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‎Throughline: James Baldwin's Shadow on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Throughline, Ep James Baldwin's Shadow - Apr 28, 2021

I missed this the first time it was released. Worth a listen if you missed it, too.

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Friday 19th March 2021 - I am an artist in every sense of the word. - Erykah Badu

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Exactly how I feel. But not how I’m living. 

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Meshell’s Tiny Desk

"Step into the darkness where I found love.”

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The Fight for America

“Amend” on Netflix on 2/17/21 

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“... That’s life. I lived mine....” ~Cicely Tyson, NPR Interview, 1/24/2021

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Amanda Gorman x Alicia Menendez for Amanpour & Co

Spent some time “getting to know” Amanda Gorman, post Inauguration, and really enjoyed this conversation. Alicia did a really good job unpacking, surfacing and highlighted what is so great about this gem of a human.

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Adrian Tomine’s “Love Life”

Yes. Many days. But, I’ll take the win for at least always showing up on camera. 

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Love Me/Love Me Not

Also posted to my IG Stories. But did you know? ...  Translation LLC assembled the following collaborators to give it life. Directed by Prettybird’s Melina Matsoukas (“Queen & Slim,” “Master of None,” “Insecure”), scored by Solange Knowles, spot’s poem written by Lena Waithe, which was performed by musician Tobe Nwigwe. The ad features black people from all walks of life including NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, tennis pro Naomi Osaka, artists such as rapper Lil Baby, activists & community figures like Janaya Future Khan and the Compton Cowboys.

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#TheShowMustGoOn

Thank you #Amazon

(via The show must go on)

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43/4B

nice logo design. vote!

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An Expanded Vision : September Issue

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Breonna Taylor

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Forever My President & Forever My First Lady

Tucking this here so I can forever reference it. 

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John Lewis : [Extra]Ordinary

“Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America.”

“... we must put away our willingness to profit from the exploitation of others.”

Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral, July 30, 2020. 

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You Can’t Stop Us | Nike

How do they maintain such excellence? Brilliant! 

[heatherrox]

what a gift

“remember. no matter how dark it gets, there’s always good in the world.”

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#TheTimes

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