How do we find hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism? Unbridled joy in music and dance?

These Recommended reads, watches, and listens from the Royal Team are offered to help give you life amid the ongoing work.

Rhonda Recommends:

World Music Radio by Jon Batiste.

“This is one of two records in recent years that I listened to start to finish, even the interludes, en boucle. Jon Batiste is a son of the city and an absolute musical genius. Every track on World Music Radio is a different genre and inspires a deeper reflection on this one life we’re living.”

Gabriel - Live Garage Mix by Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Peven Everett.

“In August I did a dance intensive with Ron K Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company and they introduced me to this version of Gabriel. It’s quintessential Ron - gospel and house and joy and love and possibility.”

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler.

“This is the follow-up to Parable of the Sower. These books helped me understand the speculative fiction genre. I’m taking my time with this one because I am terrified of the future that Octavia Butler imagined for us.”