Stare in the Darkness : The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics /

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Rap's critique of police brutality in the 1980s. The Hip Hop Political Convention. The rise (and fall) of Kwame Kilpatrick, the "hip-hop mayor" of Detroit. Barack Obama echoing the body language of Jay-Z on the campaign trail. A growing number of black activists and artists claim that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Spence, Lester K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rap (Music) > Social aspects
Rap (Music) > Political aspects
African Americans > Social life and customs
African Americans > Politics and government
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Hip-hop > Aspect politique.
Hip-hop > Aspect social.
Noirs americains > Politique et gouvernement.
Noirs americains > Moeurs et coutumes.
Hip-hop > Political aspects.
Hip-hop > Social aspects.
African Americans > Politics and government.
African Americans > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Rap's critique of police brutality in the 1980s. The Hip Hop Political Convention. The rise (and fall) of Kwame Kilpatrick, the "hip-hop mayor" of Detroit. Barack Obama echoing the body language of Jay-Z on the campaign trail. A growing number of black activists and artists claim that rap and hip-hop are the basis of an influential new urban social movement. Simultaneously, black citizens evince concern with the effect that rap and hip-hop culture exerts on African American communities. According to a recent Pew survey conducted on the opinions of Black Americans, 71 percent of black
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816676859

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