TheBreakfastClub Interview: MK Asante [Street Life to being a Professor, His Book, Baltimore Riots]

[WheresWallace]

Cliffs:

• Born in Zimbabwe (Parents are A.A. but moved to Africa like Nas did in Belly)
• Moved back to Philly, Parents separated
• Mom was clinically depressed/suicidal and institutionalized
• MK and his brother was in the streets
• Changed his life and was the youngest tenured professor (age 23)
• Discuss public education to prison pipeline
• Discuss social political issues around Baltimore uprising
• His book "Buck" (http://mkasante.com/books/buck/)
  
• Being a Nas and Pac fan
• Working with Talib Kweli on a sound track to his book

 

[omnifax]

Good listen. Man Charlamagne looks like he has on a ton of makeup since since he had his skin discolorations removed.

 

[Kokoro]

Glad they got some black positivity on their show instead of professional buffoons

 

[Big Boss]

 

[WeInHere]

Damn I been thinking about trying to become a professor too but didn't think I had a chance at my age... dope