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In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, Rhiannon Giddens is the guest on the latest episode of Topsify's BLK in America podcast. She talks with host Dr. Maurice Stinnett about growing up Black in America and shares some songs that inspire her. "It was my discovery of the music of North Carolina and what sort of became my life's mission that helped me figure out my identity." You can watch their conversation and listen to a playlist Giddens put together for the discussion here.

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In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, Rhiannon Giddens is the guest on the latest episode of Topsify's BLK in America podcast. She talks with host Dr. Maurice Stinnett about growing up Black in America and share some songs that inspire her. "It was my discovery of the music of North Carolina and what sort of became my life's mission that helped me figure out my identity," Giddens says. "The more that we know about what we have gone through as a people, the more that we know about all the different levels and the layers and all of the complexities about what we've gone through as a people, the more than we can be accepting of everyone's experience of being Black in America." You can watch their conversation, followed by a playlist Giddens put together for the discussion here:

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Rhiannon Giddens: BLK in America, June 2021
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    Watch: Rhiannon Giddens Talks with 'BLK in America' Podcast, Curates Playlist
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    In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, Rhiannon Giddens is the guest on the latest episode of Topsify's BLK in America podcast. She talks with host Dr. Maurice Stinnett about growing up Black in America and share some songs that inspire her. "It was my discovery of the music of North Carolina and what sort of became my life's mission that helped me figure out my identity," Giddens says. "The more that we know about what we have gone through as a people, the more that we know about all the different levels and the layers and all of the complexities about what we've gone through as a people, the more than we can be accepting of everyone's experience of being Black in America." You can watch their conversation, followed by a playlist Giddens put together for the discussion here:

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