PLAYLIST OF THE DAY: CONSCIOUS MINDS, CONSCIOUS LINES

In celebration of Black History Month, i figured I'd post this playlist of some of the trailblazing, conscious records of the day. Enjoy!

1. What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye

2. Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman

3. Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes featuring Teddy Pendergrass

4. Young, Gifted And Black - Aretha Franklin

5. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

6. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - People Get Ready

7. Mississippi Goddam - Nina Simone

8. Think - Aretha Franklin

9. Curtis Mayfield - We’re A Winner

10. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

11. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child

12. Martha & The Vandellas - Nowhere to Run

13. Respect - Aretha Franklin

14. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone

15. Four Women - Nina Simone

16. Diana Ross - Strange Fruit

17. Say It Loud - I’m Black & I’m Proud - James Brown

18. Choice of Colors - Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions

19. This Is My Country - Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions

20. Ball of Confusion - The Temptations

21. We The People Who Are Darker than Blue - Curtis Mayfield

22. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye

23. Living for the City - Stevie Wonder

24. Where Are We Going - Marvin Gaye

25. Keep Your Head to the Sky - Earth, Wind & Fire

26. Home Is Where the Hatred Is - Gil Scott-Heron

27. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers

28. Love Train - The O’Jays

29. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott-Heron

30. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye

31. Change Is Gonna Come - Aretha Franklin

32. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit