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Hip Hop Can Save America!
"Hip Hop Can Save America!" explores the innovative, inspiring, and often surprising ways Hip Hop music, culture, and sensibilities are improving society in areas such as education, science/technology, health/wellness and more. Hosted by award-winning Hip Hop journalist Manny Faces.
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Miss-Education: The Groundbreaking Women of Hip-Hop Course at Princeton
What happens when Hip Hopâs brilliant and powerful women take center stage at an Ivy League university? In this exclusive episode, Manny Faces sits down with Eternia, acclaimed MC and guest artist lecturer, and Dr. Francesca D'Amico-Cuthbert, leading Hip Hop historian, to dive into Princetonâs trail...
RIP Mr. Complex | Hip Hop Vs. ADHD | John Lewis Musical | Mero on Hot 97 | A$AP Rocky Goes to School
This excerpt from the Hip Hop Can Save America! livestream show -- "Hip Hop News That Isnât About Dumb Sh*t" -- features host Manny Faces and guest co-host Silent Knight discussing the meaningful ways Hip Hop is intersecting with education, activism, community work, and more. The conversation highli...
HHNews: Women in Hip Hop at Princeton, Activist Rapper vs ICE, DJing for ADHD, Hip Hop's GRAMMY Kids
This excerpt from the Hip Hop Can Save America! livestream show -- "Hip Hop News That Isnât About Dumb Sh*t" -- features host Manny Faces and guest co-host Keisha "TK" Dutes discussing the meaningful ways Hip Hop is intersecting with education, activism, community work, and more. The conversation hi...
Citizen Reporting in Minneapolis and Hip Hop's Spirit in Journalism: With Keisha "TK" Dutes
Explore how grassroots journalism and community storytelling are shaping narratives from the ground up in this powerful excerpt from Hip Hop Can Save America! Host Manny Faces is joined by radio and podcasting veteran Keisha "TK" Dutes , to discuss her work connecting directly with Minneapolis resid...
Hip Hop, Poetry & Power: Lyrical Faith & the Black AF (Artistic Freedom) Conference at UMass Amherst
Dive into the heart of Hip Hop, Black artistry, and activism with this powerful excerpt from the âHip Hop Can Save Americaâ weekly livestream show, featuring international award-winning spoken word poet, Imani J. Wallace (Lyrical Faith), and host Manny Faces. In this segment, they break down the mis...
Hip Hop News That Isnât About Dumb Sh*t â Week of Jan 26, 2026
This week, Manny Faces highlights Hip Hop stories that actually matter â from tributes to John Forte and the legacy of Cornbread, to groundbreaking Hip Hop programming at universities, museums, and community spaces across the country. We spotlight women in Hip Hop, youth-driven creative spaces, fath...
How Hip Hop Teaches Social Emotional Learning (SEL) | David Spellmon
Hip Hop already teaches social emotional learning â we just donât always recognize it as such. In this long-overdue conversation, Manny Faces sits down with David Spellmon , educator, speaker, and author of "Just Like Music: Social Emotional Learning Inspired by Hip-Hop," to explore how Hip Hop cult...
MLK: What They Won't Teach In School
[In collaboration with the News Beat Podcast ] Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy encompasses so much more than simply his 'I Have a Dream' speech, and his mission is as imperative today as it was then. We republish âMLK: What They Wonât Teach in Schoolââour 2017 inaugural episodeâeach MLK Day as a re...