Rashad Shabazz
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Rashad Shabazz
@drshabazzz.bsky.social
Scholar and author of Prince’s Minneapolis https://uncpress.org/9781469690957/princes-minneapolis/
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With all the powerful coverage from @startribune.com about what is going on in Minnesota right now, I'm especially grateful that they created space for this piece on @drshabazzz.bsky.social's new book, PRINCE'S MINNEAPOLIS which traces the Minneapolis Sound since the city's founding.
Book shows how Prince’s sound grew out of the place he called home
Local nonfiction: “Prince’s Minneapolis” traces the Minneapolis sound all the way back to the founding of the city.
www.startribune.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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@publisherswkly.bsky.social on @drshabazz.bsky.social’s PRINCE’S MINNEAPOLIS (@uncpress.bsky.social) as a book that celebrates Black history: “Shabazz analyzes Prince’s life, career, and discography, showing how it was intrinsically shaped by Minneapolis, and shaped Minneapolis in turn.”
10 Books that Celebrate Black History
Among the new books hitting the shelves for Black History Month are two novels about the legacy of Black American soldiers in WWII, works of history that trace the fight for freedom and justice, and b...
www.publishersweekly.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM