Candice has a passion for anything revolving around black queer studies, black feminist thought, black popular culture and of course Beyoncé. She is a budding practitioner who wishes to work at an LGBTQ Center. I tried to run it away Thought then my head be feeling clearer I traveled 70 states Thought moving round make me feel better. What in society makes you angry and how do you express the emotions that come with that anger?Ĭandice Sewell is an Assistant Hall Director at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and a first year grad in the Higher Education Administration- College Student Programming. Well its like cranes in the sky Sometimes I dont wanna feel those metal clouds Yeah, its like cranes in the sky Sometimes I dont wanna feel those metal clouds. Where does your anger typically come from? And then to also share some solutions to resolving that anger with the larger group. Understanding and appreciation of cultural differencesĭescription: In the song Mad, Solange expresses anger at the world and also those around her while featured artist Lil Wayne expresses how others are mad at his success and also how he’s angry at himself for an unsuccessful suicide.Įxercise: Students will break off into small groups of 3 to 5 individuals, and share some of the things about themselves that makes them angry. How does someone imitating or mocking that space affect you? These spaces can be personal or have to do with a culture they belong too. Afterwards students will write out a short list of spaces that they would like to reclaim as their own. She describes her physical and also cultural self as being a space that needs to be protected, by culture vultures.Įxercise: In this exercise students will listen to the song Don’t Touch My Hair. What would you tell your younger self about these barriers and how to overcome them?ĭescription: Don’t Touch My Hair by Solange Knowles is about reclaiming spaces that are rightfully hers. In what ways have you grown after understanding these barriers and how they work against you? What have you done in order to ignore the barriers that are placed in your life? (See Verse 1 for more clarification.) How do you cope with barriers that often come about as a result of an identity/identities you hold?Ĭan you relate to any of the lyrics in this song? Please explain why. How do those identities affect how you navigate society? What are some of the marginalized identities you hold? (Please include lyrics to the song and encourage students to take notes while listening.) After listening to the song students will go around and reflect on what ways they have been affected by society’s expectations of them. We hear the emotions behind navigating a society with identities that are often not a part of dominant culture.Įxercise: Students will listen to Cranes in The Sky by Solange Knowles from her album A Seat At The Table. Description: Solange Knowles’ album A Seat At The Table provides a unique and in depth look at blackness, womanhood, and emotion.
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