And this is obviously a few months before Songs In A Minor comes out. There's a really interesting moment in that interview. And this is an exact other moment for it. I really, really, really see that and feel that on every level. In the second part of our FADER Interview - the first was released yesterday, so go back and listen if you haven’t already - Keys also discusses Lil Wayne’s verse on the “Unlocked” version of “Nat King Cole,” her collaboration with her eldest son Egypt on a new cover of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” and her first ever interview, which she gave to the FADER in 2001. Having blown up in an industry that didn’t have her or any of her peers’ best interests at heart, she had to fight - still has to fight - with anxiety and doubt. And whether or not she’s writing primarily to herself or others, it’s clear that empowerment ballads like “Dead End Road” - from her new album KEYS, out today - are written from first-hand experience. In fact, even when answering a question about her intent Keys sounds like she’s trying to inspire her audience, saying that she’d purged the word “try” from her vocabulary before Kanye West encouraged her to double down. From the Songs In A Minor ballad “A Woman’s Worth” through “Girl On Fire” itself and the 2020 voter-drive single “A Beautiful Noise” with Brandi Carlile, Keys, as a songwriter, has always been looking out over her piano and towards the crowd. Announcing the book this past summer, Keys said she was “writing it for that girl in the way-back row who needed someone to tell her there’s nothing you can’t do, that nothing is impossible.” And in some sense that’s Keys’s career in miniature. "Nickelodeon is going off the air for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in support of justice, equality and human rights," the network wrote on Instagram earlier this month, marking the amount of time a Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd's neck. "We are all part of the change #BlackLivesMatter.Alicia Keys’s debut graphic novel, Girl On Fire, written with the comic book artist Brittney Williams and set for release in March 2022, tells the story of a 14-year-old girl who finds out that she has telekinetic powers after trying to protect her brother from a gun-wielding cop. You guys are the future."Ī day in the life of my quarantine: Read Naomi Campbell's diaryįrom Gucci to Prada, luxury fashion brands challenged to confront racist attitudesĮarlier this month, Nickelodeon showed support for the Black Lives Matter movement following Floyd's death by airing a commercial of breathing sounds with the words "I can't breathe." The move angered some parents, while others applauded it. "We can only move ahead and fight against racism by doing so hand-in-hand," Biles said. Always."īiles, the most decorated American gymnast, urged young viewers to continue to "use your voice." You have to always try 110% and then you have to use your voice to uplift each other and one another. "There will always be tough moments and challenges ahead, but you must strive to overcome them," Campbell said. "You have to believe in yourself. That’s how we kick the problems of today in the back of the head."Ĭampbell, the first black model to appear on the cover of French Vogue, encouraged kids to not let "people's ignorance intimidate" you, much like she didn't in the fashion industry. This next generation needs to be filled with love, positivity, inspiration, motivation, because of you guys," Hart said. "So to kill hate, we love. Several celebrities offered words of encouragement throughout the the special, including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, musician Chance the Rapper, comedian Kevin Hart and supermodel Naomi Campbell. Kendi to be released as a picture book due to high demand Looking for books about racism? Experts suggest these must-read titles for adults and kids Keys, mother to sons Egypt, 9, and Genesis, 5, recommended a family book club as one way to start a discussion about race and racism with your parents. "Meanwhile, if you are a white person who walks into that same store and because of the color, because of your privilege, no one would look at you as a criminal." "If you are that Black person and you walk in to a store and somebody racially profiles you and thinks you are a criminal," Kendi explained. Kendi, who penned the best-selling books "How to Be an Antiracist" and "Antiracist Baby," broke down terms that many children may be hearing, including "ally," "racial profiling" and "privilege." More: Shay Mitchell, Ricky Martin, more stars open up about fears, talking racism with kidsĪuthor Ibram X. Keys added that it's important to hold our friends accountable for their actions and words. Sit with them and ask, ‘What do we want to do?’ ‘What do we want to fight for?'" Start your own organization, start your own collective. Khan-Cullors encouraged kids to get involved in the movement by looking at what's happening in their own hometowns: "Start something on your own.
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