If you're not a fan of Mondays, hopefully, this week's playlist will get you in the right frame of mind.EventsM/other Conversations presented by South Sudanese MindsVisual StorytellingWest Africa Drumming and Dance Award FestivalMusicKwame – WOW Tkay Maidza – Ring-a-Ling P-UniQue & Krown – Change Little Simz – might bang, might not Erykah Badu – Phone DownCherrie – Less
11 Sept 2023
30 in 30
Maya Angelou's poem Phenomenal Woman opened my eyes to the power of poetry, and I've been hooked ever since.This week, you'll hear poetry from Tony Birch, Jennifer Wong and Sisonke Msimang - artists whose work has appeared in the 30 in 30 series, commissioned by Red Room Poetry. Morocco appeal for El Haouz region organised by Scheherazade Bloul.MusicOlivia Dean - DiveAyra Starr - RushNooky - Always Was Always Will BeTierra Whack - WazeOetha - Sista Girl
28 Aug 2023
Black boys don't cry
Black Men Don’t Cry, or so we’re made to believe.Today on Diaspora Blues, we’re listening to black men pen words of sadness, regret, triumph, and love. We’re capturing them in all their multiplicity.For crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners looking for culturally appropriate services, give 13YARN a ring on 13 92 76.ReadingsAdam Goodes: 'Instead of masking racism, we need to deal with it day-to-day.Read We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity by bell hooks here.One election later, the lessons from Melbourne’s ‘African gang’ panic.bell hooks and Kevin Powell: Black Masculinity, Threat or Threatened I The New School.MusicKobie Dee - JodyKodak Black - ConscienceThe Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams2Pac - So Many TearsDMX – Slippin'ONEFOUR - Welcome To Prison
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