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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Pointing to the environment as a learning tool, MK Asante interlaces personal stories of the unconventional teachers that allow his precocity to sh...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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MK Asante draws parallels between community-based struggle as manifested in mass movements including the Civil Rights Movement and the individual-b...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Using excerpts from his mother’s diary as a glimpse into the mind of someone suffering from serious mental health issues, Asante redirects the list...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEAA, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 4
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Using his mother’s struggles with depression and his sister’s battles with schizophrenia as a backdrop, MK Asante addresses mental health issues an...

Bought by WEAA, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 3