May 5
Sounds of Freedom: The Music of Black Liberation



The Black freedom struggle has been influenced by and generative of powerful musical traditions, including those that don’t neatly fit into a “protest” genre. Join authors Hanif Abdurraqib, Shana Redmond, and Rickey Vincent as they discuss music’s role in the history and politics of the long struggle for Black freedom.
Speakers
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Hanif Abdurraqib
Author, Poet, Critic -
Shana Redmond
Columbia University -
Rickey Vincent
University of California, Berkeley