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Alors Regarde (in French) "Tu dis qu'c'est pas mon rôle de parler de tout caBandera del Sol performed by Tish Hinojosha from the album Culture Swing (Purchase from Amazon.com) about the one "flag" that connects us all, even in a time of extreme nationalism: "Here's to you here's to me while we stand on our feet,Big Italian Rose performed by Fred Small from the album No Limit (Purchase from Amazon.com) about a woman who is upset about the models who are so skinny in all the ads and that she doesn't see anyone in any of the ads that looks like her: "I'm a big Italian woman and I want the world to seeCarefully Taught performed by Rogers and Hammerstein from the album South Pacific Soundtrack (Purchase from Amazon.com) about unlearning oppressive attitudes we've been taught: "You've got to be taught, before it's too lateDifferent People performed by No Doubt from the album Tragic Kingdom (Purchase from Amazon.com) about the positivity of diversity: "He and she two different peopleDon't Laugh at Me performed by Mark Wills from the album Greatest Hits (Purchase from Amazon.com) about empathy: "Don't laugh at me.Egg on Drugs performed by Brenda Kahn from the album Goldfish Don't Talk Back (Purchase from Amazon.com) about the focus on the war on drugs when other issues (freedom of choice, women's body image, NRA, pollution) are ignored: "Isn't there something elseEvery Kinda People performed by Robert Palmer from the album Addictions (Purchase from Amazon.com) about the value of diversity and different perspectives: "It takes every kinda peopleEveryday People performed by Sly and the Family Stone from the album Greatest Hits (Purchase from Amazon.com) about identity and acceptance: "There is a blue one who can't accept the green oneHuman performed by Dionne Farris from the album Wild Seed - Wild Flower (Purchase from Amazon.com) about respecting individual cultural traits in the context of shared humanity: "Before I am black,I'll Rise performed by Ben Harper from the album Welcome to the Cruel World (Purchase from Amazon.com) A musical interpretation of the empowering poem by Maya Angelou about rising up through the opression of prejudice: "You may write me down in historyLove Makes the World Go 'Round performed by Madonna from the album Imaculate Collection (Purchase from Amazon.com) "Its easy to forgetMan in the Mirror performed by Michael Jackson from the album Number Ones (Purchase from Amazon.com) about changing ourselves to change the world: "I'm looking at the man in the mirror,Né en 17 à Leidenstadt performed by Jean-Jacques Goldman from the album Fredericks, Goldman, Jones (Purchase from Amazon.com) about social context and its relation to social conscience: "On saura jamais c'qu'on a vraiment dans nos ventresO Siem performed by Susan Igulukark from the album This Child (Purchase from Amazon.com) about a call to help the walls of intolerance come down: "All people rich and poorPeople Are People performed by Depesche Mode from the album People Are People (Purchase from Amazon.com) about questioning prejudice and hatred: "I can't understandPeurs (in French) performed by Jean-Jacques Goldman from the album Fredericks, Goldman, Jones (Purchase from Amazon.com) about unwarranted fears arising from intolerance of difference: "Qu'est-ce que vous croyezPride (In the Name of Love) performed by U2 from the album Rattle and Hum (Purchase from Amazon.com) about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Early morning April 4The Revolution Will Not Be Televised performed by Gil Scott Heron from the album Pieces of a Man (Purchase from Amazon.com) about empowerment and calling for social action to challenge commercialism and passivity.: "You will not be able to stay home, brother.Squeeze the Trigger performed by Ice-T from the album Rhyme Pays (Purchase from Amazon.com) about persecution and an attempt to silence "other" voices, racism, classism, and general oppression: "Homeless sleep on city streets, waiting to die with nothing to eatStreets of Philadelphia performed by Bruce Springsteen from the album Philadelphia Soundtrack (Purchase from Amazon.com) about the feeling of loneliness of a man with AIDS
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We Shall Be Free "When the last child cries for a crust of breadWhere the Roads Come Together performed by Up with People from the album Live about the value of diversity: "None of us is born the same |