Muse 2 the Pharaoh : Dear White People

Racism is a system of advantage based on race and supported by institutions, policies and practices that benefit dominant groups and disadvantage subdominant groups. It is a social expression of power and privilege. Today on Muse, we discuss systemic racism, what that REALLY looks like, and how it is reflected in the purple fandom. References for […]

Racism is a system of advantage based on race and supported by institutions, policies and practices that benefit dominant groups and disadvantage subdominant groups. It is a social expression of power and privilege. Today on Muse, we discuss systemic racism, what that REALLY looks like, and how it is reflected in the purple fandom.

References for Further Exploration

Muse 2 the Pharaoh : Unpacking Race in the Legacy of Prince

Dear White People (Movie)

Dear White People (Netflix Series)

‘Dear White People’: Inside the series taking on what it means to be Black in America

Implicit Bias Test (Race IAT)

Real Nxgga Dissertations

Purple Rain by Prince: the story behind the song

MTV 1985 Interview

2004 Extra Interview

2004 Biz Prince Interview

2014 Arsenio Hall Interview

Code Switching

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

Got to Be Something Here : The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound

Jim Crow of the North : Housing segregation in the Minneapolis area

Black Hollywood : They’ve Gotta Have Us

Prince on Sinbad

Prince on Tavis Smiley, 1998 

Prince on Tavis Smiley, 2009

Prince 2005 NAACP performance

Prince Hits N Runs N Talks! – Ebony interview Dec 22, 2015

The Story About the Prince Ebony Mag Interview

“Surely people that created rhythm and blues …” – Howard Journal of Communications’ Prince Issue By Erica Thompson

Prince and the Black Experience By Prince’s Friend

“Mess with the flag and to them…” Exchange between Scott Woods and Nightchild Ethereal on Twitter on why it’s so painful when white Prince fans tell black Prince fans that Prince didn’t want people to see race.