Category: Racial Justice

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/02/1242106502/beyonce-beatles-blackbird-little-rock-nine

Beyoncé’s recent cover of The Beatles classic “Blackbird” was especially profound to listeners who know that the song pays homage to the Little Rock Nine — a group of Black students who were at the center of the fight to desegregate public schools in the United States.

Her version, which is featured on her new album Cowboy Carter, was even more meaningful to one member of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1241589647/thandiswa-mazwai-tiny-desk-meets-globalfest-2024

Thandiswa Mazwai is one of post-apartheid South Africa’s most influential musicians. For nearly 30 years, she has championed a kind of dance music called Kwaito. The South African genre mixes a variety of rhythms and influences, including hip-hop, reggae, jazz and house music.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1239835813/wales-first-black-leader-uk-europe-vaughan-gething

A Zambian-born lawyer has become the first Black head of government in Wales, in the United Kingdom — and in all of Europe.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/20/1238810380/comedy-tiktok-cubicle-comedian-black-creator-corporate-america

They lampoon American corporate culture — and the internet is here for it

https://www.prismwork.com/news-and-insights/prismwork-co-founder-corey-jones-succeeds-lisen-stromberg-as-ceo

(Plano, Texas, January 20, 2024) PrismWork, a leadership and workplace transformation consultancy, announced today that co-founder Corey Jones will transition from the position of Chief Innovation Officer to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

https://www.sethembile-msezane.com/about

Sethembile Msezane was born in 1991 in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. She lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. She was awarded a Masters in Fine Arts in 2017 from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, where she also completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmaine_Nelson

Charmaine Andrea Nelson (born 1971) is a Canadian art historian, educator, author, and independent curator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Ann_Dorsey

Gail Ann Dorsey (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician. With a long career as a session musician mainly on bass guitar, she performed regularly in David Bowie‘s band, from 1995 to Bowie’s last tour in 2004.