Prince Syllabus

Exploring the life & work of #Prince as a catalyst for social change...like books and Black Lives. Curated by @zaheerali.

[Prince Syllabus @PrinceSyllabus]

“Because I’m hearing his music constantly, I’ve found myself slowly becoming a fan,” she said. “I love how different he is, how out there and bold. Sometimes he gives me chills. We may never get another #Prince in our lifetime.” via @NYTimes https://t.co/wFKXBvCxeg

[WCCO | CBS News Minnesota @WCCO]

WATCH: New archival footage surfaces of Prince performing legendary 1983 "Purple Rain" set at First Avenue https://t.co/ug4ylb5hhB

[Prince Museum @PrinceMuseum]

A thread:

The history of Nothing Compares 2 U, written by Prince in 1984 and made famous by Sinead O'Connor in 1990

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[Prince @prince]

A 7-mile stretch of Highway 5 in Chanhassen, Minnesota will be renamed the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. This morning Minnesota @GovTimWalz visited @PaisleyPark to sign the bill into law. The road signs will be purple in Prince’s honor. 💜

Photo by Alex Kormann, Star Tribune

[Jon Bream @jonbream]

Minnesota officially recognizes @prince by naming 7 mile stretch of Hwy 5 by ⁦@PaisleyPark⁩ for him. Read ⁦@StarTribune⁩ story https://t.co/pvOwFvwVJB

[Prince Syllabus @PrinceSyllabus]

This is an amazing documentation by @thepurplestream of #PRINCE’s final performance @PaisleyPark. This #PianoandaMicrophone show deserves a documentary film treatment, & this site offers a comprehensive blueprint https://t.co/nbcqiduEyC

[Paisley Park @PaisleyPark]

CELEBRATION 2023 TICKETS • ON SALE TOMORROW, APRIL 7TH • 7 PM CST #princecelebration2023

[De Angela @polishedsolid]

THANK U from the bottom of my heart 4 every single attendee, speaker, staff/crew, & most of all the generosity of her time & spirit of the 1 & only @jilldjones #TripleThreat40 was the best 1 yet! Hope Prince’s spirit felt the purple bat signal we were shining! #Prince4Ever 🙏💜

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

The work @polishedsolid puts into these events is truly awe inspiring and we all owe De Angela a great deal for bringing us all together in such a wonderful space. It's an experience I won't be forgetting in a hurry. 💜

[Prince Syllabus @PrinceSyllabus]

As Black people we constant have to reinscribe ourselves into the narrative in face of erasure and diminishment, hence #Prince revisiting his hits and naming them - @jasonkingsays #TripleThreat40

[Prince Syllabus @PrinceSyllabus]

The 1999 Roundtable all-stars! @NewBlackMan @MoniqueCouvson @jasonkingsays @anildash #TripleThreat40

[Prince Syllabus @PrinceSyllabus]

PURPLE RAIN enables #Prince to give no f*cks (and hence AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY). And 1999 made PURPLE RAIN possible. - @NewBlackMan #TripleThreat40