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Hip-Hop in the Trump Era

April 12, 2019April 6, 2019 Bianki Torres black intellectual history, capitalism, music, race, racism, Resistance, white supremacy

I found out about Kanye West’s October 2018 meeting with Donald Trump through memes on social media. At first, I

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Rediscovering Hip-Hop’s Early Years: An Interview with Joseph Ewoodzie

November 21, 2017November 25, 2017 Darryl Robertson hip hop, New York

In today’s post, Darryl Robertson, a graduate student at Fordham University, interviews Joseph C. Edwoodzie about his new book Break Beats in

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On Hip-Hop, Teaching, and Social Justice: An Interview with A.D. Carson

April 10, 2017April 13, 2017 Darryl Robertson #HipHopSeries

This month I interviewed A.D. Carson, a performance artist and educator from Decatur, Illinois. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate

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Why the Women of Hip-Hop Are Crying: Black Women’s Hip-Hop Histories

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 Janell Hobson

There is something deeply touching and yet somewhat enraging when reading Missy Elliott’s post-Super Bowl halftime performance tweet: So many

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Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop, and Fighting Racism in The Netherlands

November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 Thomas van Gaalen 0 Comments
Activism, African Diaspora, black internationalism, black lives matter, black protest, capitalism, music, racism

The Black Lives Matter protests have sparked many responses from Black musicians—and not just in the United States. On the

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