This episode we hear from cultural critic David Dennis, Jr – Senior Writer at ESPN’s Andscape and author of the new book The Movement Made Us: A Father, a Son, and the Legacy of a Freedom Ride. We talk about the similarities and differences between Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movement, the book that inspired David’s storytelling, and what it means to survive when you’re planning to die.
The Stacks Book Club selection for June is White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue … and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation by Lauren Michele Jackson. We will discuss the book on June 29th with David Dennis Jr.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes. You can also find everything we talked about on Amazon.
- The Movement Made Us by David Dennis Jr.
- Davidson College (Davidson, North Carolina)
- Stephen “Steph” Curry
- Clint Smith
- The Golden State Warriors
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Klay Thompson
- Drake
- “Drake places massive bet on Warriors making NBA Finals” (Taylor Wirth, NBC Sports)
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- Toni Morrison
- Freedom Riders
- Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
- Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Medgar Evers
- James Chaney
- Michael Schwerner
- Andrew Goodman
- The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
- Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
- One Night in Miami (Regina King, 2021)
- Bob Moses
- Breaking Bad (AMC)
- George Raymond
- South to America and PB&J (The Stacks IG)
- Target-brand Honey Wheat Bread
- Artesano Bread
- Bonne Maman Strawberry Preserves
- Smuckers Jam
- Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter
- White Negroes by Lauren Michele Jackson
- Andscape (ESPN)
- Around the Horn (ESPN)
- Atlanta Hawks
- Michael Jordan
- Chicago Bulls
- New Orleans Saints
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New York Giants
- San Francisco 49ers
- Baron Davis
- Andrei Kirilenko
- Baron Davis dunks on Andrei Kirilenko
- Former Warriors Mascot Thunder
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- David Stern
- Matt Barnes
- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
- Assata by Assata Shakur
- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
- The Dead Are Arising by Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Bird Uncaged by Marlon Peterson
- South to America by Imani Perry
- Heavy by Kiese Laymon
- Breathe by Imani Perry
- Gucci Mane
- South to America by Imani Perry (Audiobook)
- Ozark (Netflix)
- Shine Bright by Danyel Smith
- “Ep. 216 Shine Bright by Danyel Smith – The Stacks Book Club (Novena Carmel)” (The Stacks)
- It Was All a Dream by Justin Tinsley
- LA Times Festival of Books
- Gregg Popovich
- Far Sector by N. K. Jemisin
- Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody
- Local People by John Dittmer
- Food Network
- Guy Fieri
- Food Paradise (Travel Channel)
- Costco
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014)
- Matthew McConaughey
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Donald Petrie, 2003)
- Love and Basketball (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2000)
- My Best Friend’s Wedding (P.J. Hogan, 1997)
- When Harry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989)
- Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
- Soul Food (George Tillman Jr, 1997)
- Long Division by Kiese Laymon
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Ross Barnett
- How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
- Jesmyn Ward
- Regina King
- Lower Ed by Tressie McMillan Cottom
- The State Must Provide by Adam Harris
- Gabrielle Union
- Met Gala
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