Stand up for your right...
Music, justice and hi from vacation!
Hello!
I’m sharing this new “dispatch” by voice note after some time on the road for vacation… This is exclusively for full subscribers like you. Thank you for being one!
Own Destiny
Every man got a right to decide, his own destiny…
and in this judgment, there is no partiality.
We gon' fight (we gon' fight) / we'll have to fight (we gon' fight)…
Fight for our rights!
-Bob Marley, “Zimbabwe”
Like millions of people, I grew up on Bob Marley’s music. It shaped so many of my ideas about everything — from Jamaica to colonialism to social justice. So I was excited to see this new film about him, produced with his family. The movie sparked some broader thoughts about his work and legacy, which I’m now sharing with you in this new voice note — click the ‘play’ triangle button to listen:
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