On AlterNet: jay-z

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "jay-z"

On Baby Blue Ivy Carter and the Alleged Ugliness of Blackness

Akiba Solomon, Colorlines.com. January 17, 2012.

Protecting ourselves from society's racist beauty "standards."

Are Jay-Z, Kanye and the Hip-Hop Establishment too Conservative for OWS?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 18, 2011.

One would imagine that hip hop would make a perfect fit for the Occupy movement. But one would evidently be wrong.

8 Musicians Making New Music to Occupy Wall Street

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. November 4, 2011.

And people say there's no more protest music. Wrong!

How Teen Rap Group Odd Future Turned a Posse of Nerdy White Male Critics Into Rape Apologists

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. August 11, 2011.

As extremist conservatives push the discourse ever rightward, a long-running conversation about hip-hop group Odd Future indicates cultural criticism might be following.

Watchdogs, Outraged Over Rihanna's New Video, Give Kanye's Misogyny a Pass

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. June 16, 2011.

Double standard, anyone?

Happy Black History Month. My President Is Black :)

Jack Turner, Jack & Jill Politics. February 2, 2009.

I'm sure we'll have more substantive posts throughout the month, but I'm feelin this right now!