#black utopia

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Dominic Fike by Micaiah Carter in full Fenty for Vol. 1 of The Black Utopia

[theblack-dalia]

Homage to Earl Lloyd; First African American to play in the NBA

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[nubobot]

derek sherinian - stony days black utopia (2003)

[processedlives]

Thinking about black joy beyond Ferguson, beyond the continual pain of being denied basic human rights, beyond, and perhaps outside of, structural racism, anti-blackness, white supremacy, and state-sanctioned terror have allowed black people to continue on, despite every reason to not. In addition, black joy, a real and imagined site of utopian possibility, must also be an important part of Alexander’s “bottom line blackness” and Moten’s radical “freedom drive that animates black performances.” More than a method to endure, however, black joy allows us the space to stretch our imaginations beyond what we previously thought possible and allows us to theorize a world in which white supremacy does not dictate our everyday lives. House parties, backyard cookouts, and other spaces  where  black  bodies  gather  in  celebration  produce  rich  and  profound moments in which black love and laughter “lifts everyone slightly above the present” and allows to feel, to know in our bones, what black utopia might be like.

Javon Johnson, Black Joy in the Time of Ferguson

[blackartcity]

STEFFANI JEMISON & BLACK UTOPIA

If we can understand the Great Migration at the turn of the 20th century as a radical spatial imaginary, through this lens, the Black city can be framed as an active collective imagining of utopia. A Black utopia, the pursuit of black humanity and economic growth, a presaged us-ness as full citizens of this America.

The Great Migration, like Reconstruction and contemporary post-racial politics, embodied the promise of America’s benevolence, staging the Black city to fall short of its deliverance of a Black utopia. Fostering a calamity of hope akin to the preacher man’s unholy repetition, “Just Hold On My Brothers and Sisters! A change is sure to come!” As Isabel Wilkerson explains, migration from the south, “... grew out of the unmet promises made after the Civil War and, through the sheer weight of it, helped push the country toward the civil rights revolutions of the 1960s.” And still, fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement, America has sustained its legacy of racial dystopia, inciting another generation to proclaim their humanity in protest. Will the inconvenience and backlash of Black rage further stagnate the road towards truth and accountability for America and her future?

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Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series (Panel One) - 1941 Caption “During the World War there was a great migration North by Southern Negroes”

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Derek Sherinian, Zakk Wylde & Billy Sheehan - Black Utopia

"Black Utopia" by Derek Sherinian, Zakk Wylde & Billy Sheehan

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DEREK SHERINIAN – Black Utopia reissue

DEREK SHERINIAN – Black Utopia reissue

“Black Utopia” is Sherinian’s second solo release and by far his most daring for 2003. Musically, his synthesizer work is quite varied, showcasing many unique attributes of prog rock, jazz-fusion and heavy melodic rock. I remember when I first got this record in my paws back in ’03 and was completely floored when I heard the whole album in one sitting, it was quite a trip to the unknowns, which…

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