“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

“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 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Writer: Bob Marley</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label: Tuff Gong &amp; Island Records</li>
<li aria-level="1">Publisher: Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited, Primary Wave/Blue Mountain</li>
</ul>
 
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Writer: Sam Cooke</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label: RCA Victor</li>
<li aria-level="1">Publisher: Kegs Music Corp. </li>
</ul>
Kendrick Lamar - Alright 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Writer: Kawan Prather, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams &amp; Sounwave</li>
<li aria-level="1">Label: Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment &amp; Interscope Records</li>
<li aria-level="1">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 &amp; EMI Pop Music Publishing</li>
</ul>
Still I Rise, Maya Angelou
Yvonne Orji, The Toure Show
#TrumpRally protesters chant "We gonna be alright", Chicago Reader

Black music by the decades.  Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time.  Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song. We tell the story of each decade through music. Our host and lead writer Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period. 

Black music by the decades.  Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time.  Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song. We tell the story of each decade through music. Our host and lead writer Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period.

Being Black- The '80s

NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast

Black music by the decades.  Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time.   Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song.   Our host and lead writer, Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period. 

NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast
Black music by the decades.  Each season will deconstruct the most popular Black music of the decade, including what was happening in Black America at each moment in time.   Each episode of this audio docuseries focuses on a single song that defined a decade and changed the world. This music series explores cultural, political, and creative change one decade at a time. The first season will explore the Black music of the 80s and the sociopolitical roots of that music. Each episode looks at a single song from the era and what was happening socially at the moment that led to that song.   Our host and lead writer, Touré, interviews experts, cultural commentators, academics, and political thinkers, who will leave you feeling like you learned more about the music of the period.

Advertisement