DJ Lynnée Denise pens liner notes for Saul Williams 'Encrypted and Vulnerable' album

DJ Lynnée Denise is a firm believer of the late Amiri Baraka’s assertion that more black people should write liner notes for black people. This belief was inspired by his lifelong relationship with black music criticism and his belief that white critics tend to struggle to humanize black artists, engaging the music solely as entertainment, as opposed to an active site for meaningful scholarship. That said, DJ Lynnée Denise was honored to write her first set of liner notes for an artist she’s followed for years, Saul Williams. Encrypted and Vulnerable, is the second in a series of three albums and part of the multi-tiered MartyrLoserKing project—thegraphic novel and sci-fi cinematic musical written and directed by Williams himself. The new album, Encrypted and Vulnerable was released in July 19 and can be streamed on all major platforms. Click this link for the liner notes.

DJ Lynnée Denise moderates panel on post-colonial homophobia in the Netherlands

DJ Lynnée Denise moderated a conversation on homophobic imperialist heritages. The event was organized by Social with Pride and panelists included local activist Raisha Sambo and Black queer studies scholar Julian Isenia. The panel addressed the role of Dutch colonialism in the formation of sexual identity in former Dutch colonies like Aruba and Suriname. The panelists are folks who have been organizing and educating for a living. The event was part of Amsterdam’s pride weekend and organized as an effort to diversify the representation of queer people throughout the city.