Online Conversation | Music, Creativity & Justice with Ruth Naomi Floyd

On Friday, July 23rd, we hosted vocalist and composer Ruth Naomi Floyd to discuss the work of creating as a catalyst for justice. An award-winning musician and photographer, Floyd discussed how music and justice work together to elevate the voices and wisdom of the downtrodden.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said when speaking of the legacy of jazz, “God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create, and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment.” In a culture wrestling with past and present injustices, Floyd believes that the creativity which God has endowed His creatures with can be a source of redemption and beauty amidst ashes. We hope you enjoy this conversation!

The opening song is “Walk Together Children” – Arranged and performed by James Weidman.

The painting is Aspects of Negro Life: Slavery to Reconstruction by Aaron Douglas, 1934

Thank you to our sponsor for this event, the Fetzer Institute, as well as our cohosts at Rabbit Room, Bridge Project LA, and Square Halo Books.

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