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We’re sharing an episode from our friends over at Broken Record. On Broken Record, acclaimed producer Rick Rubin, bestselling author Malcom Gladwell, and former New York Times editor Bruce Headlam talk with the musicians you love about their lives, inspiration, and craft. In honor of Black Music Month this June, we’re sharing Justin Richmond’s conversation with Sonny Rollins.
The legendary saxophonist and composer talks about one of his first big gigs playing alongside other jazz icons like Bud Powell and Fats Navarro. He also explains why he no longer actively listens to music, and for the first time ever, Rollins talks about how Charlie “Bird” Parker is the reason he kicked drugs.
You can hear more from Broken Record at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/brbmm?sid=roperollins.
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We’re sharing an episode from our friends over at Broken Record featuring one of our past guest on The Tight Rope, Grammy-award winning artist and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton.
On Broken Record, acclaimed producer Rick Rubin, bestselling author Malcom Gladwell, producer Justin Richmond, and former New York Times editor Bruce Headlam talk with the musicians you love about their lives, inspiration, and craft.
In honor of Black Music Month this June, we’re sharing Bruce Headlam’s interview with Grammy-award winning artist and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton. PJ talks to Bruce Headlam about what it was like growing up as a preacher’s son and how his relationship with gospel music has impacted the way he makes music. He also talks about being a recovering workaholic, and his friendship with the great Stevie Wonder.
You can hear more from Broken Record, from our friends at Pushkin Industries, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/brbmm?sid=pjrope.
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We're sharing a special episode from our friends at Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso. Talk Easy is a different kind of interview podcast, a space for guests to slow down and share how they arrived at the place they are today—and where they hope to go tomorrow. Rigorously researched and irrepressibly curious, Talk Easy hosts dialogues driven by compassion with artists, activists, and politicians.
On this episode, Dr. Cornel West talks to Sam about his Robin Hood-like sensibility, discovering our purpose from womb-to-tomb, and the legacy of being a "jazz man" who fights for justice, love and freedom.
You can hear more episodes of Talk Easy at https://link.chtbl.com/tightropetalkeasy
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In the final episode of The Tight Rope, Cornel West and Tricia Rose reminisce on all of the wonderful guests and poignant moments we’ve had this past year. Tune in to learn why the show is ending as we take a journey through our favorite moments.
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As we prepare for our final episode of The Tight Rope next week, we wanted to take it back to where it all started. Please enjoy this re-release of our very first episode.
In this profound episode, Cornel West and Tricia Rose use Prince's iconic "Purple Rain" to explore a spectrum of topics. Join us for an in-depth discussion on race, gender fluidity, justice, resilience and excellence.
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Marc Lamont Hill, award-winning journalist and host of Black News Tonight, walks The Tight Rope this week! Join us for a profound discussion on debating extreme conservatives, Bill Cosby’s recent release from prison, and being grounded by a deep love of Black people.
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is currently the host of Black News Channel's primetime show, Black News Tonight as well as the Coffee & Books podcast. An award-winning journalist, Dr. Hill is the author or co-author of six books, as well as the Steve Charles Professor of Media, Cities, and Solutions at Temple University.
Since his days as a youth in Philadelphia, Dr. Hill has been a social justice activist and organizer. Today, his research agenda focuses on the intersections between culture, politics, and education in the United States and the Middle East.
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Why did 2x WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery opt out of the 2020 season? In this throwback episode, Renee sits down with the professors to discuss why she felt called to leave basketball to focus on social justice reform.
Renee Montgomery, a native West Virginian, has completed her 11th season in the WNBA, now playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota Lynx in 2009. She won National Championships with the UCONN Huskies in 2009 and professionally with the Minnesota Lynx in 2015 and 2017. In the 2018 WNBA season, she broke a WNBA League record for most 3 pointers made in a half (7).
This past WNBA season, she reached the 500 mark for 3 pointers, making her 12th on the all-time list. In addition to her WNBA basketball career, Renee has started her own non-profit (Renee Montgomery Foundation - RMF) whose mission is to provide fun experiences to youth and families and teach them life lessons through principles learned in sports. Montgomery has opted out of the 2020 WNBA Basketball season to focus on social justice reform.
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This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Professor Teodros Kiros, leading authority on moral and African philosophy and dear colleague of Dr. Cornel West. Join us for a rich philosophical discussion between brilliant academics in an episode unlike any other.
Teodros Kiros is considered a leading authority on moral philosophy and a leading voice in African philosophy, with 17 books published. He has been a W. E. B. Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University for the past 20 years and has been nominated three times for Berklee's Distinguished Faculty Award. Kiros is also the producer and host of the internationally acclaimed television program African Ascent.
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What is love? Is it the virtue we need the most right now? This week, the professors take on the most powerful virtue, love. Tune in to learn why learning how to love requires learning how to die and how this virtue can transform us all.
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Two-time Academy Award-winning actress, author, and activist Jane Fonda joins the professors for a fiery conversation on taking action against injustices. Tune in to learn about the calling that keeps her going and how she gives her life meaning. Plus, Fonda shares a deeply moving story she has never revealed publicly before.
Jane Fonda’s career has spanned over 50 years, accumulating a body of film work that includes over 45 films and crucial work on behalf of political causes such as women’s rights, Native Americans, and the environment.
She is a seven-time Golden Globe® winner, Honorary Palme d’Or honoree, 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award winner, and the 2019 recipient of the Stanley Kubrick Excellence in Film Award as part of BAFTA’s Britannia Awards.
