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We can't highlight Black Music Month without talking about Michael Jackson. Undoubtedly one of the most famous people to ever live, Jackson's impact on music is unmeasurable but as fans know it hasn't always been a smooth ride. Panama Jackson welcomes the hosts of the Wondery and Audible podcast "Think Twice: Michael Jackson" to discuss some of the biggest takeaways from their in-depth podcast that analyzed Jackson's life outside of fame. 

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Finding joy, finding motivation, finding connection is fundamental to our existence. Both Karega and Felicia have been trying to find that balance of joy outside of the work they do daily. However, the music keeps pulling them in. Listen in as the couple describes how music, and specifically OUR music, has shaped their connection to self, and community. PLUS how it contributes to their practice of wellness. 

Karega's New Album Legacy Lounge Season 1 "Legacy Talk Only"  is AVAILABLE NOW through EVEN. 

Felicia's new book SOL Affirmations: A Toolkit for Mothers Who Are Investigating Grief's Process is available now! A collection of affirmations for Mothers who are experiencing Motherhood differently than imagined. These affirmations are carefully written with the intention to support Mothers in centering their Love through different walks of pregnancy and neonatal loss. Karega's book SOL Affirmations: A Toolkit for Reflection and Manifesting Light Within is also available for purchase. You can find out more about Karega and Felicia (and Kamaiu and Kamali) at their website SOLandLove.com

Keep up  with Karega and Felicia on Instagram: @karegabailey & @fefemonique

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In celebration of Black Music Month Maiysha sits down with music executive Danyel Smith about her music memoir Shine Bright which is a personal memoir of Danyel Smith as well as a history lesson about Black women in Pop. Danyel was the first Black woman editor of Billboard. The two discuss Danyel's turbulent and at times abusive upbringing, the Black women in music such as Whitney Houston, Lizzo, Beyonce and Ella Fitzgerald who deserve flowers and how women in the music industry still have to navigate a male dominated industry.  

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Dear Culture kicks off Black Music Month with an epic debate that covers everyone from Nas and Lauryn Hill to Ice Cube and Drake. Both self-proclaimed hip-hop heads, host Panama Jackson and veteran music journalist Touré can't seem to agree on pretty much anything. 

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Tracy Chapman became one of the biggest musicians in the world thanks to two critical 80s concepts—affirmative action and the diasporic mindset. Because of the diasporic mindset, many Americans thought of Africa as part of their world, as if Africa’s problems are our own, and we are not truly free until South Africans suffering under Apartheid are free. And affirmative action did nothing less than change Chapman’s life. We’ll explore how those ideas  helped Chapman and how they relate to "Fast Car." We’ll also look at what Chapman’s life might have been like if she’d never been helped by affirmative action.

Guests: Jelani Cobb, Dean, Columbia Journalism School

Credits: 

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

• Label: Elektra
• Writer: Tracy Chapman 
• Publisher: PURPLE RABBIT MUSIC

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Live Version)

• Label: Elektra
• Writer: Tracy Chapman 
• Publisher: Purple Rabbit Music

Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train

• Writer: Elizabeth Cotten, James Paul, William Frederick
• Label: Folkways Records FG 3526
• Publisher: Figs D Music

Elizabeth Cotten - Goin Down the Road Feelin Bad

• Writer: Elizabeth Cotten
• Label: Folkways Records FG 3526
• Publisher: Folkways Records FG 3526

Tracy Chapman | Rare Interview, Planet Rock Profiles

Tracy Chapman 1996, Charlie Rose

Tracy Chapman Talks Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman Online

Elizabeth Cotten, Series Down Home

Elizabeth Cotten, Rainbow Quest TV

I Am Somebody, Jesse Jackson LP, Respect Records (1971)

Living History presents Jesse Jackson, Rutherford Living History

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"My Brother’s A Basehead” is a true story. Posdnous from De La Soul had an older brother who had a crack addiction and it was very damaging for the whole family. For Pos and his parents, crack was literally in the house just as it was in many houses and many families during the crack era. Crack decimated many families and De La Soul made one of the most powerful songs about all that. In this episode we talk about how crack destroyed families and what went into the making of "My Brother’s A Basehead.” We talk to Prince Paul, De La Soul’s producer who’s sometimes called the 4th member of the group. We also talk about a very different song about crack users, Public Enemy’s Night of the Living Baseheads, which looked down on people who used crack while one of the members of PE was a crack addict. PE's producer Hank Shocklee joins us for that.  

