Things I Like(d) - Issue #22: #blackouttuesday
It's #blackouttuesday and there's at once too much and too little to take in...so I'll start here with devoting the following space to some of the words, songs, and images of the black activists, educators and musicians I've been listening to most over the past few days.
Killer Mike's impassioned plea for/from Atlanta a few days ago continues to ring in my ears. Transcript available here.
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Overcome - Songs of Protest and Peace, a playlist by Drew Brown — open.spotify.com
In addition to this page of resources, Drew Brown (a fine musician in his own right) has recently posted 4+ hours of music focused on protest and peace here.
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...with LaTasha Morrison. by Annie and Eddie Keep Talking — anchor.fm
Be The Bridge founder, LaTasha Morrison drops by this podcast hosted by two willing-to-learn white allies for a conversation on learning publicly and showing up after (inevitably) screwing up.
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This in-depth look at one of the civil rights movement's lead singers is well worth the $5 rental here...or free commercial-supported streaming here.
Equally powerful is Mavis' 10 year-old performance of her song "You Are Not Alone" from her album of the same name, posted below.
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TOBi's "24 (Toronto Remix)" feat. Shad, Haviah Mighty, Jazz Cartier and Ejji Smith has layers upon layers upon layers to it, but it's the treatment given Shad's bars that find me leaning in the most.
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London (England)-based artist, Lakwena's maximal palette lays the perfect foundation for her minimal use of text in image after image on her Instagram feed here.