Tag Archives: Hip Hop Truth

League of EXTRAordinary Black Men: Brandon McEachern

Posted on March 22, 2011 by theblackmancan
Don't STOP. Keep going. Keep growing. Keep living. God First and everything else is everything else. ~Brandon McEachern

TheBlackManCan is back in the state of North Carolina and in the city of Greensboro. We have traveled down here to bring you the next feature in the League of EXTRAordinary Black Men. Meet a Black Man who is energetic, … Continue reading →

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League of EXTRAordinary Black Men: Dr. Christopher Emdin

Posted on February 28, 2011 by theblackmancan
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TheBlackManCan stays in the Concrete Jungle of New York City for the second week in a row. We are taking a trip into high education and visiting the prestigious school of higher learning Columbia University. Our next EXTRAordinary Black Men … Continue reading →

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Exqusite Women: Pamela Mitchell

Posted on January 24, 2011 by theblackmancan
“I don’t want to wake up one day and hip hop is just some ‘theme’ created by the media with no culture, no lineage and no value, that, to me, would do an entire generation a disservice. Hip hop gave a generation of youth history and identification [and] Hip-Hop Scholars will offer this generation that same opportunity.” ~Pamela Mitchell

TheBlackManCan has a strong belief that Hip Hop Scholarship is of the utmost importance. It is our honor and pleasure to introduce our next Exquisite Woman feature. We would like to introduce to you Pamela Mitchell the founder of Hip … Continue reading →

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The Launch Of The Hip-Hop Express And It’s Importance To Education

Posted on December 19, 2010 by theblackmancan
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In this week’s edition of Rap Sessions, NewsOne contributor Bakari Kitwana speaks with Dr. William Patterson about a new hip-hop and civic studies project modeled after the early 1900s Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver’s Jessup Agricultural Wagon. Whereas … Continue reading →

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His Story: On the Dichotomy of the Educated Black in the U.S.

Posted on December 7, 2010 by theblackmancan
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The other day, I was asked to participate again in #SocialistSundays, which is a Twitter-event where myself (clearly, y’all know I’m a Marxist) and other people who are, well, left-leaning, basically discuss a little bit about capital, capitalism, Marxism and … Continue reading →

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The Village: Hip Hop Scholars

Posted on November 27, 2010 by theblackmancan
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Use today s technological resources to improve the communication, study, testing, and notetaking skills of its scholars by reinforcing concepts taught at their respective institutions andpromoting academic best practices, associated with a culture innovative enough to hold their interest. Visit … Continue reading →

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The Village: Words, Beats and Life

Posted on November 27, 2010 by theblackmancan
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Words Beats and Life was founded as a hip-hop conference at the University of Maryland, College Park in the fall of 2000. The brainchild of Mazi Mutafa, Executive Director, WBL was developed and researched at the University of Maryland with … Continue reading →

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His Story: Hip Hop Not So Dumb After All

Posted on November 22, 2010 by theblackmancan
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We often find that there is a huge misconception regarding the level of education obtained by Blacks in the Hip-Hop community. Many assume the story is the same for ALL; growing up in a world filled with crime and poverty- music was their … Continue reading →

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