Toure Neblett Biography
Toure` is an American writer, music journalist, cultural critic, podcaster, and television personality. He was a co-host of the TV show The Cycle on MSNBC. He was also a contributor to MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan show, and the host of Fuse’s Hiphop shop and on the Record. He serves on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating committee. He taught a course on the history of hip hop at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded music, part of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded music, part of the Tisch School of the Arts in New York.
How old is Toure Neblett? – Age
Toure` was born on March 20, 1971, Boston, Massachusetts in United States.
Toure Neblett Marriage – Wife
On March 19, 2005, Toure` married Lebanese American novelist and pop culture commentator Rita Nakouzi. They have a son named Hendrix and a daughter named Fairuz. Rev. Run from Run-DMC was the officiant, and Nelson George served as the best man. Toure` and his wife live in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. On January 11, 2019 Toure` was accused of workplace sexual harassment by a former colleague.
Toure` Neblett writing career
Toure` still at Emory University, He founded a black student newspaper, The Fire This Time. Toure began his writing career as an intern at Rolling Stone in 1992. He has contributed essays and articles to Rolling stone, Essence, Times, Playboy, Time, The village Voice, Vibe, The Washington post and Ebony. Toure has written five books. In 2002, his short story collection portable promised Land was published. In 2004, he wrote a novel, Soul City, set in an African-American utopia, according to The Washington Post. In 2012, Toure published Who’s Afraid of post-Blackness?: What it Means to be Black Now, a book on race in modern America based on a collection of interviews Toure conducted with over 100 prominent African-American icons. In 2013, Toure published I Would Die 4 u: Why prince Became an Icon, a biography of prince that discusses the pop artist’s works and legacy in a religious context.
Television
In 2002, Toure appeared opposite Paula Zahn on CNN’s American Morning and was later featured three times a week on a panel called “90-second pop”. In 2005, BET hired Toure` to cover BET News and public Affairs programming. In 2008, he hosted the reality show I’II Try Anything once, in which he tried a variety of jobs and activities, including rodeo clowning and lumberjacking.
From June 25, 2012, to July 31, 2015, he co-hosted The Cycle on MSNBC with former congressional candidate Krystal Ball, moderate Republication Abby Huntsman, and The Nation correspondent Ari Melber. In May 2014, Toure drew criticism from the Simon Wiesenthal center for implying Holocaust survivors succeeded in the U.S after the second World War because they were white: a blogger from the website.
Podcasting
Toure` hosts several podcasts, including Toure Show. He is known for exploring Black identity and the concept of post-blackness. Among those he has interviewed include rapper Princess Nokia, comedian Roy Wood Jr., and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. The podcast provides weekly rundowns of the 2020 presidential election from a Black progressive point of view. Toure has also made guest appearances on podcasts including creative Rebels, OPP with Corey Cambridge and The Gist.
Toure Neblett Net worth
Toure has a estimated net worth of $2 million.