(npr) A new generation of activists have used hip hop music and culture to get young people into politics. But author John McWhorter has a new book — All About the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America — which argues that hip hop provides hindrances, not help, to black America. (BBN Editor's Note: To hear the interview with John McWhorter, view source)
From NPR's News and Notes: Hip Hop Bringing Political Change? Think Again
June 23, 2008 by editor (View Source)
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