Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s ‘Left of Black’ on winning a Davey Award

“Left of Black,” a web series hosted by Dr. Mark Anthony Neal (AAAS), was a Gold Winner of the 2024 Davey Awards.  The Davey Award is given to “creative Davids”, in reference to the Biblical David and Goliath story, for achievement in a respective medium without a “stratospheric budget.” In this interview, Dr. Neal talks about the creation of the series and how it is intended to have conversations around blackness that are not part of the status quo of black journalism. Read more