NEW MUSIC FROM NEW PLACES Dolls, books, television shows – these were just
some of the cultural artifacts that were missing or
difficult to find 30 years ago, when my children were
small, so hardly anything had changed since my own childhood.
THEIR OWN STORIES As my girls grew up, I made a decision to surround our family with black images in our home, despite the challenges in acquiring these items. I knew the majority culture existed just beyond our front door and my children would absorb it by osmosis, so my duty as a black parent was clear: Teach, guide, seek out, and listen to information on black culture. Present my kids with their own racial stories.
By Terry Paquet
I became even more intent on supplying my girls with positive role models to reinforce their racial identity.
Terry Paquet is an award-winning copywriter with more than 20 years’ experience. He is a regular contributor to SideOne.
CELEBRATE “EIGHT TRACK DAY” WITH SOMETHING MAGNETIC AND NEW Now that my children are adults, the task of finding black culture in the wider society is no longer
Aside from Easter and Earth Day, the other big
cassettes came along and essentially banished them
celebration we’re all looking forward to this month is
to obscurity.
National Eight Track Tape Day. Yes, there’s an actual day set aside for the “space-age technology” that was created by RCA, Motorola and Bill Lear – the same guy who founded the Lear Jet corporation. For those not from this generation, it was wildly popular from the mid ‘60s to the early ‘80s until smaller audio
To help you commemorate this momentous day, I’ve assembled a collection of artists that can collectively be described using the same word that defined the type of recording technology that made 8-track tape possible: magnetic.
TO LISTEN WHILE YOU READ, CHECK OUT THIS MONTH’S SIDEONE SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pSIA6pFouy2Dx9OFKhFRo?si=-zE0Bgm0SxO8rPoGx5S7IQ SIDEONE APRIL 2021
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