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Via our friends at Black Lives Matter (@blklivesmatter) "Black Lives Matter. These three words have made an impact on the world. Now it's time for you to make an impact. Your Vote Matters." ❤️🖤💚✊🏾 #vote #blacklivesmatter #powertothepeople

We did it! This Sunday afternoon MoCADA LIVE on Mixcloud comes full circle with a final performance by MoCADA's own and curator of this series, Run P. (@run_p). Sought after for his internationally-acclaimed mixes and dynamic club sets alike, Run P. is a multi-hypenated audiophile, music producer, and a music supervisor for Comedy Central. If youu've missed his NYC dance party called QUENCH (@quenchsessions), where he creates unique sonic experiences that connect the worlds of art, fashion, lifestyle, and nightlife, now's your chance... Join us for his special set today at 4:30pm EDT at Mixcloud.com/live/runp (link in bio!) 🎶🎧✊🏾♥️🖤💚 #mixcloud #runp #mocadalive #music #blackjoy

A musician, songwriter, producer, and alchemical craftsman, EZRAKH (@ezrakh) draws creation from a well unbound by space and time to be interfaced within the presents and the futures to come. ⁠ ⁠ If you listened to his "Diasporadelic" mix on MoCADA (link in bio), then you already know that Ezrakh is inspired by the soulful, progressive, and psychedelic sounds of his upbringing, which continue to expand his ear and his musicality into a universal sound of interconnectivity. ⁠ ⁠ To celebrate his latest track, “Love In Suspension”, from his forthcoming project "Infinity: Sankopha & 87" which is out now, you can watch Ezrakh perform live with his full band for MoCADA Live on Mixcloud. It all happens tonight at 6pm EDT! Thank us later... ⁠ ⁠ Link: Mixcloud.com/live/mocada (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #Music #blackjoy #mocadalive #ezrakh #mixcloud

Introducing The African Diaspora Map, a new interactive section and visual tool of MoCADA Digital, grounded by the perspectives and experiences of people of African descent globally. When you navigate across the map, you can explore different countries within the diaspora. Choose a filter to get more insight into the historical, political, and or artistic landscapes that give greater context to the stories of us.⁠ ⁠ With 13 elections occurring across the African Diaspora, in the first phase of the African Diaspora Map, we are focusing on election dates, summaries of the political climate, and providing supportive links to find further information on forthcoming elections by country. ⁠ ⁠ New filters will be added continuously to the experience. More countries will be added to reflect the full diaspora. Artists will be added to reflect our creative prowess globally. Like the community of the African Diaspora, this map will continue to grow and evolve. ⁠ ⁠ Explore MoCADA's African Diaspora Map now at MoCADA.org/african-diaspora-map Many thanks to Kayla Van de Byl (@kaylajv)⁠, Dexter Callender III (@dexter.iii), and MoCADA's own Laura Walton (@lauraewalton), Khethiwe Mnganga (@ketmnganga) and Assata Gonzalez Saint- Baptiste (@_afromarxist) for helping to bring this vision to life. ♥️🖤💚✊🏾 #africandiaspora #vote2020 #forusbyus #powertothepeople #vote #africandiasporamap

Nativesun (@Dj_nativesun) is a DJ/ producer reppin' D.C. with a sound that incorporates influences from electronic, house, techno, club and tribal music. He can be seen crushing stages at festivals such as Afropunk, Bonnaroo, Upstream, SXSW. In addition to his recent feature on Boiler Room Nativesun has been pushing hard to put his city on the map. Currently a radio co-host at Eaton Radio DC, co-hosting a show called “Unseen Radio” which focuses on highlighting and giving a platform to local artists and underground music around the globe.⁠ ⁠ Watch him perform live for MoCADA Live on Mixcloud, tonight at 5pm EST. Link: Mixcloud.com/live/dj_nativesun ⁠ Video by: DJ Geena Marie (@djgeenamarie) for Scene DMV.⁠ ⁠ #Music #blackjoy #mocadalive #nativesun #mixcloud

Rimarkable (@iamrimarkable) is a renaissance woman indeed. A DJ, vocalist, and producer, she has truly earned the moniker, after rocking crowds on international dance floors for over two decades. In the company of world stars such as George Clinton or Madonna or even legendary DJ colleagues (Gene Farris, Yuksek, Bonobo, Francois K, Super Flu, or Hyenah), or wowing dance floor crowds on Boiler Room TV, her unique sound becomes ceremony with a witches’ brew of House and Techno, in a Soul, Funk and Disco cauldron. Rimarkable is the co-creator, producer, and resident DJ for NYC’s JOY Party BK. A Detroit native, she resides in Brooklyn, NY where she owns and operates her creative production company, Rimarkable Things. Get right with a MoCADA Live dj set from Rimarkable tonight at 6:30 pm EST. Black joy is necessary   Link: mixcloud.com/live/iamrimarkable/ #music #mocadalive #rimarkable #mixcloud #blackjoy

MoCADA LIVE!

