Best At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon Podcasts (2024)

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Dr. Nelda Ormond, UDC Music Dept: The Spiritual 56:00

3+ y ago56:00

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It was from, and because of the hard living conditions of slavery, the spiritual was born. The spiritual was the creation of the American slaves brought from Africa. Spirituals expressed the history, treatment, and thoughts of Black people in the United States. The combined experiences of Africa and America served to produce the spirituals. They se…

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Arts and Sciences Education Now: Context for responsible revolution 1:17:00

3+ y ago1:17:00

1:17:00

Dr. April Massey, Ph.D.–my Dean at UDC is coming on again and we are going to talk about building bridges across disciplines, across humanities and STEM, gender, race, and more. Please join us–she is doing what many wish they could do in higher ed!!!!!By At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon

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Congo Square: Afrofuturism as a Space of Confrontation 39:00

3+ y ago39:00

39:00

In Professor Jameel Paulin's 2020 MFA project "Congo Square", an audio-visual album produced and developed for virtual reality, Paulin situates Afrofuturism and hip-hop within the long history of Afrocentric aesthetic and spiritual practices; examining vodun and Congo Square as moments where African ancestors transformed the way that their descenda…

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Dr. Olive Vassell: Black British Women - the Power of the Pen 43:00

3+ y ago43:00

43:00

Three Black British women from different centuries who are pioneers in using the power of the pen and in doing so have highlighted the Black experience in Britain: Mary Seacole 19th century - First Black woman to publish an autobiography Claudia Jones 20th century - founder and publisher of the first Black commercial newspaper Bernadette Evaristo 2…

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“Where and How Science and the Arts Meet” by Dr. Rosie Sneed 33:00

3+ y ago33:00

33:00

Dr. Rosie Sneed is currently an associate professor in the Biology Program, Division of Science and Mathematics at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington DC. Dr. Sneed’s current research centers on planarian regeneration. There are two major branches to this research. The first involves the role of cannabinoids on regeneration, gene…

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Vanessa Maddox CEO of V.R. Maddox Consulting LLC 1:12:00

3+ y ago1:12:00

1:12:00

Vanessa Maddox CEO of V.R. Maddox Consulting LLC Founder, #BlackWallStreet: Loudoun Community Think Tank Vee Maddox CEO, V.R. Maddox Consulting LLC Founder, #GetHired Employment Community Founder, Black Wall Street: Loudoun Member, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Co-Chair, BBEC 202-607-4402 Connect with me on LinkedIn…

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Ajeune Lynch: Black Feminism-Intersectionality and 2020 1:52:00

3+ y ago1:52:00

1:52:00

Ajeune Lynch is a black feminist committed to improving the lives of black queer people and femmes. She is a graduating senior at UDC. Ajeune currently serves as a housing advocacy specialist for a local non-profit. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.By At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon

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The Rise of Black Glory: Jamila A. Stone, the Rising Literary Star from UDC 31:00

3+ y ago31:00

31:00

Jamila A Stone, a recent alum of the English Program at UDC, not only successfully published a Urban Fantasy/Paranormal/LGBTQ book series and a murder mystery/crime series but created her own publishing company here in Washington, D.C. Driven to write without fear of censorship while facing the lack of opportunity for POC to publish on viable, equa…

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Chase Duffy, UDC English Major: Future Teacher and Poet 45:00

3+ y ago45:00

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Born and raised in South Dakota, Chase Duffy has been studying in DC for the past four years and UDC for the last two. He has been working on a collection of poetry over this time. He intends to go into teaching high school English in the DC area after graduation.By At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon

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Dr. Craig Wynne: The Language of Singlehood 43:00

3+ y ago43:00

43:00

Dr. Craig Wynne, the newest professor in the English Program at UDC, will be the next guest on my podcast show At the Edge: Think Culture. We will talk about Dr. Wynne’s latest book “How to be a Happy Bachelor” (2020), where he discusses how to think critically about society’s perceptions of marriage, how to overcome your stigma and fear of being a…

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Lawrence T. Potter, Jr., Ph.D. Chief Academic Officer/Provost UDC 31:00

3+ y ago31:00

31:00

Dr. Lawrence T. Potter, Jr., was appointed UDC’s Chief Academic Officer/Provost in February 2019. With more than two decades in higher education, Dr. Potter has moved through the professorial ranks as an assistant, associate, and full tenured professor. On the higher education leadership front, he has served as a department chair, associate dean of…

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Opening Your Fourth Eye: Libraries, Digital Humanities, and Diversity 59:00

