Stand and Deliver Political Activism, Leadership, and Hip Hop Culture

by Bynoe, Yvonne

• ISBN13: 9781932360103
• ISBN10: 1932360107
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-25
• Publisher: Soft Skull

Summary

Bynoe asserts that it is time for the Hip Hop generation to engage in a more sophisticated dialogue about what constitutes leadership, politics and political action. For too long Black leaders have only been 'Charismatic Leaders', and have largely functioned as 'spokespersons' delivering complaints and exhortations. Bynoe is passionate about the need for a new generation of Black leadership and civic and political organizations to actively deliver concrete results because Hip Hop talk is not enough to have a real effect on the current White power structure.

Author Biography

Yvonne Bynoe has written and lectured extensively on politics, culture and economics and how those topics are often framed by popular culture. Bynoe is the author of two books, The Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture, which that chronicles the history of the genre, and Stand & Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership and Hip Hop Culture.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Who shall lead us?	p. 3
What does "hip hop politics" stand for?	p. 17
Lessons from our political grandmother, Ella J. Baker	p. 25
Critical breakdown on black political agendas	p. 33
A prospective look at agenda-setting : an interview with Clarence Lusane	p. 71
Reflections on the new H.N.I.C.	p. 81
Elements of activism	p. 99
Prison moratorium project : an interview with Kate Rhee	p. 111
Hop hop, rock, and Birkenstock	p. 125
Still we rise	p. 133
How ya like me now?	p. 147
Money, power, and respect	p. 157
Ghetto, striving, and bourgie	p. 173
Conclusion	p. 189
Notes	p. 195
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