Today’s conversation is with Jared Ball, who teaches in the Department of Africana Studies at Morgan State University. He is the author of a number of scholarly and public facing essays as well as the book The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power (2023). He also hosts the series I Mix What I Like!, which conducts critical conversations on key issues in African American and African diasporic life. In this podcasted discussion, we explore the politics of Black Studies, the past and future of the study of Black life, and what kinds of commitments hold the best promise for the future of the field.