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Political Activism, Leadership, and Hip Hop Culture
Soft Skull Press
March 2004
150 pages ISBN: 1932360107 Trade Size
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Contemporary | Non-Fiction
The phrases "hip hop" and "activism" aren't always heard
together, but it's a marriage that must be made if black
empowerment is to succeed. In Stand and Deliver, Bynoe
eloquently advocates replacing charismatic but ineffectual
black leaders who beg for crumbs from the white power
structure with "citizen-leaders" who actively engage in a
policy-centered relationship with that structure. Bynoe
shows how hip hoppers can create a more sophisticated
dialogue about what constitutes leadership, politics, and
political action. This understanding, she argues, comes
from influence, and influence comes from the ability to
deliver - or deny - money, votes, or both to a political
candidate, legislator, or political party. In the words of
MC Lyte, all the rest is "chitter chatter."
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