George Derek Musgrove - A Conversation with The Dap Project - a podcast by TheDapProject.com

Bringing this insightful conversation to the top of the queue as we prepare for our forthcoming Book Talk with Professor Musgrove, discussing Chocolate City - A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital. Stay tuned!

Born in Connecticut, raised in Baltimore, author, historian, and professor G. Derek Musgrove associates dap with church and feels compelled, coming out of 2020, to make history even more relevant to the present moment. Where cities such as the District painted “Black Lives Matter” on main streets in the summer of 2020, Prof. Musgrove’s Black Power Map illustrates DC’s rich Black political tradition from its origins in 1961 to its resurgence in 1998. In other words, we been here. But there are cautionary lessons that today’s activists can apply to the current moment, which he highlights.Listen to our conversation to learn how dap shows up in academic spaces, and the music that energizes the professor to keep dropping knowledge.

Shout out UMBC.SHOW NOTES

BLACK POWER MAP: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5e17e7d1c4a8406b9eaf26a4eae77103/page/page_0/Rhonda’s News Segment DC Police Reform Commission Report:

https://dcpolicereform.com/https://dcbar.org/news-events/news/reform-commission-issues-report-reimagining-distri

From Aaron’s Commentary on Hollywood:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/opinion/hollywood-oscars-racism.html

Other referenced sites:https://dccouncil.us/council-unanimously-passes-emergency-police-and-justice-reform-measure/https://wtop.com/dc/2020/06/dc-council-police-reform-legislation/

https://thedcline.org/2020/08/03/press-release-chairman-mendelson-announces-appointees-to-dc-police-reform-commission/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/dc-police-lawsuits/2020/12/24/e986472c-2375-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html

Emancipation Statue:https://dcist.com/story/21/02/18/eleanor-holmes-norton-reintroduces-bill-to-remove-emancipation-memorial-from-lincoln-park/

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