As Juneteenth becomes a more wide-spread celebration, musicians and content creators of all types are jumping in to honor the holiday. Garrett goes into why he chose not to offer anything this year in an emotional final movement. Scott shines a light on the continued struggle for equity across the pond, and helps unpack a think piece written to demean the work of composer Daniel Bernard Roumain. Violinist Rachel Barton Pine talks about her decades-long work supporting and promoting Black composers, and asks Garrett a few questions, herself.

Playlist:

Gladys Knight & the Pips - "I've Got to Use My Imagination"

Jimi Hendrix - "Freedom" (Live at the Atlanta Pop Festival 1970: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDvlErh5zcc)

Daniel Bernard Roumain - String Quartet No. 5 "Rosa Parks" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Its8ukW2k)

J. Cole - "Be Free" (Live from David Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZc8SH6EFk)

Wayne Shorter - "Terra Incognita"

David Baker - "Blues (Deliver My Soul)"

Traditional - "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"

More:

Rachel Barton Pine Foundation: https://www.rbpfoundation.org

Classical Music From Africa and the African Diaspora: https://www.musicbyblackcomposers.org

Downbeat (Nina Simone interview excerpt): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jicLmH8tlU

Tom Hanks Is A Non-Racist. It's Time For Him To Be Anti-Racist: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/13/1005725990/tom-hanks-is-a-non-racist-its-time-for-him-to-be-anti-racist?fbclid=IwAR1CUgGJ-DeY91KovbfPh6r8EVFRKwV7vl7oSImxQ310L_TO726kuoz7_fk

Barbican Centre described as 'inherently racist' by current and former staff: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57438754

Resisting Racial Demagoguery: https://www.city-journal.org/tulsa-opera-daniel-bernard-roumain?wallit_nosession=1&fbclid=IwAR3ojFbdRfSDieDpdAkzBeBsApTTU_rGPb2Qv2t_ITYd8WAxS3NDBMOKf64

Deontay Wilder Blasts Radio Rahim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h30uTmahNFQ