https://locallygrown.tv/
https://www.instagram.com/locallygrowntv/

I can't believe I missed this! Two men (Black millennials?) launched a new streaming platform this year that is focused on vintage Black TV and other moving images, including newer content.

The platform features different channels. Some current selections include:
- Sun Ra Arkestra Boiler Room
- The Parliaments w/ Funkadelic LIVE Eddie Hazel 1969
- Keenan and Kel
- Footwork! (documentary)
- WC NYC TV, e.g. Poetry with Lucille Clifton & Sonia Sanchez & Drawing with Bruce + Jackson 5ive
- Uptown: MTV Unplugged 1993
- Interviews from Red Bull Music Academy
- Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour (Live)

One of the dopest features on there is "The New Dance Show," which was a dance series in Detroit, Michigan, Hosted by R.J. Watkins. The show featured music from several influential Detroit techno artists.

Hip-hop artist Noname even has her own channel on here called "Nigga Theory." The description: "Footage our LA Bookclub Meeting featuring guest Morgan Parker, author of February's pick: Magical Negro, Prison Abolition, Revolutionary History, and some mo' shit."

Artist Rinny Perkins (@RinnyRiot) has her own channel called Keisha

...I could go on.

I know that in the age of YouTube this may not seem like a big deal, but YouTube doesn't have everything. Plus, Locally Grown is dope because they bring other Black artists in to curate content for the channels.

More from WIRE magazine:
"Locally Grown Is PBS for the Streaming Age; The site's channels are a reminder of the days when cultural events, whether local or international, happened around TV screens."
https://www.wired.com/story/locally-grown-streaming-public-access/

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