Prince’s Inspiring Legacy And Activism For Artistic Freedom

Black History Year

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 16 April 2024

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With the word “slave” written on his right cheek, Prince put on a legendary performance. Many people viewed his music as an escape to feel free, but what happens when the artist doesn’t feel free himself? _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	With the word slave written on his right cheek, Prince put on a legendary performance.
0:09.0	Many people viewed his music as an escape to feel free. But what happens when the artist doesn't feel free himself?
0:17.2	This is too many black history. What you didn't learn in school. school. In 1993 Prince spoke powerful words that were only one of his many acts of protests, saying,
0:49.0	the first step I have taken towards the ultimate goal of emancipating from the chains that bind me to
0:55.4	Warner Brothers was to change my name from Prince to a symbol. He would reach that goal and then some.
1:05.3	In 1995, Prince sported the word slave on his cheek at performances to display how he felt
1:12.4	about the Warner Brothers music label controlling
1:14.7	his artistic freedom.
1:16.4	If I can't do what I want to do, he said, what am I? Nearly a decade after being free from his record deal, the artist spoke up about how black youth were disproportionately exposed to music that promoted sex, drugs, and violence.
1:35.0	What you won't show your kids, don't show out. Prince continued his activism throughout his life, whether it was preaching about black lives at the Grammys in 2015 or inspiring the
1:57.2	launch of a non-profit supporting black kids in tech. There wasn't a time where the Minnesota native was afraid to use
2:06.0	this platform to voice and address our everyday concerns. Prince's impact on the black community lives on today and should inspire us all to use our
2:17.8	talents to fight back against capitalism, embrace our blackness, and support our communities.
2:27.9	In order to move towards the future, you've got to look to the past.
2:32.0	This has been two-minute black history in
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