#BuildingTheBand was something we didn’t know we needed. The whole concept was genius. The talent was amazing. The bands that were formed will be around for a min!
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
Muni Long, Kehlani, H.E.R., Coco Jones, Victoria Monét, Jazmine Sullivan, and Jessie Reyez for The NY Times Style Magazine as “The Women Who Are Reinventing R&B”
📸 by: D’Angelo Lovell
Dear Wypipo,
I know it’s been a rough week for you with @Beyonce winning both Country Album of the Year and Album of the Year at the #Grammys, @kendricklamar picking up five Grammys himself and then irritating y’all with an all Black #SuperBowl Halftime Show featuring @serenawilliams crip walking and @sza singing, and to top it off, the #Philadelphia @Eagles winning the Super Bowl and their Black quarterback @JalenHurts being named #MVP.
I know all of this has to sting, but remember, it’s about meritocracy. Hang on in there. If we could get through slavery, lynching, murder, rape, segregation, brutalization, dehumanization, and mass incarceration, y’all should make it through this just fine.
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth.