Today is the first day of Black History Month. Because the current administration is racist, fascist and wants to deny the existence and histories of anyone that isn’t cis-het and white, there are some important things everyone should remember during this month — and every single month:
- You can’t love Black artists and their work, and not see them as people
- Black lives — and Black art matters
- Black culture is American culture
As we go through the month, I’m going to talk about a collection of Black artists. It’ll be fairly comprehensive and eclectic list — although it won’t be a complete list.
Big Boi celebrates his 50th — yes, 50th y’all! — birthday today. Whether as a member of OutKast or as a solo artist, the Atlanta-born and-based emcee has consistently put out work that’s straight fire.
Happy Black History Month y’all! And happy birthday, brother! May there be many, many more!