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. Of course, there are some important Black artists, who were also born during Black History Month.
- Big Boi celebrates his 50th — yes, 50th y’all! — birthday today
Today is also the 77th anniversary of Rick James‘ birth. James is behind some of the some of the funkiest, meanest songs ever recorded.
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