3 Quotes & Sayings By Jeff Chang

Jeff Chang is a wordsmith and urban storyteller. He is the author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, which was published by Bloomsbury in April 2008. His essay "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" won the inaugural Black Reel Award for Best Music Documentary, as well as Best Original Screenplay at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. He is also the editor of The Hip-Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor, published by Fantagraphics Books in 2013 Read more

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People of color are allowed, even required to perform, and, especially these days on issues of race, to edify as well. 'Here you are, now entertain us'. But are we allowed to lead? Jeff Chang
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Racism is not merely about individual chauvinism, prejudice, or bigotry. Ruth Glimore reminds us that it is about the ways different groups are 'vulnerable to premature death, ' whether at the hands of the state or structures that kill. Jeff Chang