Silent Cacophony
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Nobody Cries at Bingo (Or Reading This Book)
Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont This is a work of fiction set on the Okanese First Nation but it had some interesting things to say about public education. Here is a particularly poignant passage . . . “Walking through the playground one day, I observed the other clusters of students and noticed the…
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Hip Hop HeadUcatorz on the Charts
We dropped our debut album on March 11th and have been getting radio spins in three different countries. We are even on the charts of 94.9 fm Radio Western this week. This isn’t even the Hip Hop chart. It is the regular chart for all of the different genres this campus radio station plays. Thank…
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Other Things (and Hip-Hop Too)
Hip-Hop (And Other Things): A Collection of questions asked, answered, illustrated by Shea Serrano and Arturo Torres This is a beautifully illustrated book that dives into some interesting elements of Hip Hop music and culture. Bun B of UGK penned the introduction and recounted some advice that he got from from a legend . .…
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Hip Hop HeadUcatorz Debut Album Out Now
I’m very pleased to announce the debut album from my group Hip Hop HeadUcatorz. “Head of the Class” is available wherever you listen to music. You can even watch the album as we created a visual version of it for YouTube. This is more than a collection of music. It is a way to connect…
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Women in Hip Hop 12 – Celebrate International Women’s Day
Every year we celebrate International Women’s Day in a big way. This will be our 12th Annual Women in Hip Hop Spectacular. It all kicks off at 11:00 pm ET with a special edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. It features some great music and a panel discussion with Emma Lee MC, Jeni Jones,…
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Let’s All Be Bookwormz (Hip Hop HeadUcatorz)
My group, Hip Hop HeadUcatorz, wrote a song about the books we love and thought it would be fun to have a little contest about it. Are you one of the Bookwormz too? See how many of these books you can identify and then send us a DM on any of our social media accounts…
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Zoey’s Playlist is Extraordinary Television
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is one of those rare television shows that can make you laugh, smile, cry, and come away with a warm and fuzzy feeling after you’ve seen an episode. It is feel-good television at its best. The show is billed as a musical-comedy-drama, which in itself is quite unique. There is something magical…
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This Used To Be My Playground . . . Watch Out For Zombies
I came across an abandoned baseball diamond while trying to find a place to toboggan and I can honestly say, I’ve never seen anything like this before. It felt like I was in a post-apocalyptic zombie film. There are tall trees where the playing field would have been. Someone has preserved a sideline bench though.…
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Black Widow Saving the World in YA Fiction
Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl This book started out a little slow and didn’t really hook me until the twist at the end of Act 1. In preparation for writing this review, I looked at what a few other people had to say about it. It seems that some were disappointed that a…
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For White Folks Who Teach . . . Ignore This Book
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood … and the Rest of Y’all Too by Christopher Emdin Christopher Emdin is a well-respected, education scholar who posts motivational and inspiring content on his social media feed. I have been following him for a while now. So when I saw this book at the library, I thought…