Join us for MoCADA Live, our seasonal series where art lovers and music fans meet, connect, and dance over great new music… Celebrate yourselves and build community because Black Joy is always a priority. MoCADA goes LIVE this week for a special Mixcloud (@mixcloud) Guest Curator series! Watch and vibe out to 6 different musical artists over the next 7 days including Yaya Bey, Rimarkable, Nativesun, Ezrakh, Kelendji Jr, and Run P. , starting tonight! THE SCHEDULE 9/28 @ 8pm EST Yaya Bey (@yayabeybay) 9/29 @ 6:30pm EST Rimarkable (@iamrimarkable) 9/30 @ 5pm EST Nativesun (@djnativesun) 10/2 @ 6pm EST Ezrakh (@ezrakh) 10/3 @ 4pm EST Kelendji Jr (@kelendji21) 10/4 @ 5pm EST Run P. (@run_p) More info MoCADA.org/MoCADA-Live (link in bio!) #mocadalive #blackjoy #music #mixcloud #yayabey #rimarkable #nativesun #runp #art #community

Also check out MoCADA.org/vote2020 for extended resources, like how MoCADA will help you apply for your absentee ballot, mail it off, and see you through to casting your vote! Let's go! #Repost @mistress_maroon • • • • • • Today is National Voter Registration Day. Visit www.vote.org to register or to check the status of your registration. #nationalvoterregistrationday #vote2020

Over 1,000 years ago, a boy with dreams of being a great warrior and his sister were abducted and taken to a faraway land. Growing up in a world of greed and injustice, he finds the courage to make a change. Watch "Bilal: A New Breed of Hero" , a featured film in our KIDflix film festival, directed by Ayman Jamal and Khurram Alavi. Watch this heartwarming story for FREE all weekend long! Link: MoCADA.org/kidflix Made possible by African Film Fest and NYSCA! 🎥🎞️ ✊🏾#kidflixfilmfest #kidflix2020 #bilal #films #mocadayouth #kids #movies #africandiaspora

Watch "Africa United", an American film from director Debs Paterson, which follows three Rwandan children on a journey to achieve their lifelong dream: To take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg. Now streaming for FREE in MoCADA's 2020 kidFLIX film festival, now through September 18. Watch now: https://mocada.org/aiovg_videos/kidflix-2020-africa-united-film/ Made possible thanks to NYSCA and African Film Fest. 🎞️🎥✊🏾 #kidflixfilmfest #kidflix2020 #africaunited #africandiaspora #film #mocadayouth #futbol #soccer

Watch "Subira", a Kenyan film from director Ravneet Chadha based on the award-winning 2007 short of the same name, streaming for FREE in MoCADA's 2020 kidFLIX film festival, Inspired by this year's theme "By Any Dreams Necessary," in this film. Brenda Wairimu stars as the free-spirited titular character, who struggles to live out her dream of swimming in the ocean, against local customs and an arranged marriage. Watch now through September 9. Link: Mocada.org/kidflix Mad possible thanks to NYSCA and African Film Fest! 🎥🎞️♥️🖤💚✊🏾 #kidflix2020 #subira #films #mocadayouth #africandiaspora

14-year-old Abila lives with his parents in Kibera in East Africa. One morning, he discovers his father is ill and delirious, because he has gambled his soul away in the company of a spiritual woman. To rescue his father, Abila sets about looking for the woman to save his father’s lost soul, or else. Watch "Soul Boy", a Kenyan film from directors Hawa Essuman and Tom Tykwer streaming for FREE in this year's kidFLIX film festival, starting today September 1 - September 5 on MoCADA.org/kidflix. #soulboy #supernatural #films #mocadayouth #mocadakids #byanydreamsnecessary #kidflix2020 #kidflixfilmfest #africandiaspora #movienights Made possible thanks to African Film Festival inc and NYSCA's Electronic Media and Film program.

Today is the day!!!! And NOW is the time! Join The Movement for Black Lives as they host the #BlackNationalConvention2020—a primetime event celebrating Black Culture, Black Political Power-building, and a public policy agenda that will set forth an affirmative vision for all Black Lives. ⁠ ⁠ Watch the 2020 Black National Convention today at BlackNovember.org. It's nation time! ✊🏾♥️🖤💚 #BNC2020 #m4bl #blacknationalconvention2020 #blacklivesmatter #blacknovember #movementforblacklives

Meet Jo, a witty 9-year old terminally ill girl, who is taken back to her rural village to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which proves to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn and the entire village of Maweni think they can fulfill. But will Jo realize her dream?⁠ ⁠ Watch "Supa Modo", a Kenyan film from director Likarion Wainaina (@likarionwainaina) streaming for FREE in this year's kidFLIX film festival, beginning tomorrow August 28 - September 1 on MoCADA.org/kidflix. ⁠🦸🏾✊🏾♥️🖤💚🎞️ #supamodo #superheroes #films #mocadayouth #mocadakids #scifi #africandiaspora #byanydreamsnecessary #kidflix2020 #kidflixfilmfest Made possible thanks to African Film Festival inc and NYSCA's Electronic Media and Film program.

