From Basquiat to ‘Black Panther’
“Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation,” a brilliant exhibition at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, reveals the centrality…
Year: 2020
Una rima contro il sistema
Prima di George Floyd c’erano Rayshard Brooks e Breonna Taylor, e poi Philando Castile, Sandra Bland, Freddie Grey, Tamir Rice,…
Un corto animato su Rosa Parks
L’impegno di Rosa Parks nella lotta per i diritti civili degli afroamericani non si limitò allo storico gesto dell’autobus, quando…
How Nina Simone Became Hip Hop’s “Secret Weapon”
In 1996, the Fugees burst on the scene with “Ready or Not,” and most listeners were not ready: for the…
From a Bronx Party to a Global Force
Many, many people with an internet connection, including yours truly, spent a fair amount of time on 11 August 2017…
The story of the funky drummer:
“Give the drummer some”, said the voice of funk soul pioneer James Brown as it rang out above his…
A History of American Protest Music
On June 12, 1963, in the early morning after president John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights address, activist Medgar Evers was…