Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Have you ever beeen asked, "where are you from"? And was it out of genuine curiosity––or thinly-veiled hostility? Left of Black host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal welcomes Sophia Chang, the first Asian woman in hip hop, as well as the former manager of A Tribe Called Quest, Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip, and members of Wu-Tang Clan such as RZA, GZA, and Ol' Dirty Bastard. She shares how Method Man stood up for her when she was challenged with that very same question.
Watch the FULL CONVO here: youtu.be/jbaazTMVCbA
Directed and edited by Eric Barstow.
Camera and Sound: Tessa Delgo (Duke Class of 2023)
Special Thanks to Duke Coffeehouse for use of their space!
Left of Black is a web series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars produced by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.
@dukeuniversity @FranklinHumanities @FranklinCenterAtDuke @dukeuniversitysdepartmento2485 #blackstudies #blackscholars
Have you ever beeen asked, "where are you from"? And was it out of genuine curiosity––or thinly-veiled hostility? Left of Black host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal welcomes Sophia Chang, the first Asian woman in hip hop, as well as the former manager of A Tribe Called Quest, Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip, and members of Wu-Tang Clan such as RZA, GZA, and Ol' Dirty Bastard. She shares how Method Man stood up for her when she was challenged with that very same question.
Watch the FULL CONVO here: youtu.be/jbaazTMVCbA
Directed and edited by Eric Barstow.
Camera and Sound: Tessa Delgo (Duke Class of 2023)
Special Thanks to Duke Coffeehouse for use of their space!
Left of Black is a web series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars produced by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.
@dukeuniversity @FranklinHumanities @FranklinCenterAtDuke @dukeuniversitysdepartmento2485 #blackstudies #blackscholars
