Songs to Inspire

Create a playlist that fuels you and/or can serve as a conversation starter with people of all ages. (We have a link at the bottom to these songs as a Spotify playlist.)


Here are some individual songs to listen to:

Ain’t Got No, I Got Life / Nina Simone

Baltimore / Nina Simone

Be Free / J Cole

Blended Family / Alicia Keys

Blue Bucket of Gold/Gallant X Sufjan Stevens

Born This Way / Lady Gaga

Brave / Sara Bareilles

Colors in Bloom / Lex Allen ft. Taj Raiden

Fight the Power / Public Enemy

Fight Song / Rachel Platten

Formation / Beyonce

For The Kids / Homeboy Sandman

Four Women / Nina Simone

Give Your Hands to Struggle / Sweet Honey in the Rock

Get Up, Stand Up / Bob Marley

Good As Hell / Lizzo

Hijabi / Mona Haydar

If It's Magic / Stevie Wonder

Keep Ya Head Up / Tupac

Love’s In Need of Love Today/Stevie Wonder

Living for the City / Stevie Wonder

Mercedes Benz / Janis Joplin

Ne Me Quitte Pas / Nina Simone

People Get Ready / Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions

Rich Girl / Nina Simone

Roar / Katy Perry

Same As It Ever Was/Michael Franti & Spearhead

Same Love / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Save Me / Nina Simone

Stay Human / Michael Franti & Spearhead

Super Rich Kids / Frank Ocean

Strength, Courage & Wisdom / India Arie

The 10 Stop and Frisk Commandments / Jasiri X

The Colour in Anything/James Blake

Try / Colbie Caillat

We The People / Tribe Called Quest

Try Everything / Shakira

Where Is The Love / Black Eyed Peas

White Privilege / Mackelmore

White Privilege II / Macklemore

Whitey on the Moon / Gil Scott-Heron

Stand 4 What / Nick Cannon

This Is America / Childish Gambino

To Be Young Gifted and Black, Nina Simone