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Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 jkincade

I love Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s voice and the energy of her performances, but her guitar work was what drew me to her. Cross and alternate picking. The warble and twang of her Custom SG. It lends texture to her music, which allows her voice to ride along her strumming. … Continue readingSister Rosetta Tharpe

Richard Wright sits in a library, looking thoughtfully
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Richard Wright

Posted on February 3, 2022February 8, 2022 jkincade

Richard Wright had an unsparing way of writing about Black life, one that I think reverberates through our literary traditions from then through now. … Continue readingRichard Wright

Zora Neale Hurston looks down and to the left
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Zora Neale Hurston

Posted on February 1, 2022February 2, 2022 jkincade

Thought I’d use this February as an opportunity think through some of the figures that have been instrumental to my thinking. Really, it’s just an excuse to write more. … Continue readingZora Neale Hurston

Facing away, a Black man hugs himself
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A Few Thoughts on Afropessimism

Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 jkincade

Just finished Frank Wilderson III’s Afropessimism (2020)—which I was made aware of through a friend and colleague with whom I’m editing a collection of essays

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Black rodeo star Bill Pickett, "The Bull Dogger"
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Black Cowboys, Weird Westerns, and Hoodoo

Posted on September 18, 2021October 5, 2021 jkincade

I love a good weird western—they combine some elements from westerns, dark fantasy, and horror I love best … Continue readingBlack Cowboys, Weird Westerns, and Hoodoo

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