The Buck Series

Series produced by New Visions, New Voices

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The Buck Series is a 24-part audio series narrated by award-winning filmmaker, author, and professor, MK Asante exploring themes addressed in his critically acclaimed memoir, Buck.

The Buck Series is a 24-part audio series narrated by award-winning filmmaker, author, and professor, MK Asante exploring themes addressed in his critically acclaimed memoir, Buck. Each three-minute segment includes a dramatic reading and an artistic component addressing issues of education, the arts, family/community, hip-hop, mental health, and faith; and features the inimitable Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. Fresh, edgy, dynamic, and groundbreaking, the Buck series is an inspiring tribute to the power of art and the human spirit of triumph, where success often comes only through travails.


24 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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MK Asante acknowledges the primacy of the community (the village) to the African-American community and discusses the importance of collective resp...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Despite being a tabooed topic in much of the African American community, mental health illness has become ubiquitous. MK Asante advocates for frank...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Featuring a dramatic reading from his mother’s diary, MK Asante addresses the shame that often accompanies mental health illness in America, partic...

Bought by KPVL and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
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MK Asante examines the foundation that parents try to establish for their children while acknowledging that even the best-intentioned parents are u...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1