Salon.com: “Random Acts of Flyness”: HBO’s midnight marvel will make your head spin

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If Democrats win, they’ll face a January quandary Amanda Marcotte --------------------------------------------------------------- [trump-military3-580x385.jpg]( [Trump loses his precious military parade]( Trump melts down on Twitter after his military parade is canceled due to high costs Matthew Rozsa --------------------------------------------------------------- [diamond-silk-fox-580x385.jpg]( [Diamond & Silk: Media is “the enemy!”]( Diamond & Silk attack the American media on “Fox & Friends”: “They are the enemy of the people” Joseph Neese --------------------------------------------------------------- [salonapp-2.jpeg]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [imp?s=289223&layout=marquee&li=5deda2aaa7&e={EMAIL}&p=30261adfd7]( [imp?s=289224&sz=1x1&li=5deda2aaa7&e={EMAIL}&p=30261adfd7] [imp?s=289225&sz=1x1&li=5deda2aaa7&e={EMAIL}&p=30261adfd7] [imp?s=289226&sz=116x15&li=5deda2aaa7&e={EMAIL}&p=30261adfd7]( [imp?s=289227&sz=69x15&li=5deda2aaa7&e={EMAIL}&p=30261adfd7]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [b346c198-bf30-4f19-98c4-a39e7242dcbf.png] [nvKYxs24-720.jpg]( ["The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" turns 20: How the hip-hop artist paved the way for millennial women]( "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," Lauryn Hill's 1998 solo debut, is often lauded as one of the greatest albums of all time. Award-winning author, hip-hop journalist and scholar, Joan Morgan, argues on “Salon Talks” that the impact of that album and Hill's legacy goes far beyond the music. In her new book, ["She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,"]( Morgan explains how Hill was both a musical and visual intervention to hip-hop and pop culture. "Lauryn showed up on the scene and rose to a Beyoncé level of fame, insisting that she look exactly like she looked," Morgan told SalonTV’s Rachel Leah. "She really kicked the door wide open for what we routinely, visually call Black Girl Magic now, before we had the term and before we had the hashtag." Morgan also pointed out the public's resistance to Hill's young pregnancy and questions the music industry’s and fans lack of empathy for Hill. After all, Hill's legacy is muddled for some. She has a slim body of work, has earned a reputation for being hard to work with (with the lawsuits to prove it), and is notorious for being hours late to her shows. But Morgan says we should recognize Hill's humanity, and most importantly, that "a 23 year-old woman came out, was resolutely herself, unapologetically herself and gave us a space to enter and to grow in. And sometimes that's enough." In "She Begat This," Morgan enlists other cultural trailblazers, like #MeToo founder [Tarana Burke]( , magazine legend Kierna Mayo, cultural critic dream hampton, image activist Michaela Angela Davis, among other artists, DJs and scholars, to tell an oral history of Hill and the way she transformed the culture. Want more music content? Tune in for more interviews on “Salon Talks,” and live music performances on “Salon Stage,” daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [YouTube]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . [bOGapfEq-720.jpg]( [Chef Marcus Samuelsson on how a good meal transcends politics: Food “doesn't have an R or D behind it”]( Renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson of [Red Rooster]( ) is celebrating the delicious and diverse cuisines of American cities in a new six-part television series, [“No Passport Required,”]( which he’s hosting and executive producing for PBS. He joined “Salon Talks” to talk about why he chose to visit vibrant immigrant communities where the creativity behind each dish is as deep and rich as the history. “Unless you're native everyone is an immigrant in American, right? Doesn't matter how we got here, right?” Samuelsson, who was born in Ethiopia, raised in Sweden, and now based in Harlem, told SalonTV’s D. Watkins. In thinking about what type of food show he wanted to create, Samuelsson was set on spotlighting immigrants. “We are all kind of dealing with this moment that we are in. We know it’s very unique, we are all being challenged, especially as a black man you are constantly being challenged from day one, so that’s actually been helpful in this process, because we are always under attack.” Samuelsson said. The chef, who says he’s been an immigrant six times in different countries, chose to explore the cuisines of Detroit’s Middle Eastern community, the Indo-Guyanese community in Queens, Haitians in Miami and Ethiopians in Washington, just to name a few. During the filming of “No Passport Required,” Samuelsson also picked up some cooking inspiration. “As chefs, we don't just get great ideas from an expensive restaurants, it's actually the opposite,” Samuelsson said. “We want to eat things that are foreign to us because out of that journey like, ‘Oh, maybe there's a way to tweak this.’” Watch the interview above to learn more about the show and to hear Samuelsson talk about music’s connection to food. 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The directors joined “Salon Talks” to discuss the making of their six-part documentary series,“Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story,” which airs on BET and the Paramount Network and is backed by executive producer Jay-Z. The series revisits Martin’s case, the trial’s not-guilty verdict, and why Florida’s “stand your ground” laws need reform. The filmmaking duo, who won a Peabody Award for their docuseries [“Time: The Kalief Browder Story,”]( say they want the series to serve as a wake up call around racism for Americans who may have gone numb to the 24-7 headlines under President Trump. According to Willoughby Nason, the “Rest In Power” series “gives you context from Trayvon to Trump and the six years of tissue between all of the elements at play.” Furst added, “This film is more important than ever. I think that people are numb, people are apathetic, people are getting tired by the barrage of bad news and I think we’re losing a sense of context.” The six-part series combines home videos, family photos and news footage and asks viewers to question the laws, politics and gun policies that led to Martin’s death and enabled Zimmerman to walk away without prison time. “With all the work that we make, especially work about race in this country, I think we want to hammer home at a bigger storyline, and that is that racism is economics, racism is capitalism, that racism serves people’s pockets, and that if we continue to be divided, the lowest among us, both black and white, are going to continue to suffer,” Furst said. He cited Florida’s “stand your ground” laws that were discussed around Martin’s case and today in the case of Markeis McGlockton, who was fatally shot outside a convenience store in Clearwater, Florida by Michael Drejka. Watch the interview above to learn more about the making of the series and the new information it’s providing about what happened to Zimmerman after the trial. And, watch SalonTV’s full conversation with [Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin]( who played a big role in the making of “Rest in Power” and are supporting mothers and fathers who have lost children to gun violence through the [Trayvon Martin Foundation]( ). [WkNN3nV1-720.jpg]( [D. Watkins' Salon 5: How teachers can prepare for back to school and support students this year]( With summer coming to a close, Salon’s D. Watkins is thinking about back to school season and considering what makes good teachers great. In today’s Salon 5, Watkins, who is a teacher himself, gives the five best lessons teachers can learn before stepping back into the classroom. Watkins believe teachers can change lives. His lessons cover everything from being open to students’ cultures to reminding teachers they are there to serve the students. Watch the video above to learn more and hear Watkins’ tips for teachers. 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