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Just Heard: Songs of protest and revolution

Just Heard: Songs of protest and revolution

To say it's been a fair while since I've posted to this blog is probably a bit of an understatement. Over the past nine months or so...

Posted on 19 July 2022 by queenpea77Posted in Just HeardTagged culture, identity, lyrics, music, politics, race, society. Leave a comment

Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs by Jeffrey Boakye, illustrated by Ngadi Smart

Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs by Jeffrey Boakye, illustrated by Ngadi Smart

'No money man could win my love / It's sweetness that I'm thinking of' sang eleven year-old me...

Posted on 12 June 202112 June 2021 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged Black British, black history, music, Non-fiction. 3 Comments

Review: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

Review: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

A fiercely independent young Black woman, Opal Robinson pushes against the grain in her style, art and attitude. Despite her unconventional looks, Opal knows she can be a star. But just as she is creating a niche for herself as Opal Jewel...

Posted on 27 March 202127 March 2021 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged african-american literature, fiction, music. 2 Comments

Heaux Noire review: Black and Brown womxn take centre stage at Southbank

Heaux Noire review: Black and Brown womxn take centre stage at Southbank

As part of the London Literature Festival and possibly Black History Month, it was ladies, or rather womxn night at the Southbank Centre.

Posted on 20 October 20184 November 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged Black British, Black History Month, gender, identity, music, poetry, sexuality, spoken word. Leave a comment

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#Justheard - A powerful soul-jazz piece of Black history later transformed into a 90s dance anthem.
A little literary interlude! I just finished reading Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by @lizziedamiblackburn. A funny, heartwarming tale which packs a punch with its message of self love and acceptance. Perfect summer read 🌅 📖
The Street was the first novel by Biyi Bandele that I read, and it blew my mind by how beautiful, sad, funny and weird it was. I fell immediately in love with his writing and the characters he developed, even the sketchy ones. I'd never read anything like it, didn't know you could write like that, and I really wanted to write like that.
#Justheard 'I'll Take You There' by The Staple Singers. A happy, feel-good, inspirational hit song, which may or may not have sexual connotations depending on how you like to interpret your music, but actually has a very tragic origin story.
"Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam". Though her civil rights legacy went largely unspoken of in the latter part of her career, Nina Simone was hailed the 'voice of the Black Power movement'. Mississippi Goddam was her first and one of her most famous protest songs.
The first post of the Just Heard series. This one looks at James Brown's infamous 1968 hit Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud).
It's been a fair while since I've posted but I'm back with a new mini project called Just Heard which explores the lyrics of soul and rnb music of the 60s and 70s, looking at them from a socio-political and cultural context. Featured songs include Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud by James Brown, Is It Because I'm Black by Syl Johnson and Woman Of The Ghetto by Marlena Shaw
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Wow, what a novel! Powerfully written, Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson is about a super talented aspiring singer, Enchanted, who at the age of 17 meets her hero and crush, singer Korey Fields. He takes an interest in her to develop her career and it's not long before things take a very dark turn....

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