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Tommie Smith Interview
Published on 16 May 2007 at 8:03 am.
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Greetings Blackademics. We’re having some trouble with Wordpress, so we don’t have the podcast/MP3 of the interview up yet, but you can read the transcript HERE. The May interview is with Olympic gold medalist, Tommie Smith (the tall one). PEACE.
edit: the mp3 is now available; apologies for the delay. ~df
Nikki Giovanni Interview Now Available
Published on 16 Apr 2007 at 12:47 am.
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Okay, the interview of the month is now ready for primetime. For April we got renowned poet, author, and professor Nikki Giovanni discussing the pivotal role of women in history, Aaron McGruder, and how Frederick Douglass convinced Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard. No, I’m not kidding—you gotta check this one out.
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Paul Mooney Interview Now Available
Published on 16 Mar 2007 at 1:56 am.
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Hey all: we got an interview with politically-charged funnyman Paul Mooney ready to go for March. Even if you don’t know the name, you’ve almost certainly laughed at a few of his lines from SNL, In Living Color, and/or the Chappelle Show. He’s got a lot to say about race and the N-word, so check […]
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Jesse Jackson Interview Now Available
Published on 15 Feb 2007 at 2:19 pm.
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For Black History Month we have a very special interview exclusive for y’all: arguably the most famous living civil rights advocate in the nation, Jesse Jackson. He’s got some insightful things to say about US electoral politics, so check it out.
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Ama Ata Aidoo: African Americans Invest in Africa
Published on 2 Feb 2007 at 10:28 am.
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Happy Black History Month yall! For us here at Blackademics, every month is Black History month, but I thought for February, I would grace yall with an extra bonus (as promised) an additional excerpt from my interview with Ama Ata Aidoo. Here’s a quote from our discussion:
I’d be very surprised if somebody decided soberly […]
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Ama Ata Aidoo Interview Now Available
Published on 15 Jan 2007 at 3:06 pm.
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Happy MLK Day everyone! We have an interview with Ghanian author, poet, playwright, and professor Ama Ata Aidoo up for your edification. Check it out!
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Phil & Nnenna Freelon Interview Now Available
Published on 15 Dec 2006 at 9:16 pm.
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This month’s interview features two very successful individuals whom I have known and loved my entire life: my parents, Phil and Nnenna Freelon. See what a couple seasoned Blackademics have to say about family, marriage, and negotiating the two alongside distinguished careers in architecture and music, respectively.
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Angela Davis Interview Now Available
Published on 15 Nov 2006 at 4:57 am.
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Just put up a stimulating conversation with Angela Davis, fresh for our loyal readers and exclusive as always. Leave comments on the interview page itself.
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If you had the chance, what would you ask..
Published on 21 Oct 2006 at 11:18 am.
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We have some exciting new interviews coming up on Blackademcis in the next several months. I wanted to reach out to our community and see if yall had any questions for some of our distinguished interview-ee’s. Please post your questions here in the comment section. So, if you had the chance what would you ask..
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bell hooks interview now available
Published on 16 Oct 2006 at 2:04 am.
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Another Blackademics exclusive, hot off the presses just for y’all. There’s no audio as yet but we’re working on it; I’ll update this post when that’s ready to go.
UPDATE: sorry for the technical difficulties. bell hooks’ interview as officially arrived!
