Inwood Library is teaming up with Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance (DFMA) to bring you a free, in-person community livestream and discussion of both Talking About Race Matters lectures this March.

Talking About Race Matters (TARM) is a two-part virtual lecture series where notable scholars share their groundbreaking work on cultural history and social justice.

This month, TARM lectures will explore the cultural and political contributions of Black women musicians in America. This is “The Song of Our Freedom: Black Music in America” in celebration of Women’s History Month and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

*After the livestream, in-person attendees will participate in a guided discussion and explore supplementary reading curated by Library staff and TARM lecturers. Small snacks will be provided.* Adults 18+

Dr. Tammy Kernodle on “Lord Help Me Be: Alice Coltrane and the Quest for Freedom in Black Power Era America”

This lecture explores pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane’s role in pushing forward the avant-garde jazz aesthetic during the years immediately following the death of her husband and collaborator John Coltrane. It examines the symbiotic relationship between the music from her early solo albums and the broader idea of freedom that fueled the rise of the Black Power and Black Nationalist Movements.

Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle is the Park Creative Arts Endowed Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Music at Miami University (OH), where she teaches in the areas of African American music, gender studies in music, and race and American popular culture.