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Gil Scott Heron: Blackademics February Interview!!!
Published on 15 Feb 2010 at 1:26 pm.
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Every February I try my best to line up a dope Blackademics interview to commemorate Black History Month. Back in 2007 we heard from the Reverend Jesse Jackson. I got to chop it up with 12-time Grammy winner Herbie Hancock in 2008. This year I think I’ve outdone myself. Our 2010 Blackademics interviewee is musician, […]
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Announcement
Published on 15 Jan 2010 at 12:01 am.
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Special Announcement: due to the ridiculous amount of stuff I have to do this month, I can’t post a Blackademics interview for January. BUT STAY TUNED: I promise we will have a very special and exclusive Blackademics interview for Black History Month.
Deuces.
-Pierce
December Interview w/ Spiritual Activist, Queen Mother Frances Pierce
Published on 15 Dec 2009 at 11:52 pm.
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Happy Holidays from Blackademics! This month’s interview is with community activist and spiritual leader Queen Mother Frances Pierce. Pierce is featured prominently in MK Asante Jr.’s new film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle, which premieres nationally on TV One Saturday, December 26th at noon. Queen Mother and I discuss her role in the film as […]
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November Blackademics Interview: World Cup Champion Lilian Thuram
Published on 15 Nov 2009 at 11:33 pm.
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Last week I had the honor of kicking it with one of the world’s most accomplished soccer players of our time, Lilian Thuram. However we didn’t discuss his 1998 World Cup or EURO 2000 Championship victories, his 140-plus career caps or his legacy as one of the best defenders, ever. Instead we took a tour […]
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October Interview: Dr. Kwabena Nketia pt. 2
Published on 15 Oct 2009 at 11:52 pm.
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Celebrating our 4th year of Blackademics.org interviews, we’re kicking things off with an exclusive 2-part interview with world-renown ethnomusicologist and emeritus professor, Dr. JH Kwabena Nketia. This is part 2 of that installment. Enjoy!
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September Interview w/ West African Ethnomusicologist Dr. Kwabena Nketia
Published on 15 Sep 2009 at 12:59 pm.
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Celebrating Blackademics’ 4th year, this month’s special 2-part interview is with one of the world’s most decorated ethnomusicologists, Dr. Kwabena Nketia. Check out the youtube of the interview below:
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Blackademics 3rd Annual Review - Raphael Saadiq, Keli Goff, Chuck Stone and MORE!!!
Published on 16 Aug 2009 at 1:48 pm.
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Though the Blackademics educational workshop series started in 2004, this blog only was not up and running until the summer of 2006. I had just earned my bachelors that May, and by June Deen Black published our first post. We started blogging regularly in July, and on August 15th I published the first Blackademics interview […]
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July 2009 Interview - Founding Member of the Black Panthers, Sam Anderson
Published on 14 Jul 2009 at 9:21 pm.
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It is my distinct pleasure to announce this month’s Blackadeimcs interviewee, Professor Sam Anderson - the author of The Black Holocaust for Beginners. I met Mr. Anderson while I was at Syracuse, when he came to deliver a riveting lecture on Black self-determination. This interview captures some of our conversation, following the lecture. We chop […]
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June 2009 Blackadeimcs Interview: Internationally renown Ghanaian recording artist, Samini
Published on 15 Jun 2009 at 9:05 pm.
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Blackademics is celebrating Black Music month by publishing a groundbreaking interview with Ghanaian Hiplife and Hip Hop artist, Samini. Strait from his studio in Accra we discuss Hip-Hop, language and Black identity from an international perspective. You don’t want to miss this interview! Check out a youtube video of the interview below, or click this […]
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May Interview, CHUCK STONE!!!
Published on 15 May 2009 at 1:16 am.
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This May, the one and only Chuck Stone is in the building! We talk about the power of media, with one of the most influential journalists of all time. You don’t want to miss this interview. Listen to an Mp3 of the interview the interview here. Read the transcript here.
