THE UPLIFT
Music of Protest and Healing

On Sunday, June 8 2020, in memory of George Floyd, Brionna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other victims of racial injustice, I joined my college music partner Karl Douglass to DJ live on the internet for 80 minutes and 46 seconds. The time period was to commemorate the 8 minutes and 46 seconds that police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck. Our session was a requiem in three parts: The Struggle, The Protest, and The Healing. Full track listing below. This isn't a playlist, bot more of a sonic and visual experience. Feel free to play, watch, download, or share. Peace in eternity to the fallen. Prayers and healing for the living. #BlackLivesMatter

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PART ONE: THE STRUGGLE
“Letter to the Free” – Common & Bilal 
“Strange Fruit” – Billie Holiday
“Four Women” – Nina Simone
“Makes Me Wanna Holler” – Marvin Gaye
“Brown Girl” – Aaradhna
“Neighbors” – J Cole
“Niggers vs the Police” – Richard Pryor
 
PART TWO: THE PROTEST
“Soldier” – Erykah Badu
“They Don’t Really Care About Us (Intro)” – children w/ Michael Jackson
“Impeach the President” – The Honeydrippers
“The Blacker The Berry” – Kendrick Lamar
“The Ballot or the Bullet” – Malcolm X
(i ain't telling you this instrumental - find it yourself) – Jesse Washington
“George Floyd Freestyle” – LL Cool J
“Don’t Let Them Get Away With Murder” – Jasiri X
“Fight The Power Pt. 1 & 2” – Isley Brothers
“Power To The People” – Public Enemy
“Early” – Killer Mike/Run The Jewels
“America” – Black Thought & Chuck D (via Logic)
“I Can't Breathe (Mix)” – SkratchBastid
“Sound of Da Police” KRS-One
“Don’t Shoot” – The Game, Diddy & Rick Ross
“Freedom” – Beyonce & Kendrick Lamar
“Get Up, Stand Up” – Bob Marley
 
PART THREE: THE HEALING
“I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Changes” – Tupac Shakur
“Wishing for a Hero” – Polo G
“Follow Me” – Aly-Us
“UMI Says” – Mos Def
“Freedom” – En Vogue via Theme from Panther
“Golden” – Jill Scott
“Freedom” – Pharrell
“Revolution” – Kirk Franklin
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
“Gonna Be Alright” – Robert Glasper & Ledisi