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Ja Morant shows how a ‘good guy with a gun’ can never be Black

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The NBA suspended Ja Morant for 25 games after he posted a video of himself brandishing a gun. Justin Ford/Getty Images by A. Joseph Dial, Purdue...
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After ‘Rapper’s Delight,’ hip-hop went global – its impact has been massive; so too efforts to keep it real

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MC Solaar, a pioneer of French rap. Photo by Eric Catarina/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images by Eric Charry, Wesleyan University Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s...
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How hip-hop learned to call out homophobia – or at least apologize for it

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Rapper Offset apologized over a homophobic slur. Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage/Getty Images by Matthew Oware, University of Richmond In the 2018 song “Boss Life,” the rapper Offset,...
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Street scrolls: The beats, rhymes and spirituality of Latin hip-hop

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Puerto Rican singer Residente performs in Havana in 2010. His back reads, ‘We receive flowers and bullets in the very same heart.’ STR/AFP via Getty...
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Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ endures as rap artists detail complex relationships with their mothers, street life and the pursuit of success

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by A.D. Carson, University of Virginia In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are common enough that audiences might...
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Debra Lee Reveals How BET Advanced Black Programming During Her Tenure As CEO

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Debra Lee served as CEO of Black Entertainment Television in an era when the cable station found ways to be innovative and entertaining. Signature...
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Rappers are victims of an epidemic of gun violence – just like all of America

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by A.D. Carson, University of Virginia Add the name of Takeoff, a member of the popular rap trio Migos, to the ever-growing list of rappers,...
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The future of creative freedom is on the line, starring Andy Warhol, Prince and 2 Live Crew

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by Hannibal Travis, Florida International University The internet has opened access to culture. Billions of webpages build on the art, images, music, film, television and...
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Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents – this course examines what they say about Reagan and the 1980s

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  by Stefan M. Bradley, Amherst College Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Rap, Reagan and...
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Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature

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by A.D. Carson, University of Virginia When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t...
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