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Hip Hop Can Save America! 3.0

Podcast update, recent stories of Hip Hop innovation and inspiration, upcoming conferences and more

Manny Faces

Sep 7, 2023

✍️ FROM THE E-DESK OF MANNY FACES

Hello again friends, neighbors, supporters and haters!

So, I recently moved. For the second time in two years. Fun! But this time it’s for good! (Or at least until I hit that Powerball.) I’m still in the Atlanta area so if you’re around and we haven’t met in real life, that can happen!

The move kept me quiet in terms of content output, but I have been working hard behind the scenes to bring your (hopefully) favorite podcast, “Hip-Hop Can Save America!” back stronger (and more frequently) than ever.

So, starting in October(ish), I’ll be back doing what I do — highlighting the innovative and inspiring use of Hip Hop music and culture to uplift humanity and improve society, and interviewing the brilliant innovators out there doing that work.

This time, with a twist.

For now all I’ll say is…

So stay tuned for show times and dates and all that good stuff. In the meantime, catch up on any old episodes you might have missed.

🎧 LISTEN: Click here to add it on your preferred podcast app or listen on the web.

📺 WATCH: Go to www.youtube.com/mannyfaces (Hit that Subscribe button and All Notifications bell so you’re the first to know when new eps are dropping!)

HIP HOP STORIES THAT AREN’T ABOUT DUMB SH*T!

Here are a few stories I’ve come across lately that I think you’ll like…

🎧 10 Bingeworthy Hip-Hop Podcasts: From "Caresha Please" To "Trapital"

(According to The GRAMMYS. Personally, I think number two is really dope.)

🖼️ Chicago Hip Hop Museum Is Like a Visit to Grandma’s — If She Was B-Girl

Founders of the Grand Boulevard museum are working to ensure Chicago's contributions to the 50-year-old musical genre aren't overlooked.

📚 The 8 Books Every Hip-Hop Feminist Should Read

These books explore hip-hop feminism as a way to challenge systems of oppression, including white supremacy and misogyny; as a catalyst for social change; and simply as a celebration of the women who have shaped hip-hop and contemporary culture at large, inspiring so many in the process.

📺 'This is the real narrative': Ralph McDaniels reaches 40-year milestone with Video Music Box

Media legend Ralph McDaniels, aka “Uncle Ralph” on WBGO to discuss the legacy of his pioneering television program.

🧠 How a Hip Hop mindset can help teachers in a time of turmoil

Five ways that educators can adopt the Hip Hop mindset to confront the challenges they face.

⚖️ Rick Ross to be the subject of new law class at Georgia State University

“You get an opportunity to see how he has built this empire that he has amassed,” said Professor Moraima Ivory, professor of practice and director of the Entertainment, Sports & Media Law Initiative at the George State University’s College of Law in Atlanta.

🏫 Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine partner with Atlanta Public Schools

Students at Frederick Douglass High School can enroll in the new “lovine and Young Center” next school year.

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GET YOUR MIND RIGHT

REGISTER: 2023 Global Conference on Hip Hop Education

Thrilled to be co-chairing this year’s event, in-person and hybrid. Our conference theme “From the Golden Era to the Golden State,” will guide us as we explore the foundation of this culture, understand what brought about an increase in cultural diffusion, and how lessons learned from the golden era can inform current pedagogies, interventions, research, scholarship and practices. CLICK HERE FOR INFO — CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

CFP: Come Together: Considering the Past, Present, and Future of Popular Music Education

The Association for Popular Music Education is pleased to announce a call for participation in our 2024 conference, to be co-hosted with the USC Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 5–8, 2024. The conference theme is Come Together: Considering the Past, Present, and Future of Popular Music Education.

#HIPHOP51 + (AUTHENTICALLY) HARNESSING HIP HOP-FUELED INSPIRATION

🗣️ With all the #HipHop50 celebrations winding down, it’s time to think about #HipHop51 and beyond. How can “The Culture” continue to influence society in a positive way? How can it survive and thrive in a world that largely focuses on its entertainment value rather than its unparalleled gifts of innovation?

Like, all the ways Hip Hop music and culture can innovate and improve areas like education, science & technology, health & wellness, politics and activism, entrepreneurship and business, and so many more??

I have some of those answers. If you are looking for an impactful keynote speaker, panel moderator, workshop facilitator, or consultant to help inspire your conference, educational institution, organization or business, let’s talk about talking!

Visit my site or just reply to this newsletter.

OK. That’s all I have for now. Remember to follow “Hip-Hop Can Save America!,” a.k.a. “the world’s most important Hip Hop podcast” via audio or video.