Due South

A NC tribute to feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Plus, Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal explores Black American fatherhood.

September 15, 2026·50 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

0:01:00Gloria Steinem’s impact on feminism and journalism Groundbreaking journalist and public intellectual Gloria Steinem passed away on September 2 at the age of 92. Best-known as the co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a prominent voice in second-wave feminism, Steinem also had some North Carolina connections, as a speaker at various colleges and conferences across the state.Katherine Turk, associate professor of history and adjunct associate professor of women's and gender studies at UNC-Chapel Hill; author of The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America0:13:00Mark Anthony Neal takes a long look at fatherhood in AmericaProfessor Mark Anthony Neal has been called "the preeminent scholar on Black masculinity in America." In his latest book, "Save a Seat for Me: Notes on American Fatherhood," Neal confronts "the various political, cultural, historical narratives and messages that inform the role of Black fatherhood...which puts him at odds with the way he fathers his own children."Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Professor of African American Studies, Duke University; author of “Save a Seat for Me – Notes on American Fatherhood”

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