An Exploration of What It Means to Be Black

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal sits down with Yaba Blay to talk about her new book, (1) Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race. Blay is an assistant professor and co-director of the Africana Studies program at Drexel University.  Suggested Reading The Truth Behind This Viral Meme King Might Surprise You America’s Birth Rate…

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal sits down with Yaba Blay to talk about her new book, (1) Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race. Blay is an assistant professor and co-director of the Africana Studies program at Drexel University. 

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Her book explores mixed-race identity, what exactly is blackness, what does it mean to be black and who determines who is black and who is not.

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