Hip Hop Street Curriculum Keeping It Real

by Kunjufu, Jawanza

• ISBN13: 9780974900056
• ISBN10: 0974900052
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: African American Images

Summary

Refuting the myths that black youth are unable to excel at academics and are limited to careers in professional sports, rap music, or drug dealing, this motivational book aims to engage teens by bridging the gap between school and hip hop culture. Topics such as the ability for many youths to memorize rap lyrics verbatim and how those skills can translate into academia, are discussed along with more general issues, including peer pressure, media, sexuality, career development, and gang activity. Written in an adolescent-friendly style, this much-needed book for educators seeks a different way of approaching students.

Author Biography

Jawanza Kunjufu, PhD, is the author of 24 books, including the Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys series; Black Students. Middle Class Teachers; Satan, I’m Taking Back My Health; and State of Emergency. He lives in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Pimp	41	(1)
Tattoos	42	(2)
Video Games	44	(1)
Advertising	45	(2)
Did You Know?	47	(3)
Civil Rights vs. Hip Hop	50	(2)
Crack	52	(1)
Drug Deaths	52	(1)
Liquor	53	(2)
Rappers Playin' the Dozens	55	(3)
Willie Lynch Letter	58	(3)
Why We Hate Each Other	61	(1)
Killing Exercise	62	(4)
Why Do We Fight Each Other?	66	(1)
Stanley ``Tookie'' Williams	67	(2)
Gangs and Safety	69	(1)
Hip Hop Summit Action Network	70	(2)
Writing Campaign	72	(2)
Hip Hop Math	74	(2)
Prison/Jail/Probation	76	(2)
Racial Profiling	78	(1)
Battle vs. War	79	(2)
NBA	81	(2)
Dating	83	(1)
Sexuality	84	(2)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)	86	(2)
HIV-AIDS	88	(2)
Terrible Trick	90	(1)
Health	91	(1)
Black Economics	92	(1)
Wealth	93	(1)
Hip Hop and Athletic Wealth	94	(1)
The Economics of Education	95	(1)
Blue Collar Hourly Wages	96	(1)
Strategies to Avoid Being Unemployed	97	(1)
Military	98	(1)
Goals and Choices	99	(1)
Time Management	100	(1)
School Culture vs. Black Culture	101	(1)
Peer Pressure	102	(2)
Female Rites of Passage	104	(1)
Male Rites of Passage	105	(1)
Boyhood to Manhood	106	(2)
Fatherhood	108	(3)
Physical/Mental/Spiritual	111	(1)
Playing the Race Card	112	(1)
African vs. Negro History	113	(1)
Black History Questions and Facts	114	(2)
Malcolm X	116	(2)
Youth in the Movement	118	(1)
From a Chicken to an Eagle	119	(4)
Attitude	123	(1)
Values	124	(2)
SAT Scores	126	(2)
Test-Taking Techniques	128	(3)
A Culturally Biased Test for Your Teacher	131	(1)
The Bet	132	(1)
Closing Questions	133	(1)
Answers	134