Power of Hip Hop

9/11 and the Cuban Hip Hop Revolución

Sujatha Fernandes | Posted 11.12.2011

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Sujatha Fernandes

In Cuba, the events of 9/11 provided a new platform for young people involved in the movement of Cuban rap. Echoing the words of their leader Fidel Castro, they took the opportunity to reflect on the state of world politics.

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Hip Hop and Global Unrest

Sujatha Fernandes | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Libya Protests, Power of Hip Hop, Libya, Hip Hop, London Riots 2011, Police Brutality, London Riots, Libya Hip Hop, Hip-Hop Libya, Libya Rap, Libya Rap Music, Black Voices News
Sujatha Fernandes

Four decades after its birth in the Bronx, rap music has become the soundtrack to the social unrest sweeping the globe from Tunisia to Libya and London.

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4:53pm EST: One. Week. Later.

Rev. Lennox Yearwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Power of Hip Hop, Haiti Earthquake, Hip Hop, Hip-Hop, Haiti Relief Efforts, Haiti, Rev Yearwood, World News
Rev. Lennox Yearwood

In less than an hour from now it will be exactly one week since the 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. On Friday, the Hip Hop Caucus launched www.Hip...

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The Hip-Hop Effect

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russell Simmons

18-35 years voted in the 2008 elections in record numbers. The "Hip-Hop Effect" neutralized the so-called "Bradley Effect."

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