Episode 6: #BHM Black with All That Jazz
My 2 Black Friends EPISODE 4: #BHM Black with All That Jazz This week, your 2 Black Friends keep it blacklity, black ,black in Black History Month! In “What’s On Your Timeline” Dustin makes his prehistoric acting debut on T-Rex Ranch on YouTube and almost loses his black card for not seeing a beloved black classic film. Re’Sean tries to break up with bronchitis and gets called out for his “disgusting” dessert choices. What’s going on “In These Streets”? Re’Sean tells us about the new documentary produced by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The friends stan a tribute done right at the NBA All Star Game. The Harriet Tubman has been tried and tried again AND our queen, Michelle Obama continues to win. In “What We Getting Into”, Dustin & Re’Sean have an in debt discussion on how Black people have shaped every genre of American music… and yes, even country music! “The Caucasity” this week shines a light on the music industry’s “Blue Eye Soul” initiative: a clever scheme to market black music for the benefit of white artist. The “RFM” is all about standing up when your friends get a come up! You don’t have to worry… your blessings is coming! ---------------------------- EPISODE SEGMENT TIMES: ---------------------------- WHATS ON YOUR TIMELINE? 0:01:21 IN THESE STREETS 0:07:30 WHAT WE GETTING INTO 0:17:22 THE CAUCASITY 1:09:20 RFM 1:20:41 SHOUTOUTS 1:31:10 Episode 6 now out your favorite platforms! YouTube • Podcast • Spotify FOLLOW | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE MY 2 BLACK FRIENDS: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube #M2FB #my2blackfriends RESEARCH SOURCES: * https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/podcasts/1619-black-american-music-appropriation.html *https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/committee/AAFSA/The%20Evolution%20of%20African-American%20Music.pdf * LISTEN TO “EPISODE 3: THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN MUSIC” on The 1619 Project podcast * Jazz: https://aaregistry.org/story/jazz-music-and-an-african-american-art-form/ *http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm * -THE BANJO ROOTS: https://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139880625/the-banjos-roots-reconsidered * https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95607716 * -THE BANJO ROOTS: https://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139880625/the-banjos-roots-reconsidered * https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95607716 * https://www.liveabout.com/what-is-randb-music-2851217 * https://news.yahoo.com/invented-rock-n-roll-black-171900467.html * http://gospelmusicheritage.org/site/history/ * The Five Hardest Questions in Pop Music By Chris Richards Illustrated by Chris Piascik * How I Learned to Hate the Phrase ‘Blue Eyed Soul’ by Gaetano