White Musicians for Black Lives

My thoughts on what this moment and movement surrounding Black Lives Matter, #DefundThePolice and the death of George Floyd requires of white people. Namely musicians. -- Quick links: 1:20 - About the Black Lives Matter movement and the system that has been setup to strongly favor white people3:30 - Attending the Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood, California and the work the black America needs us to do10:45 - What does defunding the police actually mean?14:00 - Alicia Garza's interview on Meet The Press about defunding the police15:24 - Patrisse Cullors on defunding the police17:09 - "But all lives matter!" 20:18 - Trevor Noah on the right way to handle things24:06 - This not a time to tune out and why the show had to be paused on June 2nd30:00 - Two actionable things you can do to educate yourself31:18 - Ta-Nehisi Coates testifying in Congress about reparations for HR-40 -- Resources mentioned: Who in Music is Supporting the Black Community (spreadsheet): https://aristake.com/post/music-supporting-black-communityThe Case for Reparations: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/13th: https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741Rolling Stone: The Music Industry Was Built on Racism: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/music-industry-racism-1010001/Sonya Renee Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor/The Show Must Be Paused: https://www.theshowmustbepaused.com/Trevor Noah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4amCfVbA_cTa-Nehisi Coates testimony on reparations at House hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcCnQ3iRkysMeet the Press interview with BLM’s Alicia Garza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxwFJIQUWfg&t=1424sBLM’s Patrisse Cullors on Defunding the Police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYa1WjHtzKc&t=119s -- Connect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Facebook: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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**WEBBY AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC PODCAST**“#1 music industry podcast to help keep you in the loop” -Spotify“The 10 Best Music Business Podcasts of 2022" – VarietyAri Herstand is the best-selling author of How To Make It in the New Music Business. Forbes calls him “The poster child of DIY music.” In this show, he deconstructs the brightest minds in the music industry, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and strategies that listeners can use to run successful careers of their own. Ari offers straight talk with no fluff and doesn’t let his guests off easy. If there is a way, Ari will find it.To learn more follow @aristake_ and @ariherstandVisit aristake.com to join the newsletter.-- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.