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The holidays were never just about celebration for Black people.
They were about survival, protection, and creating warmth in cold conditions.
Joy didn’t erase oppression, it interrupted it.
And that legacy lives on.
'For black plp 100-50 yrs ago, Christmas was complicated. Joy existed, but so did fear. In the U.S., the holiday season unfolded under Jim Crow, lynching, and segregation. In Africa and the Caribbean, it arrived under colonial rule. Celebration had boundaries.'
Post by Black History Buff

#BlackHistory #BlackJoy #HolidayHistory
#DiasporaStories #HiddenHistory
#BlackCulture #ChristmasThroughTime
#OurStory #ReclaimedJoy #christmas

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The holidays were never just about celebration for Black people.
They were about survival, protection, and creating warmth in cold conditions.
Joy didn’t erase oppression, it interrupted it.
And that legacy lives on.
'For black plp 100-50 yrs ago, Christmas was complicated. Joy existed, but so did fear. In the U.S., the holiday season unfolded under Jim Crow, lynching, and segregation. In Africa and the Caribbean, it arrived under colonial rule. Celebration had boundaries.'
Post by Black History Buff

#BlackHistory #BlackJoy #HolidayHistory
#DiasporaStories #HiddenHistory
#BlackCulture #ChristmasThroughTime
#OurStory #ReclaimedJoy #christmas

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

the topics, "i don't have to cry"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bk8FIDR5VA

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

last song for today! the gap band, "smile"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSb07XsOM8

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

dionne warwick, "deja vu"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ILm3bJLRY

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

h. andrews & company, "steppin' out"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH1_jCunpbc

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

george mccrae, "rock your baby" (attn: @hamsterhuey)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gutE8I0Tk3E

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

the topics, "i don't have to cry"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bk8FIDR5VA

#Music #Motown #ListenToMotown #CoverSongs #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

jermaine jackson, "take me in your arms (rock me a little while)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ofrLIFp_Tc

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

abner haynes, "hot cha"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOM_YWJkwGw

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

the chi-lites, "half-a-love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrKjSw76Qvg

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

black heat, "no time to burn"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffADeoghMqE

#Music #SoulfulSunday #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi @blackfedi

love unlimited orchestra, "it's only what i feel"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo78XbehOEM

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a celebration of Black Joy, Black Excellence, and Black Activism.

This Oscar-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, and its line-up of iconic Black musicians and activists of the 1960s. The soundtrack is 🔥!

You can grab our free film guide to learn more about the historical context of the film, too.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/summer-of-soul/

@jazz @music@fedigroups.social

#Activism #Democracy #History #Protest #CivilRights #BlackHistory #USHistory #BlackJoy #BlackExcellence #Music #Movie

It’s Canada Day today. A complicated holiday. I think our greatest chance is to listen to those who are most oppressed, and work to make that world…there are more people in the world who think this than not even though it might not feel like it. I liked this article today: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-correspondent-cbc-panetta-1.7564297

#landBack#transJoy#blackJoy#BIPOC #equity #diversity #inclusion #dei #edi#everyChildMatters#BlackLivesMatter #tkaronto#dishWithOneSpoon#canadaDay

It’s Canada Day today. A complicated holiday. I think our greatest chance is to listen to those who are most oppressed, and work to make that world…there are more people in the world who think this than not even though it might not feel like it. I liked this article today: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-correspondent-cbc-panetta-1.7564297

#landBack#transJoy#blackJoy#BIPOC #equity #diversity #inclusion #dei #edi#everyChildMatters#BlackLivesMatter #tkaronto#dishWithOneSpoon#canadaDay