Guests:

Prince Paul, Producer - De La Soul is Dead

Hank Shocklee, Producer - Public Enemy

Credits:

De La Soul - My Brothers a Basehead

• Writer: Posdnuos, Trugoy the Dove, Prince Paul, Maseo, Clint Ballard Jr. & Robby Krieger
• Label: Tommy Boy Records
• Publisher: Tee Girl Music, MCA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Doors Music Co.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 - The Message 

• Writer: Clifton ‘’Jiggs’’ Chase, Sylvia Robinson, Duke Bootee & Grandmaster Melle Mel
• Label: Sugar Hill Records
• Publisher: Sugar Hill Records

De La Soul - Me Myself and I

• Writer: Posdnuos, Trugoy the Dove, Prince Paul, Maseo, George Clinton & Philippe Wynne 
• Label: Tommy Boy Records
• Publisher: Birdsong Edwin Music Pub, Bridgeport Music Inc, Daisy Age Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co

De La Soul - Potholes on My Lawn

• Writer: P. Huston, K. Mercer, D. Jolicoeur, V. Mason
• Label: Tommy Boy Records
• Publisher: Tommy Boy Music

Public Enemy - Night of the Living Baseheads

• Writer: Chuck D, Eric Sadler & Hank Shocklee
• Label: Def Jam Recordings
• Publisher: Def American Songs Inc, Reach Global Songs, Shocklee Music, Songs Of Reach Music, Terrordome Music Publishing Llc, Your Mother S Music Inc

Crack User in the 80’s epic interview, EurointheCut

What is the Drug War? With Jay-Z & Molly Crabapple, Drug Policy Alliance

Lawn Order, 99 Percent Invisible

Toure: Why I Quit, Touré

Speaking Freely: Chuck D, Freedom Forum

Malcolm X’s Fiery Speech Addressing Police Brutality, Smithsonian Channel

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“Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos” is Public Enemy’s look at prison and mass incarceration. In this episode, we leap from that song into talking about the New Jim Crow and mass incarceration and how being in America is like being in a prison.

Guests:

Dr. Christina Greer, Fordham Professor

Hank Shocklee, Producer

Adam Bernstein, Director, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

Jim Jones, Rapper 

Credits:

Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

• Writer: Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee & Flavor Flav
• Label: Def Jam Recordings & Columbia Records
• Publisher: Shocklee Music, Songs Of Reach Music, Songs Of Universal Inc, Terrordome Music Publishing Llc, Your Mother S Music Inc

Public Enemy - Fight The power

• Writer: Flavor Flav, Gary G-Wiz, Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler & Keith Shocklee
• Label:  Def Jam Recordings
• Publisher:  Reach Global Songs, Shocklee Music, Songs Of Reach Music, Songs Of Universal Inc, Terrordome Music Publishing Llc, Your Mother S Music Inc

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn

• Writer: Ice Cube, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Keith Shocklee & Eric Sadler
• Label: Def Jam Recordings & Columbia Records
• Publisher: Cold Chillin' Music Publishing Inc, Gangsta Boogie Music, Universal Music Corporation

Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

• Writer: Chuck D, Eric Sadler & Keith Shocklee
• Label: Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records
• Publisher: Bridgeport Music Inc, Reach Global Songs, Songs Of Universal Inc

Jay Z - 99 Problems 

• Writer: JAY-Z, Rick Rubin, Ice-T, DJ Aladdin, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, N.D. Smart II, Leslie West, Bun B, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg, Billy Squier & Felix Pappalardi
• Label: Def Jam Recordings & Roc-A-Fella Records
• Publisher: Carter Boys Music, EMI April Music, Rhyme Syndicate Music, Copyright Control, Ammo Dump Music, Carrumba Music, Songs of the Knight, Spirit Two Music, Warner Music Group, Universal - Songs of Polygram International, BMG & Careers-BMG Music Publishing

Muhammad Ali Gives His Stance On The Vietnam War, The Dick Cavett Show

Muhammad Ali Refuses Induction, Opposing Vietnam War, The Boys Who Said NO!