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In this exciting collaboration with Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and HITRECORD, Kenneth Morris, Jr. walks The Tight Rope. Kenneth Morris, Jr. descends from two of the most influential names in American history: he is the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington.
Morris continues his family’s legacy of anti-slavery and educational work as co-founder and president of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, a nonprofit organization based in New York. His career and life path have been driven by a clear focus on FDFI’s mission “To Build Strong Children and to end systems of exploitation and oppression.“
We discuss Morris’ collaboration with HITRECORD, an open online community for creative collaboration founded by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Kenneth Morris and HITRECORD are partnering to create a series of art pieces that celebrate Black Excellence and highlight influential figures from Black history. Contribute your ideas and get involved with the project at hitrecord.org/monuments.
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In the second installment of our series of virtues, Cornel West and Tricia Rose dive into the true meaning of integrity. Tune in to learn why the professors consider integrity to be one of the most important virtues and why the lack of it could lead to the demise of the human race.
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This week on The Tight Rope, the professors are joined by Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of African Ancestry. African Ancestry is the world leader in tracing lineages of African descent with a database of over 30,000 indigenous African DNA samples. Join us for a rich discussion on why Black people are the original victims of identity theft and how African Ancestry is working to rectify this.
In 2003, Dr. Gina Paige co-founded African Ancestry, Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com) and in doing so, pioneered a new way of tracing African lineages using genetics, and a new marketplace for people of African descent looking to more accurately and reliably trace their roots. Paige travels the world helping people demystify their roots and inform on identities so that they may better understand who they are by knowing where they’re from.
Paige resides in Washington, D.C. and holds a degree in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Paige was honored with an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Global Oved Dei Seminary University.
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This week on The Tight Rope, Stokley Williams opens up about founding Mint Condition, his new solo project Sankofa, and why he considers himself a sonic healer. Tune in to learn Stokley’s favorite songs of his career and the influences that helped him develop his signature style.
Stokley is a GRAMMY-nominated vocalist, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who is one of music’s best-kept secrets. He has worked with some of the biggest names in music including Prince, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson and more. He’s known best as the lead singer and drummer for legendary R&B group Mint Condition.
In 2017, Stokley embarked on a new solo journey with the release of his debut album Introducing Stokley, which produced two #1 singles, “Organic” and “Levels.” He now continues that journey in a new partnership with the legendary Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis’ Perspective Records. Stokley’s new single “She” is off his sophomore album due out this winter.
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Killer Mike walks The Tight Rope this week for an unfiltered conversation on knowing your worth and giving back to your community.
Mike shares personal stories about the people who shaped him as an artist and inspired his activism. Tune in to hear why Mike dedicated his career to uplifting others and inspiring the next generation of artists. Plus, Mike shares his favorite books of all time and why he believes 'education is emancipation.'
Atlanta native, Michael Render, aka Killer Mike, is a Grammy-award winning rapper, businessman and activist. He is one half of the hip hop duo, Run the Jewels, host of the Netflix series, “Trigger Warning with Killer Mike,” co-owner of the famed Atlanta restaurant, Bankhead Seafood, and co-founder of Greenwood digital bank. Of all his roles and responsibilities, recognition and celebration, Mike is most proud to be called “husband” to Shana, and “father” to two sons and two daughters.
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This week, New York Times Bestselling author, professor, editor, and social commentator Roxane Gay walks The Tight Rope.
Gay and the professors discuss the devastating attacks on Palestine and why so many public figures are afraid to speak out. Plus, learn why Gay felt called to be a writer and how she fell in love with the essay form.
Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times.
She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and the New York Times bestselling Hunger. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. She also has a newsletter, The Audacity.
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Dr. West and Professor Rose push each other as they reflect on the murder of George Floyd and its sustained significance one year later.
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This week Professor and activist Dr. Maulana Karenga joins the professors to discuss his relationship with Malcolm X, his beliefs about what is necessary to develop a true sense of Black identity, and Kawaida-- his interpretation of ancient Egyptian ethical thought as a living tradition and a useful philosophical option for critical reflection on the urgent issues of our time.
Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach. He is also the creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text titled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture.
An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA. He is currently writing a major work on the social and ethical philosophy of Malcolm X titled The Liberation Ethics of Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.
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Recorded on December 17th, 2020, with the holiday spirit close at hand, Dr. West and Professor Rose welcome Father Michael Pfleger, long-time Senior Pastor of The Faith Community of Saint Sabina to reflect on the state of our democracy and his beliefs on the role of faith communities in the fight for social justice, especially at the community level. In addition to discussing his hopes for the Biden administration, Father Pfleger reflects on the course of his extensive and active ministry. Throughout his career, Father Pfleger has been recognized for his
commitment to equality and passionate stance against injustice and has sought to break down the walls of racism and denominationalism by building unity among all people founded on truth and based on Jesus’ command to love one another. This holy calling has led him to be a parent, a preacher, a teacher, a lecturer and an activist.
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This week Professor Jeffrey Stout, longtime friend and colleague of Dr. West joins us on The Tight Rope to talk about virtues and the political significance of friendships. Tune in to hear Dr. Stout recount his experiences teaching with Dr. West and how their intellectual pursuits led to their bonds of brotherhood.
Jeffrey Stout is a theorist of democratic culture, best known for his teaching and his scholarship on social movements, religion, ethics, pragmatism, and film. Early on, he was active in the civil rights and anti-war movements. His undergraduate degree is from Brown, and his doctorate is from Princeton, where he taught for more than four decades. Stout’s most recent books are Democracy and Tradition and Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America. His current project is “A Political History of Religion,” which expands on the Gifford Lectures he delivered in Edinburgh in 2017.
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