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 Chappelle Block Party (in which she also participated) and to create workshops for students. Well, Youssef finally made it to for this workshop which covered music production, performance, the politics…
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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 the politics of fame? AUDIO ONLY:
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The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of the aspirations of Africans and people of African descent everywhere. It will at the same time advance the…
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