CSC #21 "Minneapolis" with Crush and Prince 29.06.2020

Episode #21 is a dispatch from New York City, once the epicenter of the pandemic
and only an (admittedly long) train-ride away from the cradle of a budding
revolution against White Supremacy: Minneapolis. We approach the fault lines of
this quintessential American polis through the sounds, words and performances
by and about one of its proudest sons: the Artist formerly known as Prince
(Roger Nelson, 1958–2016). Born and raised in this predominantly White-settler
surroundings of Minneapolis, Prince’s Blackness and rise to fame is often framed
as a curiosity. But the so-called “Minneapolis sound” and gender-fluid
performances are products of his savviness in navigating an inherently racist
landscape as much as they are expressions of his genius. A celebration of Black
lives and cultures by way of Prince, Episode #21 is also meant as a commentary
on the pervasiveness of racism and his att...

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