Why the revolution can be joyful | Valerie June | TEDxNashvilleSalon
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- čas přidán 15. 11. 2021
- Valerie June is an artist, a storyteller, and a woman of color. She knows systemic racism exists - she has seen and felt it in her own life. She also knows that it's important to expose violence and correct injustice, in part by telling those kinds of stories. But if those are the only stories being told - in the news and in movies and TV shows - they start to define what it means to be African American, erasing hard-won victories and ultimately the promise of a better world. Valerie believes it's time to claim that better world - not one day in the future but right now - and that we can start by rewriting the narrative. In place of loss, write resilience; in place of injustice, write power; in place of sorrow, write joy. She asks of White America: "I see you are willing to tell the story of our suffering, but are you ready to celebrate Black Joy?" And she presents this challenge to Black America: "Take a hold of that joy - it is your superpower." Valerie believes that a celebration of diversity through choosing a path of radical joy and positive activism is a way to rewrite the narrative of our traumas. It is a way to unite humanity and sculpt a more egalitarian society.
Tennessee-born and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Valerie June has been recording and performing since she was 19 years old, climbing from Memphis coffee houses to national TV performances and getting name-checked by Bob Dylan. Her latest album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers (Fantasy Records / Concord) weaves a tapestry of folk, soul, gospel, country, blues, psychedelia, and symphonic pop, performed by an accomplished lineup of musicians with a dizzying palette of instruments (flute and banjo, mbira and Mellotron, saxophone and synth) absorbed in free-flowing experimentation. The album (co-produced with Jack Splash), is acclaimed by fans and critics alike and received 2021 Americana Honors and Awards nominations for both Album Of The Year and Song of the Year. June’s first book, Maps for the Modern World, is a collection of poems and original illustrations, available now through Andrews McMeel Universal Publishing. info This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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I like to cuss, too. My rule for cussing is never cuss when you are mad and only cuss for fun!
Inspirational thank you
You are so wonderful and I am a humbled and inspired fan. Thank you!
Oh Goodness Valerie June you are awesome 💕 Can’t wait to experience your energy live again 🦋
Girl you Shine of Joy and Light. Thank you, we need this to be The Movement!🙏❤️
my girlfriend and I saw Valerie JUne live last fall....and i felt like an aura of good vibes stuck with me for days.
She really is one of the most beautiful souls I see out there right now. She brings so much happiness
This is absolutely beautiful. That tone of Peace and truth. May the joy around in every person viewing this!
"The revolution can be joyful. the revolution can be mindful. the revolution can be multiracial, multi-gender, multi-class ... I believe in us" Valerie June. Thank you for your gifts in this world. "All I can do is Smile"
In this uniquely descriptive lecture and exploration of the majesty of joy, Valerie June with precision mindfulness, resuscitates the act of breathing with a more exquisite life force for materializing long over due, positive social change.
For some reason, I cannot listen to her music without crying. I rarely cry to music. So interesting.
Beautiful and powerful message masterfully delivered. Thanks for your gifts, Valerie! Be blessed.
I love your voice, both speaking and singing. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and helping open the world to joy.
“joy is a choice.”
Been going through a lot lately. Trying to pick up the pieces of my life. This song couldn't have been found at a better time ❤ your music 😊
This woman is gifted 💕
I love her music and aura ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Every person, joy.
My Spotify told recently that: The artist I had Listen more during 2021 was......?? And the winner is Valerie June. Congratulations V. June from Portugal
Love this!! Thanks for sharing!!!..(I'm new the lovely Valerie June & I think she's a real unique voice in today's landscape!)..so glad u gave her this platform to speak on these important issues!! Much Luv,Peace & Blessings to her!!🙏🏽💖👑 & * this channel!!
Thank you for calling us to join the "upwising" or humanity.
Love YOU Valerie GOD bless and keep YOU SAFE 🏳️🌈💝
Dream of success
Celebrate Joy