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20 Songs You Need To Have On Your Black History Month Playlist

Is it really a BHM playlist without these songs?

Devon Johnson

Feb 26, 2019

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20 Songs You Need To Have On Your Black History Month Playlist

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Since the beginning of time, people have used songs and dancing as a way to tell their stories. This is pretty evident when listening to the music of black artists throughout time. From James Brown to Childish Gambino, you can hear everything from the pain and frustration to the success of some of our people in these songs. Black History Month is so much more than just celebrating our pride. Here are 20 songs that would complete any black history month playlist.

1. James Brown- Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud)

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2. Stevie Wonder- Living For the City

3. Stevie Wonder- So What The Fuss

4. Nina Simone- Four Women

5. Nina Simone- To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

6. Bob Marley- Get up Stand Up

7. Bob Marley- Buffalo Soldier

8. Run DMC- Proud to Be Black

9. Michael Jackson- They Don't Really Care About Us

10. Michael Jackson- Black Or White

11. Prince- Family Name

12. Prince- We March

13. Prince- Baltimore

14. Nas- If I Ruled The World ft Lauryn Hill

15. Jill Scott- Golden

16. Janelle Monáe- Django Jane

17. Kendrick Lamar- Alright

18. Beyoncé- Freedom ft Kendrick Lamar

19. Childish Gambino- This Is America

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20. Solange- Don't Touch My Hair

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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20 Songs You Need To Have On Your Black History Month Playlist

Is it really a BHM playlist without these songs?

1. James Brown- Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud)

2. Stevie Wonder- Living For the City

3. Stevie Wonder- So What The Fuss

4. Nina Simone- Four Women

5. Nina Simone- To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

6. Bob Marley- Get up Stand Up

7. Bob Marley- Buffalo Soldier

8. Run DMC- Proud to Be Black

9. Michael Jackson- They Don't Really Care About Us

10. Michael Jackson- Black Or White

11. Prince- Family Name

12. Prince- We March

13. Prince- Baltimore

14. Nas- If I Ruled The World ft Lauryn Hill

15. Jill Scott- Golden

16. Janelle Monáe- Django Jane

17. Kendrick Lamar- Alright

18. Beyoncé- Freedom ft Kendrick Lamar

19. Childish Gambino- This Is America

20. Solange- Don't Touch My Hair

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

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Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)