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'Alright' - Kendrick Lamar reminds us that, no matter what, we are a resilient kind in his "Alright." (Photo: TDE/Interscope Records)

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'Freedom' - This might just be the Blackest version of Beyoncé we've listened to yet. The lyrics in her "Freedom" song remind us to stay strong in the struggle for Black lives. (Photo: Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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'Love Yours' - J. Cole keeps us grounded in the idea of self love in his "Love Yours."  (Photo: Roc Nation)

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'Spiritual' - Jay Z stresses the importance of having some faith.(Photo: Sakura/WENN.com)

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'Be Yourself' - Frank Ocean reminds us to throw off the weight of respectability politics and just to be ourselves on his highly anticipated Blonde album.  (Photo: Def Jam Recordings, Boys Don't Cry)

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'Revolution' - Raury sings a plea for help for us to be saved. (Photo: Columbia Records)

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'Glory' - Common and John Legend give us a freedom song that reminds us of everything we are fighting for. (Photo: Columbia Records)

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'F**K Donald Trump' - Sometimes we need a clear reminder of what we are up against. YG's "F**k Donald Trump" is a prime example of what happens when a community comes together and voices their most honest opinion.(Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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'Cheer for the Villain' - Tef Poe of St. Louis took his music career to a new level after the death of Michael Brown. His album Cheer for the Villain, is impassioned and full of tracks that anchor the movement. (Photo: FootKlan Recordings)

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'Black Star' - The Black Star album soothed us and helped to bring the movement together. (Photo: Rawkus Records)

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'Forever Begins' - Common's "Forever Begins" reminds us of the power in sharing our testimony in order to inspire movement building. (Photo: GOOD Music Records)

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'Prayer' - D'Angelo gives us music to deepen our understanding of what's happening in the movement. (Photo: RCA)

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'Chains' - R&B crooner Usher teamed up with Nas and Bibi Bourelly to give us “Chains.” This was more than a song, it cultivated the space to reflect on everything that's happening. (Photo: RCA)

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'The Waters' - Mick Jenkins's "The Waters" makes it clear what we'll have to rid ourselves of in order to get free. (Photo: Cinematic Music Group)

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'The Bird' - Anderson .Paak's "The Brid" tells us a thing or two about having solid relationships with one another in order to make it through. (Photo: Steel Wool / OBE / Art Club / Empire Distribution)

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'Four Women' - Nina Simone's "Four Women" reminds us that we are the resilient kind and nothing can stop us from pushing past systems of oppression.(Photo: Getty Images)

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'Redemption Song' - Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" reminds us to stay strong.(Photo: Gary Merrin/Getty Images)

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'A Change Gonna Come' - Sometimes it's important to harken back to a generation before our own and understand that everything is going to be alright. (Photo: RCA Victor)

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'Move On Up'   - Curtis Mayfield gave us a proclamation song, a mantra, with his "Move On Up." (Photo: Buddah Records)

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'Vibrate' - Outkast's "Vibrate" reminds us of the importance of loving on one another.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Turner)

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'Say It Loud' - James Brown gave us the mantra to say it loud and say it proud — music to march to. (Photo: King Records)

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'Revolutionary Warfare' - Nas showed us how to come correct to fight with his "Revoltionary Warfare."  (Photo: Columbia Records) 

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'Young, Gifted and Black' - Nina Simone showed us the power in taking pride in who we are with her "Young, Gifted and Black." (Photo: RCA Records) 

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'New Slaves' - Kanye West put it all in perspective with his "New Slaves."  (Photo: Def Jam Records) 

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'We Shall Overcome' - Larry Goldings's "We Shall Overcome" taught us the importance of staying together in order to rise.(Photo: Palmetto Records) 

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'Lift Every Voice and Sing'  - "The Black American National Anthem" is a song that gave us the courage to keep on keeping on. It was first written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson. (Photo: Fantasy Records)