Author, educator and activist Angela Davis recently talked with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! in June about why this 2020 American presidential election is so important. She said during the interview: "Neither party represents the future that we need in this country-- both parties remain connected to corporate capitalism," and more succinctly on how we move forward in this moment: "We're going to have to translate some of the passion that has characterized these demonstrations into work within the electoral arena, recognizing that the electoral arena is not the best place for the expression of radical politics." #angeladavis #vote2020 #socialjustice #defendblacklives

speaks at UCLA on January 31, 1973, more than a decade after he began his journey as a political activist as a student at Bronx High School of Science in NYC. Eventually he would become one of the original Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) freedom riders in 1961, and later serve as the organization's leader too. Father of the Black Power Movement, he was also donned the title of "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party (BPP). However, how Stokely Carmichael is most known and remembered is as the beloved and formidable organizer for the global, Pan African agenda. In the late '60s Carmichael (who was born in Trinidad) left America for Africa after being targeted by the FBI and its COINTELPRO. There he changed his name to Kwame Ture, married Miriam Makeba, and expanded his international activism (with mentorship from Guinean president Ahmed Sékou Touré and former Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah) into the All-African People's Revolutionary Party. In this video, Kwame Ture returns to the States to host a lecture at UCLA, where he briefly explores explores the difference between reform and revolution. ✊🏾♥️🖤💚🙌🏾💪🏾 #powertothepeople #panafrican #revolutionary #kwameture #revolution #stokelycarmichael #socialjustice #freedomfighter #blackpowermovement #blackaugust #africandiaspora

Mood: Defend Black Lives. 🎶: Song is "Stand Up" by Cynthia Erivo (@cynthiaerivo) from the motion picture soundtrack for the film "Harriet" If you know the young talent, tag them some we can show them so love. ♥️🖤💚✊🏾🎶 #africandiasapora #BlackLivesMatter #blackisbeautiful #singing #creators #music #art #defendblacklife #youth #socialjustice #saytheirnames

Happy Sunday, family! Hope you're getting some quality time with those nearest and dearest to you... Dad: @beleafmel baby: @chocolatebabies ♥️🖤💚 #love #family #sunday #qualitytime #blackdads #girldad #blackjoy #blackgirlmagic #africandiasapora

Via @atribecalledjoyce • • • • • • I grew up watching my parents who immigrated from Haiti always stand up for what they believed in. So today I want to talk about how every sh*tty thing that happens in the immigration system is even sh*ttier for Black immigrants, no matter what country they come from. Immigration is a Black issue. Learn more about what’s happening right now by following @raicestexas and @haitianbridge. #DefundthePolice #AbolishICE #immigration #socialjustice

Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, Director of the local chapter of the NYCLU in the city of Syracuse, New York, confronted Mayor Ben Walsh during a meeting on police reform at City Hall. Listen closely as he delivers The People's Agenda, which included taking police out of schools, accountability, budget cuts. In this clip, Yusuf breaks down the economic path of police officers' salaries, and how reform could lead to substantive change in his community. #socialjustice #blacklivesmatter #investinblackcommunities #defundpolice

Megan Ming Francis on Racial Injustice....In this inspiring and powerful TED talk, Megan (@meganming) traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out "fix-all" cures to a complex social problem. Here's a clip from her full presentation, which is now live on MoCADA Digital (Link in bio!). For context, Megan Ming Francis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington where she specializes in the study of American politics, race, and the development of constitutional law. ♥️🖤💚✊🏾 #thoughtleaders #meganmingfrancis #racialinjustice #socialjustice

Yes, team BlackStar Film Festival! We can't wait!!! #Repost @maorikarmael • • • • • • A trailer (?) for the 2020 @blackstarfest. Directed and produced by @rashidzakat and introducing @shantillyfromphilly. BlackStar Film Festival just announced their full schedule! Tickets are now on sale at blackstarfest.org. This year's festival, taking place from Aug 20-26 — primarily online — includes over 80 films from Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers representing more than 20 countries around the world. In the coming weeks BlackStar will also be sharing additional info about a slate of free panels and live events happening throughout the week of the festival. Stay tuned! #BSFF20 #byindiemeansnecessary

