Lessons Learned: Critical Conversation in Hip Hop and Social Justice

by Sunni Ali

Overview

Lessons Learned: Critical Conversations in Hip Hop and Social Justice looks at the popularity and impact hip hop has on social movements. Historically, movements are spearheaded by youth. Their values are best portrayed in their music. The book provides numerous examples of how hip hop has impacted social movements. They include police brutality, incarceration, miseducation, voting, wages, guns, abortion and much more. This is an excellent books for lovers of rap and hip hop. It is ideal for those who love history and social movements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780910030526
Publisher:	African American Images
Publication date:	04/30/2020
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sunni Ali is a professor at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Dilemmas i

"Hey, Young World" v

Text's Components x

Works Cited xiii

Part I Lessons from Hip-Hop 101

A 2Pac versus Biggie 2

"The Civil War" 3

"Those Niggas Got Shot!" 6

I Ain't Mad at Cha 22

Works Cited 26

B Hip-Hop's Dichotomous Use of Anti-Semitism 30

The Authentic Voice of Hip-Hop 30

When Hip-Hop Exercises AntiSemitism 33

Consigned Antisemitism, Internalized Racism, and Bigotry 38

Relishing Zionism and Judaism 41

Stereotypes and AntiSemitic Tropes 43

"Buggin' Out" 48

Works Cited 50

C Strategies to Survive Zombieland 55

Lessons from Hip-Hop 101 62

Lesson #1 "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody" (KRS ONE) 62

Lesson #2 "If I Ruled the World" 64

Lesson #3 "It Was A Good Day" 67

Lesson #4 "Changes" 69

Lesson #5 "Fight the Power" 73

The Message 76

Works Cited 78

Part II An Educational Dilemma

A We Matter 81

B A Second-Class Workforce: How Neoliberal Policies and Reforms Undermined the Educational Profession 82

Renaissance 2010 84

Neoliberal Trends Led to Privatized-Public Schools 88

Neoliberal Test Reforms 93

Displaced 97

First-Class Results, Second-Class Pay Rate 100

Works Cited 103

C My Schoolhouse Remains a Ghost Town 109

The Results 112

Busted 114

Geo-Map 118

Not Worth the Investment 123

Works Cited 125

D "Dissed" 130

Evaluated 131

A Necessary Workforce 135

Disappearance Crisis 141

Works Cited 143

Part III Escaping Tribalism

A A "White Man's Burden?" 149

400 Years 150

Women 151

Latinx 154

Fragility 157

Troubled Waters 162

"We Share this Planet" 169

Works Cited 173

B Human Evolution and Social Justice 177

Abolition 179

Civil Rights 181

L.G.T.B.Q. 184

Black Lives Matter 187

Eco-Friendly 193

The Plurality of Social Justice 198

Works Cited 201

C Conversation 205

The Meeting 206

The Gathering 208

Who Are We? 212

Works Cited 216

Epilogue 218