Being Black the 80s

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June 14, 2023
While Public Enemy leader Chuck D was preaching to the Black community to do better,  the crack crisis had actually…
Being Black: The '80s, De La Soul, My Brother is a Basehead, theGrio.com
June 8, 2023
De La Soul's "My Brother's a Basehead" takes us into the impact of the 80s crack on its users and…
June 1, 2023
Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman's success owes a lot to two big ’80s ideas — affirmative action and Afrocentrism.
May 30, 2023
My new podcast "Being Black: The ’80s" is about Black political issues and Black music in an incredible decade.