Happy 60th birthday to the incomparable Angelique Kidjo (@angeliquekidjo)! May this revolution around the sun be your most brilliant one yet! Help us celebrate Angelique's birthday tonight. Watch her most recent performance for Capital One City Parks Summerstage Anywhere (@summerstage). Then catch an exclusive interview with Angelique by MoCADA's own Amy Andrieux (@missaimstar) tonight at 8pm EST, as they talk Black Lives Matter, reparations, how to preserve and uplift the culture of the African diaspora and more. Where? On all of Summerstage streaming platforms (IG, YouTube and more!). Check out our IG stories for more details. ♥️🖤💚✊🏾🙌🏾🎈🎉🎁🎂🇧🇯 🇳🇬 🎥: Angelique Kidjo performs "Pata Pata" at Summerstage 2018. #angeliquekidjo #birthday #summerstageanywhere #socialjustice #activism #BlackLivesMatter #culture #crwators #culturetalks #africandiaspora #afrofuturism

Happy birthday to one of our faves, beloved photographer and documentarian Jamel Shabazz (@jamelshabazz)! We hope this revolution around the sun is your best lap yet! 🎥: This excerpt comes from the 2013 Charlie Ahearn documentary, entitled "Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer", which explores and celebrates the life and work of the world renowned artist. 🎁🎂🎈🎉♥️🖤💚✊🏾🙌🏾📷 #jamelshabazz #creators #birthday #photographer #legend #streetphotographer #africandiaspora

Our virtual exhibition, "The Cookout: Kinfolk and Other Intimacies", continues until July 30. Curated by Maleke Glee (@majahmal) and MoCADA's Executive Director Amy Andrieux (@missaimstar), celebrate the communal experience of the African diaspora via the works of artists, like Melvin Nesbitt, Jr. (@melvinnesbittjr) Listen to hear Melvin describe the inspiration behind his piece "Doing Hair". To see this piece and others featured in the special presentation, click the link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ 🎨: "Doing Hair" by Melvin Nesbitt, Jr. ♥️🖤💚✊🏾 #MoCADACookout #blackjoy #defendblacklives #Africandiaspora #melvinnesbittjr #celebration

Via The Movement for Black Lives: "Amidst the national uprising against racist violence, actor and singer Daveed Diggs demands we ask what the Fourth of July means to Black people in America right now. Join the Movement for Black Lives https://m4bl.org Donate. Organize. Text DEFEND TO 90975 Written by: Safia Elhillo, Danez Smith, Lauren Whitehead, W. Kamau Bell, Angel Nafis, Idris Goodwin, Pharoahe Monch, Camonghne Felix, and Nate Marshall Inspired by Frederick Douglass’ historic speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Directed by: Yvan Iturriaga DP & Sound: Aleixo Goncalves Flores Editor: Meko Winbush Music: Martin Perna Creative Director: Adam Mansbach Executive Produced by: Offsides Productions & Colehouse Walker Political Outcomes Executive Produced by: Josh Healey and Yvan Iturriaga Concept: Calvin Williams and Josh Healey" #defendblacklives #defendblacklife #july4 #whattotheslave #whattomypeople #fourthofjuly #reparations

The actor Danny Glover, writers Ta-Nehisi Coates and Coleman Hughes and others were among the witness at a congressional hearing on the original sin of the US – the enslavement of 4 million Africans and their descendants – and what can be done to atone for it via reparations. Video produced by The Guardian. #reparations #fourthofjuly #july4 #defendblacklives #defendblacklife #investinblackcommunities

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" in this video produced by NPR. "The U.S. celebrates Independence Day amid nationwide protests and calls for systemic reforms. In this short film, five young descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" which asks all of us to consider America's long history of denying equal rights to Black Americans." FEATURING Douglass Washington Morris II, 20 (he/him) Isidore Dharma Douglass Skinner, 15 (they/their) Zoë Douglass Skinner, 12 (she/her) Alexa Anne Watson, 19 (she/her) Haley Rose Watson, 17 (she/her) ♥️🖤💚✊🏾 #defendblacklife #defendblacklives #reparationsnow #whattotheslave #fourthofjuly #july4

...We love this family so much! And this is a whole mood on our last day of programming The Cookout. Salute to all of the contributors who participated in helping us uplift culture, thank you! Good news, our virtual exhibition, The Cookout: Kinfolk and Other Intimacies remains on view until July 30. So if you haven't explored the interactive space yet, or want to walk through again, now's your chance. Plus, if you missed any of the events, you can listen, read or watch any of the live video recordings starting Monday on MoCADA.org. Happy Friday! ✊🏾♥️🖤💚 #mocadadigital #defendblacklife #mocadacookout #africandiaspora #blackjoy

Meditating for Black Lives

A virtual, 30minute, guided meditation set to inspire us for action and reflection led by Brittany Micek. Brittany is the founder and lead organizer of Meditating for Black Lives, a grassroots organization focused on bringing the principles and practices of various meditation traditions to heal the collective community conscious from oppression.