"Silence is our enemy. Sound is our weapon. They say a question lives forever until it gets the answer it deserves… Won’t you say their names?”
Some backstory on this here: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/08/18/385202798/janelle-mon-e-releases-visceral-protest-song-hell-you-talmbout Completely out of left field for Janelle Monae, and maybe all the more powerful because it's so unexpected. 1
#blacklivesmatter
Because NBC didn't have the guts to finish the song, it's my Jam this week. "Hey NBC - if you really don't want to challenge some of your white viewership to think, don't air Jonelle Monae. Stick to reruns of SMASH."