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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 1h

congratulations!

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 3h

listen. it was a real dilemma. lol.

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 4h

thank you so much for reading. 💕

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 4h

in case you missed it, i wrote about d’angelo’s privacy, power and legacy. stacialbrown.substack.com/p/a-sonic-be...

a sonic bequeathal.

in memory of michael d'angelo archer, 1974-2025.

stacialbrown.substack.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 16h

stacialbrown.substack.com/p/a-sonic-be...

a sonic bequeathal.

in memory of michael d'angelo archer, 1974-2025.

stacialbrown.substack.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 1d

when i say *devastated.*

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 1d

i was just playing “spanish joint” on repeat last week. 🥹

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 2d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 3d

“first minister” calls to mind another of my absolute favorite 1990s film scores. music.apple.com/us/album/har...

Harvest Time (Instrumental) by Thomas Newman & London Symphony Orchestra on Apple Music

Song · 1995 · Duration 1:24

music.apple.com

stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 3d

like… 🤌🏾 music.apple.com/us/album/fir...

First Minister by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music

Song · 1992 · Duration 2:30

music.apple.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 3d

so i’ve been spending some time with this whole score since i posted this and i am utterly convinced that a symphony orchestra should screen this and perform this film.

the way i’d be sat.

stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 4d

yall wanna know what is still one of the *coldest* film score tracks?? to this day? lo, these many 30 years hence? music.apple.com/us/album/fru...

Fruit of Islam by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music

Song · 1992 · Duration 3:52

music.apple.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 3d

it is my absolute favorite part of that film. that montage of her crying after the breakup. and this goes so hard as a gif. 😂 💕

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 3d

diane keaton definitely ain’t got no business bein gone.

a woman is sitting on a bed looking at a laptop computer .

ALT: a woman is sitting on a bed looking at a laptop computer .

media.tenor.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 4d

i used to be obsessed with this song that appears briefly in “mo better blues,” performed by denzel as bleek gilliam on a bridge in this one gorgeous night shot. it’s not on the film’s soundtrack so i really had to work to find it. music.apple.com/us/album/sin...

Sing Soweto by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music

Song · 1991 · Duration 4:01

music.apple.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 4d

we actually don’t discuss Terrence Blanchard enough in the pantheon of great film composers.

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 4d

yall wanna know what is still one of the *coldest* film score tracks?? to this day? lo, these many 30 years hence? music.apple.com/us/album/fru...

Fruit of Islam by Terence Blanchard on Apple Music

Song · 1992 · Duration 3:52

music.apple.com

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 5d

wow. i’m so sorry for your loss. 💕

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stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 5d

i had to google. like, this universe completely spins out between seasons.

stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 5d

also: they always pop up every season with these high-profile new cast members with like no intro to their storyline. they've added william jackson harper *and* aaron pierre and like... who are they??? where did marion cotillard come from?!