My hope is to get young people to think about ways that they can translate hip-hop's great cultural movement into political power that can change the conditions for America's young, so that young people upon graduating from high school who… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
I'm not a poster boy for misogyny and I don't think hip-hop should be either. — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is contributing to American society's misogyny and racism, hyper-sexuality anti-Black representations. Hip-Hop isn't setting the standard for misogyny. No one reduces the presidency to misogyny, although we've had misogynistic presidents. No one reduces our government to being solely homophobic, although we have a government with a don't ask, don't tell policy for gays and lesbians in the military. — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share
Few places in American culture have made as effective a case for entrepreneurship than hip-hop. Hip-hop tells young people that our society is offering very limited options for youth. And that while society points to a radical decline in living wage jobs for youth and meaningful and affordable education, hip-hop is offering an alternative legitimate economy that is giving youth… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share
The question 'Why white kids love hip-hop?' forces us immediately to deal with the historical weight of race in America. On the surface people… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
And just as you can find hip-hop lyrics beating up on all these groups, including young Black men themselves, the primary producers of the… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
“Wigger: a young white who wants desperately to be down with hip-hop, who identifies more strongly with Black culture than white. (What's disturbing about… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is a complex music and culture that has been reduced to a one-dimensional critique. Hip-hop's messages aren't all bad. Neither are they all… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
I agree that a lot of mainstream corporate sold hip-hop is self-hating. — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
My hope is to get young people to think about ways that they can translate hip-hop's great cultural movement into political power that can… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
Hip-Hop's cultural movement is much larger than the corporate representation. The images most of hip-hop's critics point to are those manufactured by major corporations… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
Legions of young hip-hop fans are as against this as hip-hop's most fierce critics. There is a huge underground movement within hip-hop circles that… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
I agree that all kids of all colors love hip-hop. My point in writing the book was to raise questions about the ways the… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
