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Zeek Burse’s “Broke Man” and the Legacy of the Radical Blues

October 24, 2017October 26, 2017 J. T. Roane black radical tradition, music

On his 2017 album XXII, vocal artist Zeek Burse features Paralee Knight on a track Knight co-wrote called “Broke Man.” The song moves

Essex Hemphill. Photo: Poetry Foundation.

The Poetic Theology of Essex Hemphill

September 1, 2017November 4, 2018 J. T. Roane Literary studies, poetry, spirituality

Facing the innumerable deaths of friends and loved ones, as well as the likelihood of his own untimely passing, Washington,

Untitled photo, possibly related to- Washington D.C. slum area, Nov. 1937. John Vachon, photographer. Photo: Library of Congress.

On the Spiritual Geography of Black Working-Class Washington

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017 J. T. Roane religion, research, spirituality

In 1946, University of Chicago-trained anthropologist and religionist James Sydney Slotkin conducted a course in the anthropology and sociology department

Fugitivity, Refusal, and Visual Captivity: A Review of Tina Campt’s Listening to Images

May 27, 2017May 31, 2017 J. T. Roane Sandra Bland

I will never forget the unnerving feeling that washed over me when I first saw Sandra Bland’s mug shot circulating

Anacostia, D.C. Frederick Douglass housing project. A dance group. Washington D.C, 1942. Photo: Gordon Parks, Library of Congress

On Performance and Black Theatre: An Interview with Playwright Nina Angela Mercer

April 29, 2017May 2, 2017 J. T. Roane theater

This interview is based on an oral history that I collected with Washington, D.C.-grown and Bronx, New York-based playwright Nina