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Leoneda Inge
Leoneda Inge
Changing Economy Reporter
Frank Stasio
Frank Stasio
Host, "The State of Things"
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Host, "The Story"
Catherine Brand
Catherine Brand
Host, "All Things Considered"
Dave DeWitt
Dave DeWitt
Raleigh Bureau Chief & Education Reporter
Eric Hodge
Eric Hodge
Host, "Morning Edition"
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Jeff Tiberii
Greensboro Bureau Chief
Shawn Wen
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Associate Producer, "The State of Things"
Freddy Jenkins
Freddy Jenkins
Back Porch Music Announcer & Operations
Carol Jackson
Carol Jackson
Managing Editor, "The Story"
Jorge Valencia
Jorge Valencia
Associate Producer, "The Story"
Gurnal Scott
Gurnal Scott
Assistant News Director
Patty Painter-Wakefield
Patty Painter-Wakefield
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Keith Weston
Keith Weston
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Joe & Terry Graedon
Joe & Terry Graedon
Executive Producers and Hosts, "The People's Pharmacy"
Isaac-Davy Aronson
Isaac-Davy Aronson
Producer, "Morning Edition"
Cori Princell
Cori Princell
Producer, "The Story"
Phoebe Judge
Phoebe Judge
Producer, "The Story"
Will Michaels
Will Michaels
Reporter & Producer, Morning News
Alex Granados
Alex Granados
Producer, "The State of Things"

Tagged: Race

The State of Things
11:56 am
Wed May 8, 2013

The Complex Identities Of Some Of America's Most Famous Black Men

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Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities
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Football and Chain, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
And One, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
Basketball and Chain, 2003 part of the collection Branded
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
The Cotton Bowl, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
Absolute POwer, 2003 part of the collection Branded
Credit Hank Willis Thomas / JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
Strange Fruit, 2011 part of the collection Strange Fruit
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Have you ever thought of Jay-Z having multiple personalities? There's Jay-Z, Sean Carter, Hova, and Jigga. And they're all wrapped up inside one black man. In Mark Anthony Neal's latest book "Looking For Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities," he explores the complex identities of figures like Jay-Z, Avery Brooks and Luther Vandross (NYU Press; 2013).

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The State of Things
11:38 am
Thu May 2, 2013

Why Comic Books Don’t Have Heroic Female Characters

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PrinceLess, # 1
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PrinceLess #3
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PrinceLess: Get Over Yourself
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PrinceLess #2
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PrinceLess: Short Stories for Warrior Women, #2
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PrinceLess: Short Stories For Warrior Women, #1
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Comic book fans know the pleasure of becoming absorbed in an alternate world. One where weirdos and freaks reign supreme as superheroes and saviors. It’s the perfect escape for somebody that doesn’t feel as though they quite fit in. For Jeremy Whitley, comics were engrossing, so much so that he wanted to make his own. But then he had a daughter.

  • Female comic book characters

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Education
11:30 am
Fri April 12, 2013

Duke Marks 50 Years Since Integration

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Duke University celebrates 50 years of black students on Saturday, with an address by U.S. Senator William "Mo" Cowan.  The Massachusetts Democrat is a 1991 Duke graduate and one of two African-Americans currently in the U.S. Senate.

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The State of Things
11:18 am
Thu January 24, 2013

Abandoning the Black Hero

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African-American literary authors like James Baldwin or Zora Neale Hurston are famous for their depictions of black life. But these novelists have also written books with white protagonists. Why is this unexpected? Is there a mandate that black authors write only about black characters?

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