF A LANTERN: A JOURNAL INSPIRED BY THE POET X. The two authors read from their new works and have a moderated conversation with writer and Berke…

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Good Talks with Tina Chang & Mira Jacob 1:07:59

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Tina Chang and Mira Jacob join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop to celebrate the paperback releases of their books Hybrida and Good Talk. Following a reading from their work, they will speak to the intersections of their experiences and creative practices, discussing race, motherhood, and hybrid storytelling structures.…

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Translating Letters for Black Lives - Asian Americana 1:08:03

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On this episode we are excited to repost a recent episode of Asian Americana, a podcast about Asian American culture and history hosted and produced by Quincy Surasmith. Letters for Black Lives is an ongoing crowdsourced effort to create and translate multilingual and culturally-aware resources that open a space for families and communities to have…

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