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Conjuring the Past and Future of Black Music in ‘Sinners’ | Anatomy of a Scene with Ryan Coogler

Conjuring the Past and Future of Black Music in ‘Sinners’ | Anatomy of a Scene with Ryan Coogler

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

3,037,981 views • 1 year ago

Costas: "I mean, Elvis was a talented guy." Ray Charles: "Well...okay..." Just showed this in my Michael Jackson and Prince course.

Costas: "I mean, Elvis was a talented guy." Ray Charles: "Well...okay..." Just showed this in my Michael Jackson and Prince course.

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

1,158,764 views • 1 year ago

Mavis Staples performing Marvin Gaye's "Wholy Holy", with a nod to Aretha Franklin. (1990)

Mavis Staples performing Marvin Gaye's "Wholy Holy", with a nod to Aretha Franklin. (1990)

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

21,934 views • 3 months ago

'Sylvia Wynter is a radical philosopher from the Caribbean who explored modern history from the perspective of slavery, the Middle passage and plantation economics. In this animated documentary short, Wynter calls on us to rethink the very notion of what it is to be human.' #DigiDocs Al Jazeera English

'Sylvia Wynter is a radical philosopher from the Caribbean who explored modern history from the perspective of slavery, the Middle passage and plantation economics. In this animated documentary short, Wynter calls on us to rethink the very notion of what it is to be human.' #DigiDocs Al Jazeera English

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

28,770 views • 5 months ago

Opens Today Trailer: Billy Preston: 'That's the Way God Planned it' | Directed by Paris Barclay; Written by Paris Barclay & Cheo Hodari Coker

Opens Today Trailer: Billy Preston: 'That's the Way God Planned it' | Directed by Paris Barclay; Written by Paris Barclay & Cheo Hodari Coker

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

15,308 views • 4 months ago

TRAILER: Sun Ra: Do The Impossible | American Masters 'Seen today as the Godfather of #Afrofuturism, Sun Ra weaved ancient Egypt and interstellar metaphors into a singular musical and spiritual vision that reverberates across generations.'

TRAILER: Sun Ra: Do The Impossible | American Masters 'Seen today as the Godfather of #Afrofuturism, Sun Ra weaved ancient Egypt and interstellar metaphors into a singular musical and spiritual vision that reverberates across generations.'

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

14,508 views • 5 months ago

A splendid take on Dinah Washington's "This Bitter Earth", from ledisi, included on her fine tribute album 'For Dinah' (produced by Christian McBride)

A splendid take on Dinah Washington's "This Bitter Earth", from ledisi, included on her fine tribute album 'For Dinah' (produced by Christian McBride)

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

11,878 views • 5 months ago

'#RichardSmallwood's "Total Praise" serves as great example of how Gospel music continues to evolve with modern audiences, reconnecting with the classics, and creating new masterpieces.' #PBSGospel with Henry Louis Gates Jr

'#RichardSmallwood's "Total Praise" serves as great example of how Gospel music continues to evolve with modern audiences, reconnecting with the classics, and creating new masterpieces.' #PBSGospel with Henry Louis Gates Jr

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

11,377 views • 6 months ago

"Jim Crow does not define Black people or Black struggle. Race relations does not define us. What defines us are these struggles to Democratize the south." -- Robin D.G. Kelley on "Freedom Dreams" | Left of Black Full Episode:

"Jim Crow does not define Black people or Black struggle. Race relations does not define us. What defines us are these struggles to Democratize the south." -- Robin D.G. Kelley on "Freedom Dreams" | Left of Black Full Episode:

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

25,899 views • 2 years ago

'From the French horn intro on “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)” to The Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and The Stylistics’ “Betcha By Golly, Wow” and “You Are Everything”, Jimmy Jam explains how the hooks, harmonies, and production style of Thom Bell influenced generations.'

'From the French horn intro on “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)” to The Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and The Stylistics’ “Betcha By Golly, Wow” and “You Are Everything”, Jimmy Jam explains how the hooks, harmonies, and production style of Thom Bell influenced generations.'

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

12,344 views • 9 months ago

'HURRICANE KATRINA: RACE AGAINST TIME (Hulu) transports viewers into the chaos that engulfed New Orleans as one of the deadliest catastrophes in U.S. history unfolded—capturing the fear, heroism and resilience of those who fought to survive the storm and its aftermath.'

'HURRICANE KATRINA: RACE AGAINST TIME (Hulu) transports viewers into the chaos that engulfed New Orleans as one of the deadliest catastrophes in U.S. history unfolded—capturing the fear, heroism and resilience of those who fought to survive the storm and its aftermath.'

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

13,811 views • 11 months ago

Sonia Sanchez on learning the legacy of Zora Neale Hurston | The Greene Space (2012)

Sonia Sanchez on learning the legacy of Zora Neale Hurston | The Greene Space (2012)

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

15,631 views • 1 year ago

"In some ways, graduate school was easier for me to navigate because I'm not looking from an identity from the academy...And if I went in with a sword, I came out with a well sharpened machete by the time, I came out of grad school." -- Joan Morgan via Left of Black

"In some ways, graduate school was easier for me to navigate because I'm not looking from an identity from the academy...And if I went in with a sword, I came out with a well sharpened machete by the time, I came out of grad school." -- Joan Morgan via Left of Black

SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

12,632 views • 1 year ago

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