Michelle Alexander Extended Interview, Religion and Ethics Weekly, PBS

Speaking Freely: Chuck D, Freedom Forum

House Negro/Field Negro, Malcolm X Message To The Grassroots

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Stevie’s legendary song “Happy Birthday” was originally part of the long, hard battle to turn Dr. King’s birthday into a national holiday. When Dr. King was assassinated, his approval rating with white people was very low. At that point, he was not beloved by them. It took a lot of careful, steady, thoughtful, diplomatic work by Coretta Scott King to change his image and win over politicians. Stevie Wonder was committed to that struggle and this song is just one of the things he did for Dr. King. In this episode, we talk to King's daughter Bernice as well as the engineers who worked with Stevie on the song. We talk about how they got us to having a King holiday and what that fight meant to Stevie. And why he usually records in the middle of the night.

Guests:

Dr. Chrissy Greer, Professor, Fordham University 

Jelani Cobb, Professor, Columbia University 

Lon Neumann, Recording Engineer, Happy Birthday

Gary Adante, Lead Engineer, Happy Birthday

Dr. Bernice King, CEO The King Center 

Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds, Journalist

Credits:

Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday 

• Writer: Stevie Wonder
• Label: Motown Records
• Publisher: Black Bull Music Inc, Jobete Music Co Inc

Public Enemy - By the Time I Get to Arizona

• Writer: Chuck D, Neftali Santiago, Mandrill, Stuart Robertz, G-Wiz & C-Dawg
• Label: Def Jam and Colombia Records
• Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment

Stevie Wonder sings "Happy Birthday" Martin Luther King, CSPAN

Stevie Wonder on creating Martin Luther King Day 1983, CNN

Public Enemy, Arsenio Hall (1993)

Martin Luther King, Jr. on Income Inequality and Redistribution of Wealth, Insaaf Blog

Harold Washington, CBS Chicago

Republican President Reagan’s Jaw-Dropping Press Conference the Day Martin Luther King Holiday Was Passed, Mediaite

Public Enemy Chuck D Interview, ABC News (1992) 

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“I’m Coming Out” was meant to be a gay liberation song but the song’s writer and producer Nile Rodgers didn’t tell Diana Ross that. Which led to a whole thing. It’s a crazy story. The origin of the song is fascinating but more interesting is how disco in general was part of the gay rights movement. We chart the rise of disco and look at the way it dovetailed with the struggle for LGBTQ rights and how being gay is so different for Sylvester than for Tyler the Creator. 

Guests:

Wesley Morris, Critic, New York Times

Craig Seymour, Music Critic and Activist 

Nile Rodgers, Record Producer and Chic Founder

Bill Coleman, Artist Manager 

DJ Jellybean Benitez, Deejay

Nelson George, Filmmaker and Author 

Credits:

Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out 

• Writer: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers

• Label: Motown Records
• Publisher: Chic Music, Inc

Chic - Le Freak

• Writer: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
• Label: Atlantic Records
• Publisher: Chic Music & Cotillion Records

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

• Writer: Sylvester & James Wirrick
• Label: Fantasy
• Publisher: Bee Keeper Music, Tipsyl Music

Barry White - You’re The First, My Last, My Everything

• Writer: Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe & Barry White
• Label:  20th Century Fox Records
• Publisher: SaVette Music Co.

Diana Ross - Love Hangover

• Writer: Pam Sawyer & Marilyn McLeod
• Label: Motown Records
• Publisher: Jobete Music Co. INC

A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie

• Writer: Perry Kibble & Janice Marie Johnson
• Label: Capitol Records
• Publisher: On Time Music, INC

Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby

• Writer: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
• Label: Casablanca, Oasis
• Publisher: Saturday Music and Cafe Americana

Grace Jones - Pull up to the Bumper

• Writer: Sly Dunbar, Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell, Sly & Robbie & Grace Jones
• Label: Island
• Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Candi Stanton - Young Hearts Run Free

• Writer: Dave Crawford
• Label: Warner Bros.
• Publisher: Ghati Music Inc

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

• Writer: Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
• Label: Polydor Records
• Publisher: Perren-Vibes Music Co. 

Tyler the Creator - I Ain’t Got Time

• Writer: Tyler, The Creator
• Label: Columbia Records
• Publisher:  Columbia Records & Sony Music Entertainment

Tyler, The Creator Used To Be Accused of Homophobia, Now Raps About “Kissing White Boys”, Genius

Tyler The Creator And Funk Flex Have an Honest Conversation Plus, Hot 97

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“She Works Hard for the Money,” is Donna Summer’s classic that was born when she saw a waitress sleeping during her shift and thought, damn she works hard for the money. In this episode we talk about the birth of the song with Summer’s husband and we talk about Black women’s economic issues and how Black women can accrue more wealth and what society needs to do for Black women and how sisters can get more venture capital funds so they can start and grow their own businesses. 

