Neo-soul artist Jordan Occasionally celebrates Black joy
Jordan Dodson (in an Aug. 1, 2020 file photo) protests at Cooper Street and Young Avenue in Midtown. Earlier this year Dodson, who also goes by the name Jordan Occasionally, was awarded the “Student Communicator of the Year Award” by the University of Memphis in recognition of protests organized in honor of Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Ezra Wheeler
Ezra Wheeler is the host of the Memphis Musicology podcast and the radio show Dead Wax on WYXR. He’s also a contributor to We Are Memphis and Choose901.
Jordan Dodson, who performs as Jordan Occasionally, wrote the song “Don’t Shoot,” which became an unofficial anthem of the widespread Black Lives Matter protests in Memphis in 2020.
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