Langston Hughes Library
100-01 Northern Boulevard
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 651-1100
Subway: 7 to 103rd St./Corona Plaza. Walk 5 blocks to Northern Blvd.
Bus: Q23, Q66, Q72
Cost: Free
Join us for a dynamic day of film, performance and discussion highlighting the impact of hip hop on music, life, and culture around the world
1:00 pm: Film screening of "Say My Name" a film by Mamamess, released by Women Make Movies
In a hip hop and R&B world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passion as female MCs.Join us for a day of film, performance, and discussion about the impact of hip hop on music, life, and culture around the world:
In a hip hop and R&B world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passion as female MCs.Join us for a day of film, performance, and discussion about the impact of hip hop on music, life, and culture around the world:
2:30pm: “Wisdom of the Cipher” & “Afro-Global Hip Hop Soul” presented by Toni Blackman
Presented and performed by award-winning, international hip hop artist Toni Blackman.
Toni Blackman is an international champion of hip-hop culture, known for the irresistible, contagious energy of her the irresistible, contagious energy of her performances and for her alluring female presence. She’s all heart, all rhythm, all song, all power: a one-woman revolution of poetry and microphone.
Toni Blackman is an international champion of hip-hop culture, known for the irresistible, contagious energy of her the irresistible, contagious energy of her performances and for her alluring female presence. She’s all heart, all rhythm, all song, all power: a one-woman revolution of poetry and microphone.
4:00 pm: Panel discussion presented by hip hop artists and activists featuring JLove Calderon, Lumumba Bandele, and Toni Blackman, moderated by April R. Silver.
In a hip hop and R&B world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passion as female MCs. Say My Name features interviews and musical performances from a diverse cast of women including MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, Monie Love, Remy Ma, Erykah Badu, Estelle, as well as newcomers Chocolate Thai and Miz Korona. Join us for a day of film, performance, and discussion about the impact of hip hop on music, life, and culture around the world.
In a hip hop and R&B world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passion as female MCs. Say My Name features interviews and musical performances from a diverse cast of women including MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, Monie Love, Remy Ma, Erykah Badu, Estelle, as well as newcomers Chocolate Thai and Miz Korona. Join us for a day of film, performance, and discussion about the impact of hip hop on music, life, and culture around the world.
This program is presented as part of Dancing in the Streets’ Hip Hop Generation Next 2010. Funding is provided in part by grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Borough President’s Office, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Library, the Library Action Committee of Corona-East Elmhurst, Inc.; private contributions and donations.
Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system.
http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_id=44&section_id=12&branch_id=Lh
Note: Please note that this pdf seems to have the wrong address and directions:
http://www.queenslibrary.org/UserFiles/event_pdf/010802-06-10_10802.pdf
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