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Has Hip Hop Lost Its Political Voice?

Town hall discussion with Claude “Paradise” Gray, Dan Charnas, Juhanna Rogers, Thembisa Mshaka, and Young Dirty Bastard in person

Moderated by Bill Stephney

In celebration of June as Black Music Month, the Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) is hosting a town hall forum on the role of hip hop as a channel of political commentary and action. The UHHM is bringing together a group of dynamic thought leaders from various sectors of the hip hop community, to discuss the role of hip hop in shaping the future of communities of color. In America’s new political and social climate, critical conversations about the experiences lived by Black and Brown communities are essential. Hip hop is one space where the voice of the voiceless could always be found.

An important sources of hip hop’s power is rooted in the lyrics of artists who use verbal imagery to recount and address the many injustices that have plagued Black and Brown people for decades. The UHHM’s goal is to have a thought-provoking conversation about the state of today’s hip hop in relationship to its past and its prospects for the future.











When: Thu., Jun. 15, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Where: Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave.
718-777-6888
Price: $10
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Town hall discussion with Claude “Paradise” Gray, Dan Charnas, Juhanna Rogers, Thembisa Mshaka, and Young Dirty Bastard in person

Moderated by Bill Stephney

In celebration of June as Black Music Month, the Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) is hosting a town hall forum on the role of hip hop as a channel of political commentary and action. The UHHM is bringing together a group of dynamic thought leaders from various sectors of the hip hop community, to discuss the role of hip hop in shaping the future of communities of color. In America’s new political and social climate, critical conversations about the experiences lived by Black and Brown communities are essential. Hip hop is one space where the voice of the voiceless could always be found.

An important sources of hip hop’s power is rooted in the lyrics of artists who use verbal imagery to recount and address the many injustices that have plagued Black and Brown people for decades. The UHHM’s goal is to have a thought-provoking conversation about the state of today’s hip hop in relationship to its past and its prospects for the future.

Buy tickets/get more info now