From a Bronx Party to a Global Force
Many, many people with an internet connection, including yours truly, spent a fair amount of…
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The story of the funky drummer:
“Give the drummer some”, said the voice of funk soul pioneer James Brown as…
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A History of American Protest Music
On June 12, 1963, in the early morning after president John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights…
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The origins of hip hop
When we hear “hip-hop” or “rap” (we hardly hear just one of those term separately,…
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#HipHopDance
How the B-Boy and B-Girl Became Choreographed Count-By-The-Numbers Dancers Prologue: Ihave a dilemma. Every time…
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PHASE 2’s Party Flyers
In the South Bronx in the 1970s, hip-hop culture was just beginning to form at…
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From Prodigy to KDot
Legendary photographer Estevan Oriol has taken more than a half-million photos throughout a career that…
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DO THE RIGHT THING
Spike Lee’s third feature, “Do the Right Thing,” returns to movie theatres this weekend in honor…
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FIGHT THE POWER
In the first episode of Ava DuVernay’s Netflix drama When They See Us, a couple…