Stories by Jeff Chang
Eight months after the protests, justice still awaits the Jena Six.
Posted on May 27, 2008
What happens when the 'alternative' newspaper is no longer alternative? One writer shares his opinion on the New Times deal.
Posted on Nov 4, 2005
As corporations get rich, real estate developers circle and Katrina evacuees resettle far from home, grassroots organizations are shifting from relief to demanding the right of return.
Posted on Sep 26, 2005
To Barbara Bush, the Astrodome is a poor people's heaven. From the floor of the Dome, however, life seems a lot closer to hell.
Posted on Sep 16, 2005
Film critics proclaimed 'Crash' one of the best recent movies about race. Our cultural critics disagreed; so they sat down, Ebert and Roeper-style, to make their case.
Posted on Jul 19, 2005
In an excerpt from 'Can't Stop Won't Stop,' author Jeff Chang looks at hip-hop feminism, neo-soul as marketing strategy and the endless cycle of cool.
Posted on Feb 11, 2005
The first National Hip-Hop Political Convention was inspired, passionate, energizing – and a great leap forward into activism.
Posted on Jun 25, 2004
"Political rap" is no longer about protest, but a marketing niche for corporate executives eager to sell the hip-hop lifestyle.
Posted on Jan 8, 2003
Music used to be the dominant voice against war. Now it's easier to shut up and get paid. What's really going on?
Posted on Apr 16, 2002
Chuck D talks about Mumia, getting older, the suicide generation, and a new Public Enemy album slated for later this year.
Posted on Jan 17, 2002
These days, it's tough being a revolution-minded rap act called the Coup. Their recent attacks on U.S. foreign policy and their new album, "Party Music," may not make things any easier.
Posted on Jan 9, 2002
The Hip-Hop generation is poised to take on added importance after 9-11. Can activists and artists of color lead the generation through the crisis?
Posted on Nov 26, 2001
"At one time, others dissed our generation by saying that we were privileged, that we had never been tested by war.[This was before Bush's father opened the Persian Gulf War.] The fact is that hip-hop was born under the conditions of war. It grew and spread as a global alternative to war."
Posted on Sep 18, 2001
Put rap stars like Puff Daddy and LL Cool J in the same room with leaders like Louis Farrakhan and Kweisi Mfume, and what do you get? An agenda for political clout and conscious hip-hop.
Posted on Jun 20, 2001
By proposing legislation to tighten juvenile justice on both state and federal levels, the nation has waged a war on youth -- particularly low-income youth of color. Once rehabilitation programs are out of the picture, what options do kids in trouble have left?
Posted on Apr 1, 2000
