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Love and Humanity

Season 1 Episode 105 | 26m 46s

Composer and intermedia artist Lyn Goeringer humanizes an often forgotten segment of our society by shedding light on the murders of transgender women of color in Detroit through the lens of the streetlights meant to keep them safe. Jazz bassist and composer Rodney Whitaker plays his tune “First Love, Only Love” which began as a love song to his wife and evolved into a message of love for humanity

Aired: 06/04/22 | Expires: 06/03/24
Supported in part by
MSU Federal Credit Union
Michigan State University Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
Extras
Out of tragedy MSU educator/activist Juliet Hess constructed an activist music education.
Michigan State University Educator Mike Callahan expanded his curriculum to be inclusive
Michigan State University's Cara Stroud analyzes John Corigliano’s Of Rage and Remembrance
Advisor  Talitha Wimberly helps students find common ground through music.
Educator Richard Desinord breaks down boundaries to find educational equality for music.
Educator Marcie Ray sows the seeds of strong community through hard conversations.
Three performances of jazz and art song address oppression yet end the season with hope.
Music by trailblazing Black composers and a moving saxophone piece celebrate inclusion.
Three varied and impactful songs inspired by the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A piano evokes Hawaii’s traumatic past and jazz reminds of a difficult era in Detroit.