Juneteenth
Original Thinkers wants to celebrate the freedom and education that comes with making Juneteenth a federal holiday. This is an important step forward, however we also recognize there is still work to be done. So, this Juneteenth, Original Thinkers rededicates itself to addressing racial disparities through conversations and content addressing how to realize a more equal, equitable world.
We have compiled a list of books, songs and documentaries in the hopes of assisting the efforts to cultivate a more well-informed society.
Books
Between the world and me / we were eight years in power - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Assata - Assata Shakur
Are Prisons Obsolete - Angela Davis
Educated - Tara Westover
Bone Black / The Meaning of Freedom
Beloved - Toni Morrison
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle - Angela Davis
"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness" - Michelle Alexander
I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou
Songs & Albums
2020 Riots: How many times - Trey Songz
Freedom - Beyonce + kendrick Lamar
Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac
We The People… - A Tribe Called Quest
Fight the Power - public enemy
A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
‘Strange Fruit’ - Billie Holiday
Freedom Highway - the staple singers
Say It Loud, I'm Black & I'm Proud- James Brown
Living for The City - Stevie
the revolution will not be televised - Gil Scott-Heron
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
The Miseducation of Ms. Lauryn Hill
Documentaries
Central Park Five
Freedom Riders
LA 92
13th
Copwatch
I am Not Your Negro
Whose Streets?
Baltimore Rising
Tangled Roots
Unapologetic
