Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Nina Pop and too many others. Artists and musicians are humans beings, offering reflection and support for the Black Lives Matter movement in gesture and in song.Many people took part in Blackout Tuesday this week, but my Blackness doesn’t get any days off.
What sense does it make to be silent in solidarity? How does anything change that way? Like I said, these past few weeks have been a lot for us all—in very upsetting and maddening ways.
I continue to pray everyone continues to stay safe and healthy out in these still-COVID-19-laced streets.While streaming services like Spotify create voiceless tributes in memory of George Floyd, I wanted this edition of ESSENCE’s The Playlist to celebrate the.