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Spunk Still Sings: Hurston’s blues tales shape performance By Kwan Booth Fiction writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most celebrated and controversial black cultural figures of the 20th century. Her feminist stance and dedication to...
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For the last couple of weeks, downtown Berkeley has had a serious Negro Problem, and it’s name is Stew. Since mid October, Stew has been appearing in the play, “Passing Strange”, a coming of age travelogue that follows a young man’s search for...
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Hip Hop Colony: The African Hip Hop Explosion By Kwan Booth (October 06, 2005-Whatchusay.com) Hip Hop Colony, the new film by Director Michael Wanguhu and Russell Kenya, explores the emergence of Kenyan Hip Hop culture and it’s struggles to gain legitimacy. The...
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Turn Off Channel Zero By Kwan Booth ( April 12, 2007-Whatchusay.com) It’s no secret that mainstream media’s coverage of African Americans is severely one- sided. From the nightly news to “reality shows” like “Cops” and “Flavor...
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The New Writing on the Walls Kwan Booth (March 14, 2007-Novometro.com) The bay’s graffiti scene has long been one of the hottest in the country with artists like CUBA and TDK Crew laying paint in San Francisco and Oakland for well over a decade. And thanks to...
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Weekend Festivals Combine Hip Hop and Education By Kwan Booth All across the country, educators are seeing the benefits of using Hip Hop and youth culture as educational tools. While many older institutional figures continue to clamor about the music’s social...
