Protest Singing, Part 3: Black Lives Matter
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In the third and final part of their protest singing series, Liz and Jacqui talk to four activists and singers about protest music in the Black Lives Matter movement. They cover kids and their phones, Zoom choirs in the time of COVID, Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright,' club bangers, viral hits from unlikely sources, and the idea that we are imbued by our very humanity with a right to sing... and protest. NOTE: This episode contains song clips with unbleeped lyrics.
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