The groundbreaking book, “The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy,” is scheduled for publication on October 8.
Todd Boyd, Ph.D., and renowned artist, Chuck D (Public Enemy) discussed how hip-hop held evangelical influence over the world’s shift in culture. The declaration of Boyd’s hardcover book, “Rapper’s Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World” premiered globally on Wednesday, Feb. 07, at The Broad Museum.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Black Lives Matter, a festival in Leimert Park featured food, music, speeches and more.
The assembly elevated the discourse on an impactful matter that continues to ravage the health and well-being of our communities.
You’ve got to blame some adults hiding behind the scenes, pied piping and pied papering all of this madness and making this kind of thing seem normal. Was there a shootout at a dice game? Yes. Were Black men involved in that circle? Yes. But it’s somebody pushing buttons and pulling levers and not only doing so but they have been greatly enriched financially by these incidents.”
Greg Tate, the renowned godfather of hip-hop journalism, has died.
While about 37,000 workers were laid off or furloughed at media companies like the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast, The Dallas Morning News, Gannett, McClatchy, National Public Radio, and VOX, the NNPA added staff and expanded services to NNPA member publishers across the nation.
Gunshots rang out in the hallway near the chambers, and windows were shattered throughout the building. An unidentified woman inside reportedly was shot in the neck. Her condition is currently unclear. The National Guard joined the Secret Service, FBI, Capitol Police, and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police at the scene.
To many hip-hop fans, historians and to his peers, Chuck D is considered one of the most influential lyricists in contemporary music.