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1976 #BlackStudies syllabus from a class my mother took as a pre-med student at City College, CUNY. Nice to see her notes. She passed away last year.
Happy to know she read. #EricWilliams Capitalism and Slavery 🇹🇹 #Maroon societies.
The Caribbean and Brazil in conversation.
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Good news for people who said they wanted more of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM: all of the conversations are going to be available to watch in an archive.
I spoke with director David Greaves for this month’s Operation Restoration for @TheAVClub.
avclub.com/once-upon-a-time-…
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The “guy who signed him” was my mentor and friend, Gary Harris. Gary was an A&R guy at EMI Records, after a stint as a promo guy at SugarHill Records. Gary had incredible ears and so much soul. Signing D’Angelo was a source of enormous pride for Gary, so I am saying his name.
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…we get to the soloists (Chaka Khan, Stephanie Mills, Melba Moore, Cherrelle, Deniece Williams, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Gwen Guthrie, Angela Bofill, Phyllis Hyman, Cheryl Lynn, Debra Laws, Gwen McCrae, Sharon Redd, Donna Washington, Jocelyn Brown, Thelma Houston, etc)
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DJ Sam Chatman, the Chicago legend known as the Godfather of Steppin', has died. He was 85
abc7chicago.com/post/dj-sam-…
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When “indie sleaze” was actually happening, it was just called indie. But as the era gets repackaged through playlists, party photos, and Pinterest boards, the Black artists who helped shape the era are being left out.
@Santigold, Spank Rock, and @kilokish shed light on the scene they experienced, the boxes the industry put them in, and how the people telling its story shape what gets remembered.
Read the full feature by @precious1otus here: pigeonsandplanes.com/read/wh…
