Fight the Power - Law and Policy through Hip-Hop Songs (Hardcover, New Ed)

Taking inspiration from Public Enemy's lead vocalist Chuck D - who once declared that 'rap is the CNN of young Black America' - this volume brings together leading legal commentators to make sense of some of the most pressing law and policy issues in the context of hip-hop music and the ongoing struggle for Black equality. Contributors include MSNBC commentator Paul Butler, who grapples with race and policing through the lens of N.W.A.'s song 'Fuck tha Police', ACLU President Deborah Archer, who considers the 2014 uprisings in Ferguson, Missouri, and many other prominent scholars who speak of poverty, LGBTQ+ rights, mass incarceration, and other crucial topics of the day. Written to 'say it plain', this collection will be valuable not only to students and scholars of law, African-American studies, and hip-hop, but also to everyone who cares about creating a more just society.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2022
Editors:	Gregory S. Parks • Frank Rudy Cooper
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-51997-4
Categories:	Books > Law > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Rap & hip-hop Books > History > American history > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Rap & hip-hop
LSN:	1-316-51997-X
Barcode:	9781316519974

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