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Sunday, August 28, 2011

HHA NMSU Exit Interviews 2011



HHA | The Rhetoric of Hip Hop Exit Interviews: YouTube

These are exit interviews conducted with "Rhetoric of Hip Hop" students in the Spring 2011 semester at NMSU. Directed by Justin De Senso | Music by IV the Polymath | Footage by Alex Van Gelder*

Monday, May 30, 2011

In Memory of Gil Scott-Heron



In memory of Gil Scott-Heron*

A promotional flier for a radio program that broadcasted during my time at KRUX 91.5 fm.  PLAYLISTS.Mixtapes.CDs

-Lee

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty



Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty
by Greg Neri on Vimeo.

The Hip-Hop Affect


The Hip Hop Affect, 2011*

The latest album from J Rawls of Lone Catalysts. 

Hip Hop Alumni @ El Paso Public Library Event


Hip Hop Alumni & El Paso Public Library (05.07.2011)*

On April 16th & May 7th and 14th, 2011, Hip Hop Alumni & the El Paso Public Library collaborated for a series of events and film screenings throughout El Paso branch libraries to promote Hip Hop Stacks, a collection of literature now available to the public that explores Hip Hop culture.  In the photograph above DJ Metronix of El Paso, Texas provides a workshop on turntablism at the Judge Marquez Branch Library.

More information, photographs and video will be provided soon on the events and bibliography of HHA Stacks at both the El Paso Public Library and New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. 

Sunday, April 10, 2011

In Memory of Dr. Manning Marable
















Photograph from CNN.com


A Biographer Who Shattered Malcolm X Myths | CNN
by Maytha Alhassen

"Although he didn't use a computer to write, he did not dismiss advances that made the ivory tower more accessible to the public. Marable's combination of old-school scholarship, devotion to the community and his students, ability to quote Tupac lyrics, use of multimedia for educational purposes and incomparable instruction set him apart not only as an eminent scholar of African-American history, but also as an engaged scholar."

Full Article: click here

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Dr. Manning Marable @ NMSU 2011



Rediscovering Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
NMSU | February 24, 2011 | CC Ballroom | 7 to 9 PM

Dr. Marable's soon-to-be published comprehensive biography of Malcolm X presents surprising new details about this charismatic black leader's life and assassination.