Pieces of a Man Brian Jackson
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Music and "justice" as seen through the eyes of a prisoner on death row and musician at large. One-half of the duo Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, Brian and Keith LaMar talk about life growing through three generations of American conflict and how music has helped them to free themselves from the bondage of hate and resentment.
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Episode 8: "Math/Book" with Keith LaMar (Part 2)
In the second half of the season finale, Brian and Keith touch on education, the uptick in support for the Justice for Keith Lamar campaign, redemption and friendship. Some resources to support Keith Lamar: Keith LaMar's websiteFollow Keith on TwitterKeith on FacebookFollow Keith on InstagramKeith's Native Sons Literacy Projecton vurbl: https://vurbl.com/station/1V2lr9dxBXW/
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Episode 7: "Standard Bearer" with Keith LaMar (Part 1)
Keith's time out-of-cell is severely limited, due to the high numbers of prison staff out sick due to COVID, For this first of a two-part season finale, Keith lays it all out. Speaking from inside his cell, he talks about changes at the prison and reflects on an event that hit very close to home for him.
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Episode 6: “Parachute? Insist!” with Keith LaMar
Keith and Brian talk about a fallen Supreme Court heroine, Black heroines from the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter and a fiery vocalist who, along with the great jazz icon Max Roach, moved the needle of black protest music early on in the sixties. With less than two weeks before the 2020 presidential election, Brian gets something off his chest.
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Episode 5: "Laptop Agency" with Keith LaMar
With an election only weeks away, Keith and Brian walk through how much to expect someone else to do for you post-election (hint: very little).
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Episode 4: "Forget...Improvise" with Keith LaMar
Keith turns the tables on Brian and gets him to spill the beans about his early life, how he found his musical path and the partnership that led him to be the bearer of a nearly 50-year legacy.
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Episode 3: "Soul Reparations" with Keith LaMar
Brian and co-host Keith LaMar unpack the "Case for Reparations" and a song that asks an unanswerable question.Who was John Lewis? Congressman John Lewis' Wikipedia page: Ta-Nehisi Coates: Address to Congressional Hearing on Reparations June 2019"Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul?" (Gil Scott-Heron):https://bit.ly/2CDWM2KJohn C. Calhoun's speech on the Oregon Bill, June 1848Follow Justice for Keith Lamar on Instagram: https://instagram.com/justiceforkeithlamar ...