Drs. Mark Bolden and Jared Ball had initially worked to bring Maimouna Youssef to Morgan State University for an Artist-in-Residence, a re-creation of the Dave…
Whew! The hat, that line from Kanye West about enslavement being “a choice” and his subsequent attempts to clarify himself are just, I mean, damn! …
Why is teaching hip-hop important at Historically Black Colleges and Universities? Who owns hip-hop? How does popular culture foster or build intergenerational unity? What are…
This was a brief talk, based on the work which follows below, given at this year’s Hip-Hop Pedagogy Conference held at LaGuardia Community College in…
Artist and activist Tef Poe joined us to discuss Ferguson, music, the state of activism and more.
Melissa Castillo-Garsow and Dr. Jason Nichols joined us to discuss their latest anthology La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades. And as promised,…
Enjoy some rare hip-hop history, film and discussion with Ron Lawrence.
Baton Rouge emcee Marcel P. Black joined us for this segment of No Hooks for The Hip-Hop Chronicles on WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore. We discussed his involvement in activism responding to police violence in Baton Rouge, Alton Sterling and Black’s latest project, Cry Freedom, and the politics behind the art.
