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Q&A With the Director of Congolese Crime Thriller ‘Viva Riva’

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Why Tavis Smiley Considers Himself To Be A Successful Failure [Video Interview]

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Donald Tucker Discusses Life During The Civil Rights-Era As a Secret Service Agent

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The Collective-Powered Buzz of Odd Future

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How Hip-Hop’s Commercial Pursuits Nullified Street Cred

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Case Study: The Best and the Worst Hip-Hop Inspired Marketing Campaigns

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Rasheed Young: How He Became President of Run Athletics

Rasheed Young is happy to play second fiddle to his bosses and friends Rev Run and Russell Simmons. “Man B” as he likes to call himself. The almost-40-year-old New York native will proudly rattle off comparisons of himself to TV butlers like “Benson” or Geoffrey from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” “I’m president of Run […]

Behind Kodak’s Hip-Hop Inspired Marketing Campaign

By now, you’re probably familiar with seven 15- second commercials which feature either Trey Songz, Pitbull, Drake or Rihanna out and about living the glamorous life of a young, hip celebrities in the studio, at a fashion show, on the tour bus or in their posh apartments. While we’re used to seeing these artists and […]

The Willie Lynch Letter and Other Controversial Texts and Ideas That Have Influenced Black Thought