Show notes
“It ain’t that I don’t care, it’s that I don’t really care.” -Bishop Glen A. Staples About: We live in a strange time, at least that’s what the story of the praise break reminds us. It’s the tale of an ecstatic dance rooted deep in race, religion and American history. It traveled centuries of oppression and made its way to present times where it’s been rejected by today’s social elites. Maybe because it looks crazy? Or maybe it’s dismissed because it unearths some dark reality that we’re not comfortable dealing with? You be the judge. Show Notes: [03:03] “Clap Hands” by Tom Waits [03:20] “Temple of Praise ~ Praise Break” [04:45] The Temple of Praise [05:10] @bishopstaples [08:20] “Parade Shoes” by Blue Dot Sessions [09:40] “Slow Strutt” by Blue Dot Sessions [14:00] @cornelwest [14:02] More on the late Marion Barry (Washington Post, 2014) [14:04] @tdjakes [14:06] Pastor Sherman Watkins [17:10] “When We Set Out” by Blue Dot Sessions [20:35] Dr. Harold Dean Trulear [21:10] The Triangular Trade [21:25] “The Silver Hatch” by Blue Dot Sessions [21:45] On Rudyard Kipling’s White Man’s Burden (Wikipedia) [22:00] More on slaves and Christianity (Christianity Today, 2014) [22:10] And another worthy read (PBS, 2004) [23:30] “Shout” by the Isley Brothers [25:00] On Daniel Alexander Payne and the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Wikipedia) [25:38] “Transit Vidal” by Blue Dot Sessions [26:25] “Oh Happy Day” by the Edwin Hawkins Singers Another video of Mahalia Jackson worth watching [26:40] “How I Got Over” by Mahalia Jackson [28:28] “Streamer” by Blue Dot Sessions [29:53] Joshua Lazard [31:15] C. Erick Lincoln [31:20] The Uppity Negro A recent sermon Lazard gave on the praise break [31:40] “This is Why Folks Don’t Take Church Seriously” [35:05] Related: Neil Postman writes on this topic in his book “Amusing Ourselves to Death” [35:20] Joel Osteen on 60 Minutes (CBS News, 2007) [35:30] The Real Preachers of Atlanta [40:45] “Is God a White Racist?” [42:45] On Rachel Dolezal. (Vanity Fair, 2015) [48:10] Send your thoughts, questions or complaints to info@thisissomenoise.com.
