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DURHAM, NC — September 13^th, 2024 – Left of Black, Duke University's intrepid web series, begins its milestone fifteenth season in mid-October 2024, continuing its tradition of featuring Black Studies faculty along with visual artists, poets, activists, and musicians.

The show’s host Dr.

Mark Anthony Neal, who started teaching at Duke’s African & African American Studies Department in 2004 and is now the Chair, envisioned the series to shine a much-needed spotlight on the leading minds in his field of Black Studies.

This academic discipline deeply examines the history and culture of people of African descent globally and the social challenges they face.

“Before I had any idea what Black Studies was, it was [journalist] Gil Noble’s public affairs program Like It Is, on WABC-TV in New York City that introduced me to such important figures as the legendary po