Black Aesthetic

Recap of virtual 2020 Juneteenth Celebration: Knowledge For Power session 2 led by the incredible, Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa FreeQuency aka FreeQ Tha Mighty , @Mwendeinsuspenders, who is a storyteller, a truth-teller, a builder and breaker trying to figure out what it means to be human in a world that removes so much of our humanity in order to survive. For more information on FreeQuency check out http://www.freequencyspeaks.com

Title of Session: Being Black at the Intersection of Birth & Death.

"It is the artist's job to unearth stories that people try to bury with shovels of complacency and time," says poet and freedom fighter Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa. Performing her poem "The Joys of Motherhood," Katwiwa explores the experience of Black mothers in America and discusses the impact of the Movement for Black Lives -- because, she says, it's impossible to separate the two.

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Podcast Recorded & Edited by: Dionna Fletcher & Monique Harper-Desir.

Imagery provided by K.M Ross Photography

Copy righted music included:

Arrested Development: People EverydayThanks to our virtual Platform we are able to team up

This episode includes prerecorded material:

WTUL News - Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa

Mwende Katwiwa aka Freequency talks with Gahiji on her book and experience “Becoming Black.”

TEDtalk

https://www.ted.com/talks/mwende_freequency_katwiwa_black_life_at_the_intersection_of_birth_and_death/discussion

EPISODE 1: “Juneteenth...etc”

re-cap of Juneteenth 2020 Virtual Celebration Presented by Black Humboldt & Eureka Chapter of The NAACP.

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Includes input from: @Spasian928 (Jen Be), Humboldt County Community Members, Aundrea Stuckey @All_Love_Aundrea, @DJLBoogie (Lorna Bryant).

Artist Showcase Included: @Mndflabe (AJ), Valetta Molofsky, @That_Desir_Girl (Mo Harper-Desir), & @All_Love_Aundrea (Aundrea Stuckey).

Podcast Recorded & Edited by: Dionna Fletcher & Monique Harper-Desir.

Image provided by K.M Ross Photography

Copy righted content included:

"Def Poetry - Sekou Sundiata - Come on and Bring on the Reparations" see full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLyJ-kEjick

"Spirit & Truth: The Negro National Anthem"

"Marvin Gaye: Star Spangled Banner live (NBA all-star game 1983)."

"Arrested Development: People Everyday"