Search Results for: hip hop

Golden-Era Rap Music and the Black Intellectual Tradition

August 15, 2023August 14, 2023 Antoine S. Johnson #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

This post is part of our forum on “Hip Hop at 50.” Hip hop’s “golden era,” the period from 1987

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Queen Latifah and the Legacies of Black Power

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Mickell Carter Black Power, hip hop, music, Pan-African, Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens, also known as Queen Latifah, is renowned for her dynamic acting roles in films and TV series

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Online Forum–Black Intellectuals and the Crisis of Democracy

January 13, 2023January 11, 2023 AAIHS Editors #BlackIntellectualDemocracy, American Democracy, black intellectuals, democracy, intellectuals

January 16, 2023 to January 23, 2023 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an

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Skate Culture and Black Women Rollin’

October 28, 2022October 24, 2022 Lauren Rorie #Bounce, Black Culture, Black women, music, Skating

This post is part of our forum on Bounce Music. Toes, heels, slides, and glides, it’s all about the beat! Black

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Sex, Race, and Gender in Bounce Music Culture

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Hettie Williams #AAIHSRoundtable, #Bounce, black protest, music

This post is part of our forum on Bounce Music “We’re bouncing the whole time,” states Big Freedia—a gender non-conforming

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