SONIC CYCLE EP. 116: Black History Month Pt. 1 - Resources for Learning.
On this week's Cycle, I play some new Hip hop, a little bit of Alt R&B, and discuss some of the books, films, tv shows, events and other resources I'll be exploring and diving into during Black History Month.
The full list of the resources is below, I hope you're able to get your hands, ears and eyes on these to learn alongside me!
BOOKS:
Execution Poems by George Elliott Clarke (2001)
Blues and Bliss by George Elliott Clarke (2008)
Traverse by George Elliott Clarke (2014)
Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard (2019)
Soundin' Canaan by Paul db Watkins (2017)
North of the Color Line: Migration and Black Resistance in Canada, 1870-1955 by Sarah-Jane Mathieu (2010)
Black Writers Matter (Edited by Whitney French) (2010)
The Skin We're In by Desmond Cole (2020)
They Said This Would Be Fun by Eternity Martis (2020)
We Still Here: Hip Hop North of the 49th Parallel (Edited by Charity Marsh and Mark V. Campbell) (2020)
FILMS & TV SHOWS (available on CBC Gem):
Hollywood Black
Black Life: Untold Stories
For the Culture with Amanda Parris
Black Table
Summer of Soul
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EVENTS IN CALGARY:
NMC's Free Event on February 7th: 30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations – From Nation Builders to Tomorrow's Visionaries.
Calgary Public Library - Black History Month Events
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
UCalgary's Black History Month Resource Site Playlist:
- Nas, DJ Premier - Writers
- Harrison - Quiet Miles
- J. Cole - The Fall-Off is Inevitable
- IDK - MiSOGYNISTICAL
- Foggieraw - Boyfriend In Yo Brain (Notice Me)
- Skip Waiters - 1-800-MAN-DOWN
- Harrison - Blueberry
- Sean Leon, God's ALGORITHM - crown
- Kevin Holliday - LOOK!!!!!!!
- Kevin Holliday - WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
- Thundercat, featuring Lil Yachty & Flying Lotus - I Did This To Myself
- Jordan Ward - THEMSELVES
- Kai Banks - Don't U Know?
- Malik Elijah - 4TH GRADE
- Kamm Carson - Real Tears