Hip Hop Can Save America!

Inspiration For The Nation From A Culture of Innovation

Michael “Manny Faces” Conforti (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

294 Seiten

2025
Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-3-0343-5214-7 (ISBN)

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This book examines how Hip Hop, far beyond its musical aspects, represents a powerful force for social, economic, and cultural transformation in America. Through detailed analysis and real-world examples, it demonstrates how Hip Hop’s innovative spirit and collaborative mindset are already improving fields like education, healthcare, technology, and community building. The author challenges mainstream media’s narrow portrayal of Hip Hop culture and argues that its methodologies and philosophies—born from marginalized communities’ resilience and creativity—offer solutions to some of America’s most pressing problems, including economic inequality, political dysfunction, and racial division. By documenting successful applications of Hip Hop principles across various sectors and advocating for broader recognition of Hip Hop’s transformative potential, the book presents a compelling case for embracing this cultural movement as a catalyst for positive societal change.

Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti is an award-winning journalist, independent scholar, creator/host of the Hip Hop Can Save America! podcast, and the founding director of The Hip Hop Institute for Social Innovation.

Introduction

Chapter One: The Foundation | Dr. Bettina Love

Chapter Two: The Empath | Dr. Ian Levy

Chapter Three: The Teaching Artist | Mikal Amin Lee

Chapter Four: The Technologist | Richard Achee

Chapter Five: The Archivist | Ben Ortiz

Chapter Six: The O.G. | Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings

Chapter Seven: The Music Man | Jarritt Sheel

Chapter Eight: The Connector | Dr. Andrea Hunt

Chapter Nine: The Peacemaker | Dr. Mark Katz

Chapter Ten: The Bridgebuilders | Gangstagrass

Chapter Eleven: The Mentor | Dr. Lauren Leigh Kelly

Chapter Twelve: The Storytellers | Christopher Twarowski, Rashed Mian, and Manny Faces

Epilogue: The Advocate | Manny Faces

Erscheinungsdatum	13.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Hip Hop Studies and Activism ; 5
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	442 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
Schlagworte	Ahmad • America • Anthony • Arash • Conforti • Cultural Studies • Culture • Daneshzadeh • Daniel • Faces” • Hip Hop • Hip Hop Based Education • Hip Hop Can Save America • Hip hop culture • hip hop education • Hip Hop studies • Hodge • Innovation • Inspiration • Inspiration For The Nation From A Culture of Innovation • Kelly • Lauren • “Manny • Michael • Michael “Manny Faces” Conforti • Nation • Nocella • Rap • Rap Music • Save • Sawyer • Society and Culture • Washington • White
ISBN-10	3-0343-5214-X / 303435214X
ISBN-13	978-3-0343-5214-7 / 9783034352147
Zustand	Neuware