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Signz of Life: Hip-Hop Artists of Petaluma - mural by Craetor face Geek - image from The Intercultural Center, Sonoma.edu
Bling, Bling, Bia, Bia!: How Hip-Hop Can Survive Beyond Black History MonthCall and Response[13 March 2007] by Dan NishimotoIf hip-hop is an art, or a larger entity such as a culture, then we must be able to assess it. No body survives unchecked, so what sets hip-hop apart? As its producers and participants, fans and Stans, we must be able to navigate conversations about our actions.
thank you, Alafumi, for the screening dates/times. a quick note, though I imagine most of you are aware: BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and Lincoln Center are in New York City. Carter G. Woodson chose February to celebrate Negro History Week to commemorate the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln(Feb. 12th) and Frederick Douglass(Feb. 14th) not Marcus Garvey. While Garvey is extremely important to the Black Freedom Struggle, Woodson believed that Douglass and Lincoln(if only symbolically) embodied and articulated the meaning of emancipation. Comment by Jason Perkins from Columbus, Ohio — March 20, 2007 @ 11:21 am YO!!!! I saw Raquel Cepeda’s version of BLING last night at Bam. Folks were fighting to get into the jampacked theater and were sitting and standing up and down the aisles. it was amazing. i was crying throughout the film. It’s one of the best documentaries i’ve ever seen.
Comment by Lorraine from USA — April 1, 2007 @ 4:40 pm — PopMatters sponsor —Call and Response
Yes We Can CanDan Nishimoto05.Jun.08 The recent "censure" of The Boondocks demonstrates the difficulty art faces in raising a critical converation in a corporate setting. Considering hip-hop's deep embedding into corporate culture, how can radical change happen? 
It Ain't No JokeDan Nishimoto01.Apr.08 Hip-hop, like most other arts, intentionally pays humor less mind because, hey, it's not supposed to be taken seriously! But seriously. 
Burning Down the HouseDan Nishimoto05.Feb.08 A pack and purge process got Nishimoto to thinking about Jay Electronica, who may be the M.I.A. that hip-hop has been waiting for.
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Dear All, Raquel Cepeda’s director’s/dvd cut which is quite different than the television cut, will be screened at BAM on March 31st at 9pm and wil be closing the African Film Festival at Lincoln Center on April 10th at 7:30.
Comment by Alafumi from usa — March 13, 2007 @ 9:54 am