Now We Know Donna Greene & Jonathan Stokes

A lively episode of Now We Know, after a brief break to reset! There's no better way to put it, as Jonathan said; on a scale of Booker T Washington to WEB DuBois, how bougie are you?

Sources:
https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/w-e-b-du-bois-a-biography-in-4-voices
https://www.britannica.com/biography/W-E-B-Du-Bois
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Talented-Tenth

Now You Know:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/CDuqSxDhmKb

https://www.thevillagepath.org/

Instagram:
@DonnaJaneen

Sometimes, Donna & Jonathan need a vacation too. Re-sharing a popular episode from April 2023.



Music is instrumental, pun intended, for many of us in the Black Community - Donna & Jonathan are no exception. From childhood artistry to a now multi-platinum singer-songwriter, Cameron Forbes joins the Now We Know podcast for an episode on the joys, the struggles and the triumphs of building his music career in LA over the last decade. Cameron details how he remains true to himself in keeping the love for music and not becoming jaded in a world that wasn't created for the faint of heart.



How has the world of TikTok and plagiarism impacted the music industry? Are artists having greater control over their creations or will AI totally change the game? 

Instagram:

@CameronForbes

www.cameronforbes.com

EP - Back to Me

@DonnaJaneen



Sources:

⁠https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/celebrating-black-music-month#:~:text=The%20earliest%20form%20of%20black,defining%20the%20hardships%20of%20slavery⁠. 



⁠https://www.npr.org/2021/06/30/1011901555/radio-diaries-harry-pace-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-black-swan-records⁠ 



⁠https://soundbetter.com/profiles/21436-cameron-forbes⁠ 



#blackartistry #blackmusic

Without trailblazers Iike Ida B. Wells; truly, where would we be? In a time when truth needed to be told more than ever, Ida fearlessly paved the way to help eradicate injustices.

Resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML8XiKVStWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62eH6TNP72E

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-b-wells-barnett



Now You Know:

https://instituteforpr.org/pioneer-inez-kaiser/



Instagram:

@DonnaJaneen

On a very special bonus episode of Now We Know, Donna interviews artist Adderly Grant-Lord; an incredibly talented, vibrant and joyous woman based out of Boulder, Colorado. The Proclaiming exhibit at the Museum of Boulder showcases Adderly’s work, along with others in their AfroFuturistic exhibit that will be available through September of 2025. 



To check out more about the museum, the inspirations of Adderly’s work as well as the other fantastic artists in the Proclaiming exhibit, take a look at the resources below:



https://museumofboulder.org/exhibit/proclaiming-colorados-black-history/ 



https://www.adderlyart.com/ 



Instagram:

@AdderlyArt_

@DonnaJaneen

Would you believe of over 3,100 Oscar winners, only 60 have been black? It shouldn't be as surprising considering the inception of the Oscars, but here we are.



Instagram:

@DonnaJaeen



Resources:

https://www.wionews.com/photos/oscars-history-1923-2023-did-you-know-only-six-black-actors-have-won-best-actor-award-so-far-570496



https://www.netflix.com/title/81577005



#oscars #winners

The depths, intricacies and beauty of Afrofuturism have been practiced in more ways than Donna & Jonathan realized in their own lives. Discovering more of the definitions and applications has brought a new level of appreciation for the movement as well as creators in the space. 



How do you feel you apply Afrofuturism in your life?



Resources:

https://www.pbs.org/video/afrofuturism-i8qu2w/ https://www.pbs.org/video/afrofantastic-n5yggg/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWl-u2AN478&t=1140s



Now You Know:

https://www.jackieormes.com/



Instagram:

@DonnaJaeen



#afrofuturism #blackhistory