You might have heard the newly released live track “Dreamer” from Prince’s Dance Rally 4 Peace at Paisley Park near Minneapolis on May 2, 2015, in response to the deaths of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxcSaTDVWE.
To learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement, we have plenty of relevant reading and viewing for you online at
Did you know that librarian Jonathan Harwell, along with Rev. Katrina Jenkins, Dean of Religious Life, recently published their co-edited scholarly book Theology and Prince, which you can check out after the library building reopens? Since then they have taught a STARS lifelong learning class on the same topic, and are kicking off another virtual class for Winter Park Public Library this month. Meanwhile, in lieu of their annual Prince Day show on WPRK, where they introduce lesser-known tracks, they’ve created a long playlist to help you get through this thing called quarantine. Check it all out at
https://music.youtube.com/watch…
and to learn more about Prince, we have plenty of relevant books, articles, etc., online for you at