1: I Even Fell In Love with Reggae, with Special Guest Adrienne Huffman

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Links and Show Notes

• Adrienne’s musical tastes
  • R&B
  • Classical
  • Gospel
  • Hip-Hop
  • The Roots
  • Erykah Badu
  • Jill Scott
  • Johnny Cash
  • Country
  • Reggae
  • Music: Goymamba, Reggae Life
• School
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Florida A&M University, aka FAMU
  • Iowa State University
  • Culture Shock
  • Iowa Black population: 3.7% in 2016
  • Black History Month
• San Francisco Bay Area
  • Bay Area Black population: 6.7% in 2010.
    • San Jose: 3.2%
  • Music: Red Star Martyrs, Sweet Potato Pudding dub
• Hair Care
  • Natural hair
  • “Transitioning”
  • Hair relaxers
  • Pressing, hot combs
  • Twists and beautiful examples
  • Music: Red Star Martyrs, Into the light (Squidgy Black mix)
• Sewing and Design
  • Pattern-making
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Circuit boards
  • Music: Goymamba, Down down down
• Civil Rights
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • The Birmingham Campaign
    • This video of archival footage is a must-watch
  • The Meaning of the King Holiday
  • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
  • MLK’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”
  • “Get On the Bus: The Freedom Riders of 1961”
  • Bloody Sunday
  • 16th Street Baptist Church
    • 4 Little Girls, Spike Lee’s 1997 movie on the bombing
  • Birmingham Civil Rights District
  • George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

My thanks to Adrienne for joining us, and to Ron for co-hosting. Follow us on Twitter:

• Adrienne Huffman (@MsANicole)
• Ron Lue-Sang (@MechaRonzilla)
• Jason Anthony Guy (@JasonAnthonyGuy)
• Curious (@CuriousTalkShow)

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