Still rolling through and holding on, for this Black History/Black Futures Month Katherine McKittrick and Kendall Witaszek asked Bianca Beauchemin, Channon Oyeniran, Leeza James, Timothy Yanick Hunter, and Nataleah Hunter-Young what they are reading, listening to, moving to, and moved by this month…
Bianca Beauchemin, Postdoctoral Fellow in Black Feminist Thought at Queen’s University
Adeyemi, Kemi. Feels Right: Black Queer Women and the Politics of Partying in Chicago. Durham: Duke University Press, 2022.
Davis, Angela Y., Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth Richie. Abolition. Feminism. Now. Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2022.
Solomon, Rivers. The Deep. New York: Saga Press, 2019.
Channon Oyeniran, PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen’s University
Johnson, Edward Milo. The Color of Freedom: Poetry and Writings. Windsor, ON: New Canaan Press, 2021.
Thompson, Debra. The Long Road Home: On Blackness and Belonging. Toronto: Scribner Canada, 2022.
Uwan, Ekemini, Christina Edmondson, and Michelle Higgins. Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. New York: Convergent Books, 2022.
Leeza James, MA Candidate in Gender Studies at Queen’s University
Bailey, Moya. Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women's Digital Resistance. New York: New York University Press, 2021.
Browne, Simone. Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness. Durham: Duke University Press, 2015.
Russell, Legacy. Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto. London: Verso Books, 2020.
Nataleah Hunter-Young, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario
Allen, Jafari S. There’s a Disco Ball Between Us: A Theory of Black Gay Life. Durham: Duke University Press, 2022.
Campt, Tina. A Black Gaze: Artists Changing How We See. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2021.
McKittrick, Katherine. Dear Science and Other Stories. Durham: Duke University Press, 2021.
Timothy Yanick Hunter, Visual Artist, Toronto
Brathwaite, Edward Kamau. The Arrivants: A New World Trilogy. London: Oxford University Press London, 1973.
Veal, Michael Veal. Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2007.
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Playlist (available via Spotify)
Aaliyah. “Loose Rap.” Track 2 on Aaliyah. Blackground Records, 2001, Spotify.
ALTON KIING. “Pretty Brown Skin.” Single. X. ALTON KIING, 2020, Spotify.
Amaarae. “CÉLINE.” Featuring Kyu Steed and 6ix. Track 9 on THE ANGEL YOU DON’T KNOW. Golden Child Entertainment Limited, 2020, Spotify.
Baby Rose. “Show You.” Track 10 on To Myself. Island Records, 2019, Spotify.
Bernarr, Durand. “Stuck.” Featuring Ari Lennox. Track 3 on Dur&. DSING Records, 2020, Spotify.
Beyoncé. “Energy.” Featuring Beam. Track 5 on RENAISSANCE. Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia, 2022, Spotify.
Brown, Dennis and Ari Lennox. “Lovers Paradise” Track 1 on Lovers Paradise. MP Digital, 1995, Spotify.
Common. “Take It EZ.” Track 3 on Can I Borrow A Dollar?. Relativity Records, 1992, Spotify.
D’Angelo. “I Found My Smile Again.” Track 6 on The Best So Far…. Virgin Records, 2008, Spotify.
Ibeyi. “River.” Track 4 on Ibeyi. XL Recordings, 2015, Spotify.
Juls, Busiswa, and Jaz Karis. “Soweto Blues.” Track 1 on Happy Place. LOF Collective, 2020, Spotify.
Lenae, Ravyn. “Sticky.” Track x on Crush EP. Atlantic Records and Three Twenty Three Music Group, 2018, Spotify.
Lennox, Ari. “Pedigree.” Single. Dreamville Records, 2018, Spotify.
Mikael, Sebastian. “Exit.” Single. Slip-N-Slide Records and Atlantic Records, 2020, Spotify.
Mos Def. “New World Water.” Track 9 on Black on Both Sides. Rawkus Entertainment, 1999, Spotify.
Nao. “Apple Cherry.” Track 3 on February 15. RCA Records and Little Tokyo Recordings, 2016, Spotify.
Nas. “Stillmatic (The Intro).” Track 1 on Stillmatic. Columbia, 2001, Spotify.
PinkPantheress. "Just for Me.” Track 5 on To Hell With It. Parlophone Records Limited, 2021, Spotify.
Popcaan. “Next to Me.” Featuring Toni-Ann Singh. Track 1 on Great Is He. OVO Sound, 2023, Spotify.
Queen Latifah. “Black Hand Side.” Track 1 on Black Reign. Motown Record Company, 1993, Spotify.
Smith, Sy. “Feeling Good.” Featuring DominiqueXavier. Single. Psyko Records, 2020, Spotify.
Sudan Archives. “NBPQ (Topless).” Track 2 on Natural Brown Prom Queen. Stone Throw
Records, 2022, Spotify.
Syd. “CYBAH.” Featuring Lucky Daye. Track 1 on Broken Hearts Club. Syd Solo and Columbia, 2018, Spotify.
SZA. “Snooze.” Track 8 on SOS. Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records, 2022, Spotify.
Tabou Combo. “Pi Gro Pi Lon.” Track 2 on Fiesta Caribena. Manno Unisex Records, 2012, Spotify.
Tekno. “Enjoy.” Track 12 on Old Romance. Island Records, 2020, Spotify.
Tems. “Replay.” Track 3 on If Orange Was A Place. Since ’93 and RCA Records, 2021, Spotify.
The Roots. “You Got Me - Live.” Featuring Jill Scott. Track 14 on The Roots Come Alive. Geffon Records, 1999, Spotify.
TLC. “My Life.” Track 10 on Fanmail. Arista Records and LaFace Records, 1999, Spotify.
Vandross, Luther. “Never Too Much.” Track 1 on Never Too Much. Epic Records, 1981, Spotify.
Walker, Summer. “No Love.” Featuring SZA. Track 3 on Still Over It. Love Renaissance and Interscope Records, 2021, Spotify.
White, Barry. “Let The Music Play.” Track 13 on Number Ones. Island Def Jam, 2009, Spotify.