And welcome to the very first Historians At The Movies on Blusky! After six years of movies we've made the jump and we are excited that you are here with us! Tonight we are watching BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE on Amazon Prime at 8pm eastern #HATM

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Ok everyone time for our first announcement. This week Historians At The Movies talks about the African diaspora, reggae, & the life of Bob Marley. Join us on Amazon Prime Sunday, August 11th at 8pm eastern to live skeet BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE. Keep #HATM jammin’ by sharing and we’ll see you soon!

Photos below feature Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's mom Cindy Breakspeare, a Canadian-Jamaican jazz singer who was crowned Miss World in 1976. She and Bob Marley had one child. #HATM#FilmSky#CaribbeanSky#History

this looks like fun! maybe I will try to catch next week's!

Oooh can you also talk about rastafarianism and Haile Selassie?

My advice would be to ignore the movie, and instead read Marlon James’ “A Brief History of Seven Killings”. Unless of course the movie is extraordinary, in which case, just ignore me.

For those interested in learning more about the music industry in Jamaica, Larisa Kingston Mann at Temple has a great book called “Rude Citizenship” uncpress.org/book/9781469...

Rude Citizenship | Larisa Kingston Mann | University of North Carolina Press

In this deep dive into the Jamaican music world filled with the voices of creators, producers, and consumers, Larisa Kingston Mann—DJ, media law expert, an...

If tonight is your first night (or maybe just been away for a while), we are glad you are here! #HATM is the longest running watch party on twitter. For over six years now we've met every week to laugh, cry, and historicize. But we do it as a COMMUNITY. And you're invited! 2/

Welcome welcome!!

1) I haven’t read any books yet on Caribbean history so I’m looking forward to seeing recommendations 2) buffalo soldier 3)cheeseburger #hatm

Shit movie. Looking forward to your next.