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There’s a common trope that Prince “transcended race” which is a tricky concept, mostly due to the fact that “race” is not something that can be overcome. Today Darling Nisi and guest Erica Thompson focus on the context of Prince as a Black man in America and how that may have influenced his decisions as an artist as he moved in his career.
References For Further Exploration
- Andrea Swensson, Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound
- Scott Woods, “Reclaiming the Black Prince,” Prince and Little Weird Black Boy Gods
- Muse 2 the Pharaoh Planting Flags in the Funk Episode 1: The Aunties
- Muse 2 the Pharaoh Planting Flags in the Funk Episode 2 : The Aunties Part 2
- Portrait of The Artist as a Native Son
- Prince: 2004 EW cover resurfaced after legend’s death Entertainment Weekly, 2004
- Colorful Show From a “Hybrid”, Windsor Star Ontario Canada
- Erica’s interview with Howard Bloom
- The Renegade Prince by Robert Hilburn, LA Times – November 21, 1982
- Grown Folks Podcast The Black Album
- 1981 NYT article, “Is Prince Leading Music to True Biracism?
- Nelson George, Black Music Charts: What’s in a Name?
- Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists
- Fresh Prince: Spin’s 1991 Cover Story
- Spike Lee thanks Bill Cosby, Prince, Oprah on 25th anniversary of Malcolm X
- Prince on Sinbad
- Prince on Tavis Smiley, 1998
- Prince on Tavis Smiley, 2009
- Prince 2005 NAACP performance
- Prince Hits N Runs N Talks! – Ebony interview Dec 22, 2015
- The Story About the Prince Ebony Mag Interview
- Prince Donates $1 Million To Harlem Children’s Zone
- Prince : A Secret Legacy of Philanthropy
- How Prince’s Social Activist Networks Are Keeping His Vision Alive
- Black is the New Black album Prince vault