Imagination: The Prophetic Act of Living an Alternative Narrative, Poetry for Building Community, Reader, Significance Of Place 21 Apr 2021 “Wholly Earth” Mrs. Lincoln was known throughout her career for sticking close to social themes in her music. As a songwriter and performer, she always had something to say. This unforgettable track… Courtney Napier
Leaving Egypt and Pharaoh, Reader, Significance Of Place 20 Apr 2021 Decolonizing Our Cities, Reclaiming Our Streets We won’t build livable, connected neighborhoods using extractive, colonizing means. Architect and activist Mark Lakeman, in this podcast, offers some deep thinking on decolonizing our cities, and moving from extractive… Courtney Napier
Reader, Sabbath: Time for the Unexpected, Significance Of Place, Structure Of Belonging 19 Apr 2021 Jeff Gold on the Paradisical Jazz Club One underrated quality of the jazz scene in the 1940s and 50s was its racial integration. Music does that – it draws people together into common spaces. That it no… Courtney Napier
Leaving Egypt and Pharaoh, Reader, Structure Of Belonging, The Abundant Community, Wilderness: Sharing and Reorientation 16 Apr 2021 Falling in Love with Liberation Reverend Lisa Yebuah is the lead minister of Southeast Raleigh Table, a multicultural, multigenerational church from the Methodist tradition embedded in Raleigh, North Carolina's historically Black region. In conversation with… Courtney Napier
Imagination: The Prophetic Act of Living an Alternative Narrative, Possibly: Freedom for A New Story, Reader, Structure Of Belonging 15 Apr 2021 The Communal Stories of Jazz We are always down for a good story here at Common Good. Jazz is a story told by an ensemble — every instrument, voice, and lyric adding colors and context and… Courtney Napier
