In this edition of Academics In Cars (#7) with Dave Zirin we discussed his work as a sports journalist, his newest books about Jim Brown and with Michael Bennett, the politics of celebrity and much more! AUDIO ONLY: https://imixwhatilike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Race-Class-and-Sports-with-Dave-Zirin.mp3 NOTE: Mentioned also is the presentation (and unfinished article) from the Passing the Ball: Race and…
Read moreAcademics In Cars #6: Mr. Thomas Porter talks Political Struggle and Pop Histories
Mr. Thomas Porter joined us for this edition of Academics In Cars to discuss his own historical record and the politics of popular histories. Specifically, Porter talked about Dr. King and his time with the King Center and family, John Coltrane, art and more.
Read moreAcademics In Cars #5 Dedrick Muhammad Talks The Racial Wealth Divide and Mixed Martial Arts
Episode #5 of Academics In Cars featured Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Senior Fellow, Racial Wealth Divide at Prosperity Now. Dedrick was kind enough to be both guest and driver as we discussed his work regarding the racial wealth divide and mixed martial arts.
Read moreAcademics In Cars #3: Dr. Natasha Pratt-Harris Talks Baltimore, Police Training and Ivory Towers
Dr. Natasha Pratt-Harris, the only Black woman from Baltimore, working in Baltimore as a Criminologist, was our guest academic in the car and took us for a ride around Baltimore discussing how her own history growing up there informs her current work. That work involves community engaged police training and work within and about the…
Read moreAcademics In Cars #2 – Dr. Lawrence Brown and “Category 5” Baltimore
Dr. Lawrence Brown joined us for this edition of Academics In Cars for a discussion of “Category 5” segregated Baltimore and more!
Read moreAcademics In Cars #1 – Marvel’s Black Panther
We just saw the film and had to discuss some of what we loved and much of what we, ahem, did not.* Some questions we raise include why isn’t Killmonger the hero??! What’s up with the pan-Africanism here?!!! Why are they smiling at each other!?!?! And is this merely a remake of Paul Robeson’s Sanders…
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