Being Black: The ’80s with Toure` starts June 1st
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Bob Marley x Black Determination View DescriptionShare Description “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley and the Wailers is one of the ultimate songs about the Black spirit and the immense determination...
View ArticleDonna Summer x Women’s Liberation
Donna Summer x Women’s Liberation View DescriptionShare Description “She Works Hard for the Money,” is Donna Summer’s classic that was born when she saw a waitress sleeping during her shift and...
View ArticleDiana Ross x Gay Liberation
Diana Ross x Gay Liberation View DescriptionShare Description “I’m Coming Out” was meant to be a gay liberation song but the song’s writer and producer Nile Rodgers didn’t tell Diana Ross that. Which...
View ArticleStevie Wonder x MLK
Stevie Wonder x MLK View DescriptionShare Description Stevie’s legendary song “Happy Birthday” was originally part of the long, hard battle to turn Dr. King’s birthday into a national holiday. When...
View ArticlePublic Enemy x Mass Incarceration
Public Enemy x Mass Incarceration View DescriptionShare Description “Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos” is Public Enemy’s look at prison and mass incarceration. In this episode, we leap from that song...
View ArticleNWA x Selling Crack
NWA x Selling Crack View DescriptionShare Description N.W.A’s “Dopeman” Is one of the illest songs ever made because it takes you deep into the drug dealer’s perspective on selling drugs. The crack...
View ArticleDe La Soul x Crack
De La Soul x Crack View DescriptionShare Description ‘My Brother’s A Basehead” is a true story. Posdnous from De La Soul had an older brother who had a crack addiction and it was very damaging for the...
View ArticleTracy Chapman x Affirmative Action
Tracy Chapman x Affirmative Action View DescriptionShare Description Tracy Chapman became one of the biggest musicians in the world thanks to two critical 80s concepts—affirmative action and the...
View ArticleStar Stories with Toure` Coming August 1st
Star Stories with Toure` Coming August 1st View DescriptionShare Description Star Stories with Toure` is an animated series about the unpredictable and sometimes unbelievable backstage interactions...
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View ArticleIce Cube x Dopeman: The Good, The Bad, & The Crazy
Ice Cube x Dopeman: The Good, The Bad, & The Crazy View DescriptionShare Description NWA’s Ice Cube talks about the influence of crack on their hit song “Dopeman” and the contradiction of how drug...
View ArticleJay-Z Almost Bankrupted Me
Jay-Z Almost Bankrupted Me View DescriptionShare Description Star Stories with Touré is an animated series about the unpredictable and sometimes unbelievable backstage interactions with some of the...
View ArticleVote For Being Black: The ’80s
Vote For Being Black: The ’80s View DescriptionShare Description Being Black: The ’80s has been nominated for a Signal Award! Help us win the People’s Choice award for best Limited Series: Music, by...
View ArticleFeelin’ Love from the Lovies
Feelin’ Love from the Lovies View DescriptionShare Description theGrio Black Podcast Network is proud to announce that Being Black: The ’80s has received a Lovie Awards nomination. Click here to vote...
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