Black Power
6 Music celebrates 50 years since the iconic black power salute at the 1968 Olympics.
Spike Lee's Playlist
Spike Lee plays some of his favourite tunes.
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Tommie Smith Black Power Salute Interview
Tommie Smith on how it felt to make the Black Power salute and its lasting significance.
Studying the Black Lives Matter movement—Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs finds out about a UK university course on the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Gilles reflects Black Power season.—Gilles Peterson's Shakedown
Gilles has a 30-minute protest song ‘Shakedown’ mix to reflect the Black Power season.
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Female Empowerment Playlist—6 Music Artist Collection, Neneh Cherry
Neneh presents her female empowerment playlist.
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The Joy of 6: Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené pick an hour of music as part of Black Power season.
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6 Music Rewinds To 1968 - Black Power—The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show
Tonight we rewind to 1968 as part of 6 Music’s season celebrating Black Power.
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Black Power Selection—Don Letts' Culture Clash Radio
The Don presents his Black Power selections.
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The 6 Music Black Power Soundscape—The 6 Music Black Power Soundscape
Don Letts' soundscape telling the story of the Black Power protest at the 1968 Olympics.
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The Last Poets sit in—Iggy Pop
Another chance to hear The Last Poets take you on a personal journey through music.
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Black Experimental Music—Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone
Stuart plays experimental music by black artists as part of 6 Music’s Black Power season.
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Blood Orange sits in—Iggy Pop
Dev Hynes - AKA Blood Orange - plays two hours of the music that inspires him.
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Get Involved—Cerys Matthews
Cerys is joined by Kevin Le Gendre, author of Don't Stop the Carnival.
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Yoruba label focus—Gilles Peterson
Gilles reaches Y in the label focus A-Z with Osulande representing Yoruba Records.
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Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad—The Huey Show
Huey gets your weekend cooking with funky treats from his record collection
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Protest Songs—Now Playing @6Music
Tom Robinson curates the listening choices of the 6 Music listeners.
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