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hip hop
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FILIPINO HIP-HOP ACTIVISTS TAKE A STAND IN OAKLAND/TAKE BACK OUR EDUCATION
Read more: FILIPINO HIP-HOP ACTIVISTS TAKE A STAND IN OAKLAND/TAKE BACK OUR EDUCATIONThere is a large Filipino community in the Bay Area that organizes and fights for better workers’ rights and educating youth of color. There are groups within this community that address these issues through hip-hop. Kiwi Illafonte, 40, is a…
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Colombian Hip Hop Goes up a Stage in Morocco
Read more: Colombian Hip Hop Goes up a Stage in MoroccoThe Colombian hip hop had an outstanding representation with the C15 group in the Fabrica of Rimas International Festival, a gathering of urban cultures, sponsored by Morocco, Colombia and Spain. Enrolled in the Plan Colombia Promotion Abroad, sponsored by the…
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Hip Hop Caucus
Read more: Hip Hop CaucusMISSION The mission of the Hip Hop Caucus is to organize young people to be active in elections, policymaking and service projects. We mobilize, educate, and engage young people, ages 14 to 40, on the social, issues that directly impact…
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Jay Shells Drops “Rap Quotes,” His Most Site-Specific Street Art Project Yet
Read more: Jay Shells Drops “Rap Quotes,” His Most Site-Specific Street Art Project YetJAY SHELLS DROPS “RAP QUOTES,” HIS MOST SITE-SPECIFIC STREET ART PROJECT YET By Aymann Ismail | March 25, 2013 – 12:30PM After schooling New Yorkers on etiquette via numerous unsanctioned interventions, artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop…
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The Rap That Sparked a Revolution
Read more: The Rap That Sparked a RevolutionAs the world watches Cairo burn, I can’t help but think that the flames of protest engulfing Egypt were sparked by Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on December 17 after police confiscated his vegetable…