James Baldwin and the Artist's Struggle for Integrity with Jamie Dawson
09/07/20 • 42 min
Jesse plays an excerpt from James Baldwin's talk about the artist's struggle for integrity. He then talks to poet, singer, and dancer, Jamie Dawson. Jamie discusses her struggle for integrity as an artist and how her life in Florida and schooling in Wisconsin affected her. She talks about her creative process, learning from White professors, and why The Bible is a banger!
James Baldwin: The Artist's Struggle for Integrity
Songs of the Week:
A Tribe Called Quest: We the People
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a WitnessJamie Dawson's artist page
Jesse plays an excerpt from James Baldwin's talk about the artist's struggle for integrity. He then talks to poet, singer, and dancer, Jamie Dawson. Jamie discusses her struggle for integrity as an artist and how her life in Florida and schooling in Wisconsin affected her. She talks about her creative process, learning from White professors, and why The Bible is a banger!
James Baldwin: The Artist's Struggle for Integrity
Songs of the Week:
A Tribe Called Quest: We the People
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a WitnessJamie Dawson's artist page
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James Baldwin and Black Music with Professor Ed Pavlić Pt. 2
Professor Ed Pavlić is back again this week to talk more Baldwin, specifically about how to use Baldwin in the classroom and Black music. Jesse then talks about the death of Black Panther actor, Chadwick Boseman, and the importance of representation for Black folks.
Songs of the Week:
Kendrick Lamar and SZA: All the Stars
James Brown: Living in America
Link to Ed Pavlić's reading material
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Songs of the Week:
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