Got a new agenda,With a new dream,I’m kicking out the old regime,Liberation, elevation, education.The lyrics of Janelle Monáe’s Oscar shortlisted song, “Turntables” are a call for accountability flavored with positive promise.
Written for the Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés-directed documentary about Georgia political activist Stacey Abrams, All In: The Fight for Democracy, Monáe’s song aligns in every sense with Abrams’ single-minded refusal to tolerate insidious, endemic and overwhelming voter suppression following her 2018 run for governor of Georgia.
Rapping about a “new dream”, Monáe speaks to the long-sought turning of a societal and political tide in this country.The call came early on in the pandemic.
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