Pieces of a Man
Music and "justice" as seen through the eyes of a prisoner on death row and musician at large.
One-half of the duo Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, Brian and Keith LaMar talk about life growing through three generations of American conflict and how music has helped them to free themselves from the bondage of hate and resentment.
Episodes
8 episodes
Episode 8: "Math/Book" with Keith LaMar (Part 2)
In the second half of the season finale, Brian and Keith touch on education, the uptick in support for the Justice for Keith Lamar campaign, redemption and friendship. Some resources to support Keith Lamar:
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:25
Episode 7: "Standard Bearer" with Keith LaMar (Part 1)
Keith's time out-of-cell is severely limited, due to the high numbers of prison staff out sick due to COVID, For this first of a two-part season finale, Keith lays it all out. Speaking from inside his cell, he talks about changes at the prison ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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40:07
Episode 6: “Parachute? Insist!” with Keith LaMar
Keith and Brian talk about a fallen Supreme Court heroine, Black heroines from the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter and a fiery vocalist who, along with the great jazz icon Max Roach, moved the needle of black protest mus...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:15
Episode 5: "Laptop Agency" with Keith LaMar
With an election only weeks away, Keith and Brian walk through how much to expect someone else to do for you post-election (hint: very little).
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:34
Episode 4: "Forget...Improvise" with Keith LaMar
Keith turns the tables on Brian and gets him to spill the beans about his early life, how he found his musical path and the partnership that led him to be the bearer of a nearly 50-year legacy.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:06
Episode 3: "Soul Reparations" with Keith LaMar
Brian and co-host Keith LaMar unpack the "Case for Reparations" and a song that asks an unanswerable question.Who was John Lewis? ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:49
Episode 2: "Native Songs" with Keith LaMar
With Keith LaMar for a second week, we turn to Keith's efforts to free himself from an unlawful conviction and how he has maintained his sanity having been on death row and solitary confinement for 27 years. Brian ans...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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35:21
Episode 1: "Supreme Independence" with Keith LaMar
Monthly co-host Death Row inmate Keith LaMar and I talk about the aftermath of one of the most unusual Independence Days ever and the continued disconnect between African-Americans and the holiday.We wind up on a more serene note discus...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:51