Guests:

Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer’s Husband  

Omi Bell, CEO, Black Girl Ventures Foundation

Lauren Maillian, CEO, Digital Undivided 

Nina Banks, Professor Bucknell University

Credits:

Donna Summer - MacArthur Park

• Writer: Jimmy Webb
• Label: Casablanca Record and Filmworks Inc.
• Publisher: Canopy Music

Donna Summer - Hot Stuff

• Writer: Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer & Pete Bellotte
• Label: Casablanca Records
• Publisher: Sweet Summer Night Music 

Donna Summer - Bad Girls 

• Writer: Joe Esposito, Edward Hokenson, Bruce Sudano & Donna Summer
• Label: Casablanca Records
• Publisher: Sweet Summer Night Music 

Donna Summer - She Works Hard For the Money 

• Writer: Michael Omartian & Donna Summer
• Label: Casablanca Record and Filmworks Inc.
• Publisher: Phonogram International B.V.

Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin Goin On But The Rent 

• Writer: Gwen Guthrie
• Label: Polydor
• Publisher: Universal Polygram International Publishing Inc

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“Redemption Song” by Bob Marley and the Wailers is one of the ultimate songs about the Black spirit and the immense determination that has gotten us through life in America. I’m talking about a specifically Black determination that has powered our resistance and carried us through life in America. A sense of Black determination that we hear in Redemption Song as well as Sam Cookie’s “A Change Gonna Come,” Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise,” and Kendrick’s “Alright.” No matter how hard things have been we have always been certain that one day we would overcome.

 Guests:

Roger Steffens, Author, So Much Things to Say

Michael Eric Dyson, Professor, Princeton University

Credits:

Bob Marley and The Wailer's - Redemption Song 

• Writer: Bob Marley
• Label: Tuff Gong & Island Records
• Publisher: Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited, Primary Wave/Blue Mountain

Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come

• Writer: Sam Cooke
• Label: RCA Victor
• Publisher: Kegs Music Corp. 

Kendrick Lamar - Alright 

• Writer: Kawan Prather, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams & Sounwave
• Label: Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment & Interscope Records
• Publisher: EMI April Music, New World Music, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music Publishing Group, PECF, BMG Firefly, BMG, Warner/Chappell, Top Dawg Entertainment, Sony/ATV Allegro, In Thee Face Music Publishing, Hard Working Black Folks Publishing, BMG Gold Songs, Beat Bully Productions, More Water From Nazareth & EMI Pop Music Publishing

Still I Rise, Maya Angelou

Yvonne Orji, The Toure Show

#TrumpRally protesters chant "We gonna be alright", Chicago Reader

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Everyday Lessons Now with Dr. Amala Luncheon and Terrin Callendar 6.26.22 Interview with Gary Hines, the Musical Director of Sounds of Blackness

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Dear Culture, is Brandy the “vocal bible?”   Yes, our beloved Brandy Norwood has been labeled the Vocal Bible, but I’m not really sure if I’m sold on this idea. That’s why I, Panama Jackson, will be chatting with journalist Dai Poole, so he can help me unpack why Brandy has been given this high esteem.  Dear Culture is an original podcast from TheGrio Black Podcast Network.

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In honor of Black Music Month, Tea, Leona, and Chele are discussing some of their favorite albums by Black artists.

00:00             Vincent Goodwill is back as a guest host! Jeff Goodman doesn’t like the Thunder’s draft picks “at all.”  Kurt Helin reacts to the report that Kyrie Irving will opt in and be traded.

38:46             Carron J Phillips answers today’s Black Music Month question.  He remains a supporter of Kyrie Irving, the basketball player.

Change Matters with Collette Williams and Kenny Hendrix; Interview with 4-time R&B Historian Winner, Tyrone DuBose.

Dear Culture, I honestly and wholeheartedly believe Janet Jackson’s albums are better than Michael Jackson’s albums. Come kick it with me, Panama Jackson, and our fellow journalist at theGrio, Matthew Allen as we unpack why I’m right.

TheGrio Black Podcast Network kicks off Black Music Month with which superstar sibling has the best albums?  Panama has a hot take:  Janet Jackson's albums are better than MJ’s albums, and the reaction is out of Control!   Dear Culture is an original podcast from TheGrio Black Podcast Network.

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