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Hip Hop: Art, Culture, and Politics
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A Hip Hop Head’s Response to Wynton Marsalis
By Langston Collin Wilkins Jazz musician, critic, and educator Wynton Marsalis recently sent shockwaves around the…
Feet in Two Worlds: Mohammed Fayaz, Queer Muslim Artist
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Build Bridges, Not Barriers: Black Panther and the Enduring Chasm between Africans and African Americans
By Stephanie Shonekan, Art, Music, and Pop Culture Contributing Editor “The wise build bridges, the foolish…
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Afrofuturism
Course Description: Afrofuturism is a black aesthetic practice that combines elements of African mythology, science…