4y ago59:00

59:00

The importance of information literacy and the role of libraries in diversity and social justice in higher education. Meghan Kowalski is the Outreach and Reference Librarian at the University of the District of Columbia. Previously, she worked in both public and technical services at the Catholic University of America’s John K. Mullen of Denver Mem…

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Pathways to Equity in Higher Education: Humanities and More #equalfundingudc 1:05:00

5y ago1:05:00

1:05:00

Words like equity and humanities, as well as phrases like "pathways for a better life" are skeletons of concepts we will unpack and discuss as part of a larger conversation about changes coming to the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) that will help faculty, students and administrative leaders bring fairness and success to every communit…

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Quantum Flow of the Poet's Voice: Ronald Mason 58:00

5y ago58:00

58:00

Learn what I mean by "quantum flow" in the poet's voice--this episode will have you thinking about the power of language. Ronald Mason the spoken word artist who came to Washington DC as an educator from New Orleans returns for part three to talk about poetry, spoken word, and making culture. We will chat about the creative process and social progr…

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Advancing Women's Leadership and Higher Education: Dr. April Massey, Dean 1:00:00

5+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

April Massey, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia, has earned degrees from The Ohio State University, the University of Cincinnati, and Howard University. A speech-language pathologist by profession, she has nearly 20 years of administrative experience and has served in the capacity of dean …

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Soulful Visions of the Speaking Self: Ronald Mason 1:10:00

5+ y ago1:10:00

1:10:00

Ronald Mason the spoken word artist who came to Washington DC as an educator from New Orleans returns for part two to talk about poetry, spoken word, and making culture. Poet Carl Moore who hails from Philadelphia will briefly join us to share his work as well. Tonight we will each share our works, methods, and stories about what it means to be cre…

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Amanda Huron - Carving Out the Commons 1:13:00

5+ y ago1:13:00

1:13:00

Provoked by mass evictions and the onset of gentrification in the 1970s, tenants in Washington, D.C. began forming cooperative organizations to collectively purchase and manage their apartment buildings. These tenants were creating a commons, taking a resource—housing—that had been used to extract profit from them, and reshaping it as a resource th…

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Culture Makers: Ronald Mason and Spoken Word 46:00

6y ago46:00

46:00

President Ronald Mason, who originally hails from New Orleans, Louisiana, came to Washington DC to be the current president of my university, University of the District of Columbia in 2015. Besides his decades of experience as an educational leader, he also came to D.C. with a gift for spoken word, a gift that puts him in that space between poetic …

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Talking Erotics & Afrofuturism with AfroerotiK: Part Two 2:04:00

12y ago2:04:00

2:04:00

At the Edge presents Part Two of my discussion with Scottie Lowe, also known as AfroerotiK, who will be discussing her new erotic videos and new collection of erotic short stories, as well as continuing our discussion on Black women, the erotic, spiritual communion, and self-empowerment. Erotic provocateur, humanist, relentless champion for the opp…

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Mannix Flynn: Trafficked-Bought & Sold/(Un)Gathering Ireland 2:34:00

12y ago2:34:00

2:34:00

This episode features Irish actor/performer/novelist Gerald Mannix Flynn (Born in Dublin 1957). He has performed in film for over 25 years. In 1983 he published the novel Nothing To Say. His plays: The Liberty Suite (1977); He who laughs wins (1981); Inside for RTÉ (1986); Hunger and Thirst (1989); Talking to the Wall performed by Flynn @ Edinburgh…

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The Black Church-Practical Theology: Rev Dr Gregory E Thomas 2:01:00

12y ago2:01:00

2:01:00

This week I interview my uncle, the Reverend Dr. Gregory E. Thomas has pastored the historic, Calvary Baptist Church of Haverhill, MA for 22 years. Since coming to the predominately African-American 140-year-old church, he has grown the membership, acquired new property, revamped Christian education and initiated ministries of spirituality. He init…

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At the Edge: Dr. Randall Horton, Poet and Scholar 1:17:00

12y ago1:17:00

1:17:00

Dr. Randall Horton, Assistant Professor of English at University of New Haven, hails from Birmingham, AL, and is a former recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize. His first book The Definition of Place was a finalist for the Main Street Rag Book Award and was published in their Editor's Select Series in 2006. Dr. Horton is the current poetry…

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At the Edge-Dr. Anthea Butler: Religion, Politics, Gender 49:00

12y ago49:00

49:00

In this episode I interview Dr. Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Graduate Chair of Religion at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. We will discuss Religion and the 2012 Elections, Sarah Palin; Republican party and Religion; Catholic Church Sex abuse scandals; Women's reproductive rights and political actio…

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At the Edge-African Traditional Religions: Madrina Angelique 1:04:00

12y ago1:04:00

1:04:00

Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews Madrina Angelique, who "is initiated in the Palo tradition as Madre Nganga of Munanso Centella Ndoki Nyuyo Malongo Corta Lima Cordosa, initiated by Chief Ololele Afolabi, godson of Tata Antonio Ali. She is also initiated in Santeria as Iyalorisha of Ile Ori Yemaya, initiated by Baba Ogun Solu, godson of Chief Bolu F…

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At the Edge: Tzynya L. Pinchback, Poet and Visionary 1:00:00

12y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

This episode Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews Poet Tzynya Pinchback, who is a "mother, writer, spinster and cranberry enthusiast. Using narrative as shaman, lyric as landscape, [she is] a corporate proposal writer by day, syllable wench courting meter, form and tambourine-carrying skeletons by night. Tzynya is founder and facilitator of Cat in the …

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At the Edge: Dr. Alondra Nelson, Scholar & Author 1:03:00

12y ago1:03:00

1:03:00

In this episode, Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews Dr. Alondra Nelson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, whose latest work Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination brings to light the significance of the Black Panther Party's role in challenging mainstream medicine's mistreatment of a…

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Afrofuturist Visions: Interview with Author Thaddeus Howze 1:02:00

12y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews up and coming speculative/science fiction author Thaddeus Howze about his novel Hayward's Reach, his collection of short fiction on his website Hubcity Blues, and the growth of cyberpunk and futurism among writers of the African Diaspora.By At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon

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At the Edge: Talking Erotics & Afrofuturism with AfroerotiK 30:00

12y ago30:00

30:00

Our first episode features a conversation between Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin and Afroerotik about erotic agency, gender, race, and technology: what does it mean to be subject of desire and an Afrofuturist/futurist? What role does internet and social media play in the negotiation, articulation, and performance of racialized and gendered bodies as artists…

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Dr. Nelda Ormond, UDC Music Dept: The Spiritual 56:00

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Arts and Sciences Education Now: Context for responsible revolution 1:17:00

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Congo Square: Afrofuturism as a Space of Confrontation 39:00

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Dr. Olive Vassell: Black British Women - the Power of the Pen 43:00

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“Where and How Science and the Arts Meet” by Dr. Rosie Sneed 33:00

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Vanessa Maddox CEO of V.R. Maddox Consulting LLC 1:12:00

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Ajeune Lynch: Black Feminism-Intersectionality and 2020 1:52:00

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The Rise of Black Glory: Jamila A. Stone, the Rising Literary Star from UDC 31:00

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Chase Duffy, UDC English Major: Future Teacher and Poet 45:00

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Dr. Craig Wynne: The Language of Singlehood 43:00

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Lawrence T. Potter, Jr., Ph.D. Chief Academic Officer/Provost UDC 31:00

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Opening Your Fourth Eye: Libraries, Digital Humanities, and Diversity 59:00

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Pathways to Equity in Higher Education: Humanities and More #equalfundingudc 1:05:00

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Quantum Flow of the Poet's Voice: Ronald Mason 58:00

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Advancing Women's Leadership and Higher Education: Dr. April Massey, Dean 1:00:00

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Soulful Visions of the Speaking Self: Ronald Mason 1:10:00

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Amanda Huron - Carving Out the Commons 1:13:00

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Culture Makers: Ronald Mason and Spoken Word 46:00

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Talking Erotics & Afrofuturism with AfroerotiK: Part Two 2:04:00

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Mannix Flynn: Trafficked-Bought & Sold/(Un)Gathering Ireland 2:34:00

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The Black Church-Practical Theology: Rev Dr Gregory E Thomas 2:01:00

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At the Edge: Dr. Randall Horton, Poet and Scholar 1:17:00

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At the Edge-Dr. Anthea Butler: Religion, Politics, Gender 49:00

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At the Edge-African Traditional Religions: Madrina Angelique 1:04:00

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At the Edge: Tzynya L. Pinchback, Poet and Visionary 1:00:00

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At the Edge: Dr. Alondra Nelson, Scholar & Author 1:03:00

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Afrofuturist Visions: Interview with Author Thaddeus Howze 1:02:00

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At the Edge: Talking Erotics & Afrofuturism with AfroerotiK 30:00

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