#HipHopEd Chat is a weekly cyber cypher (chat) where stakeholders within Hip-Hop and Education come together to discuss issues that impact the youth and adults within our local, national and global communities. #HipHopEd Chat is a virtual form of professional development for Educators, workshop for Parents and other Adults and a brainstorming session of Hip-Hop practitioners. Our #HipHopEd chats are every Tuesday from 9-10 EST. on Twitter.
Welcome 2 #HipHopEd tonight we are looking at how Hip-Hop's beauty and power is embedded in its diversity and how can we build upon this for progress in our communities and classrooms given the current climate in our nation
In a time where the words of some are trying to tear us apart, we are a unified people under many ideals and identities and one of them is Hip-Hop #HipHopEd
Hey, @Gravity5cdhq we have #HipHopEd chats every Tuesday at 9pm EST relating to how hip hop can be integrated into the education system. We would appreciate input from someone of your caliber if you ever have time to chat with us!!
I appreciate the power that #hiphop has to socially influence acceptance and embracing of diversity. The skilled MC can find voice and be loved—crossover to #Hiphoped and harness that love
In 2018 & likely in every epoch...the most rebellious/empowering act we can do is Read/Think/Build & Create we should approach our Diversity w/ depth & hist. perspective #HipHopEd
I've had an issue before with this hashtag not showing me all of the "latest" tweets. Might be having it again, as I don't see the topic tweeted in the last 2 hours. What's the topic? #HipHopEd
Much to learn from examining the diversity in hip-hop. Diversity can push the status quo, stretching boundaries, sparking innovation #generative#hiphoped#generatingnewlife
I think we also need to create diversity that is beyond surface level. We as teachers need to do more than just have books about black and brown kids. We have to talk about hard to talk about topics. #HipHopEd
Without the cultural contributions of the countries and the continent that Trump disrespected and disregarded we don’t have Hip-Hop and subsequently we don’t have #HipHopEd
Agreed and there must be a space created for the Ts to have the conversations as a community along with learning how to engage Ss in this generative dialogue #HipHopEd
I think we also need to create diversity that is beyond surface level. We as teachers need to do more than just have books about black and brown kids. We have to talk about hard to talk about topics. #HipHopEd
DT only has sparked a fervent passion in me 4 talking abt the importance of Haiti in the Diaspora & the hist. import of the Haitian Revolution w/ Ss #HipHopEd
Hip-Hop not only embodies diversity it’s in creation but it truly has created a platform for expression and social commentary that is used across the globe. We must harness this energy and make this moment one of Revolution instead of Confusion #HipHopEd
We have to be careful with this. Hip hop can just as easily reinforce stereotypes & oppressive narratives. Its up to folks like us to make sure we're amplifying, supporting, giving platforms to counternarratives. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/khbJ9nUEF3
I appreciate the power that #hiphop has to socially influence acceptance and embracing of diversity. The skilled MC can find voice and be loved—crossover to #Hiphoped and harness that love
Its because of hip-hop that I am able to denounce the person who CALLED those countries shitholes (Trump) while equitably calling out the person who sneakily TREATED those countries like shitholes (Clinton) #HipHopEd
Most def! That list was for me as a #HipHopEd(ucator) to deepen & hone my own cypher #HipHopEd Yes, we gotta have books on the topic, films, albums, personal narratives and all that esp!
We can take the premise of Pan-Africanism and model it with students from different neighborhoods in the same city or students from different backgrounds in the same class or school. Use PA as the mindset and local divisions as the context #HipHopEd
HH has rebellion against oppression at its core. If a teacher can hear it, and internalize the ideas, he/she can begin to help students recognize -- and ultimately dismantle -- harmful systems of oppression. #hiphoped
Hip Hop encompasses all races colors and creeds, et al; but it’s this same inclusivity that has to keep us on our guard of cultural appropriation & exploitation #HipHopEd
HH has rebellion against oppression at its core. If a teacher can hear it, and internalize the ideas, he/she can begin to help students recognize -- and ultimately dismantle -- harmful systems of oppression. #hiphoped
Agreed! We must also address diversity within educational spaces that are predominantly White. Continuing the dominant narrative with these students furthers current divisions #HipHopEd
Great Point! HH has done more to unite people of the world on deep cultural/political /social/spiritual/economic/HUMAN levels than arguably any phenomenon post MLK cept maybe BHO #HipHopEd
Here is Kwabena Boahen, US citizen, immigrant from Ghana. He's a pioneer (if not THE pioneer) for artificial vision.
We absolutely want immigrants from African nations (or *any other*) to enhance our own culture.
#StrengthInDiversity#HipHopEd
I think if we model our classroom and show students the resilience that Pan African hip-hop has brought, we will have students who possess a greater understanding of the #culture#HipHopEd
There's the outward-facing part of hip hop (performers, dancers, etc) and there's the internal-facing part (event promoters, designers, managers, etc) that are equally part of the culture. What do inclusion & diversity look like on both ends? #hiphoped
Agreed and we shouldn't be discouraged if we have to start small. It is also something that can be modeled across school clubs and organizations as well #HipHopEd
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@BlackApple4edu, @mathsmarti, @amilcook
There's the outward-facing part of hip hop (performers, dancers, etc) and there's the internal-facing part (event promoters, designers, managers, etc) that are equally part of the culture. What do inclusion & diversity look like on both ends? #hiphoped
We can begin by committing to learning about a particular contribution to the culture from it's country of origin that we don't current know and then share our knowledge with one another #HipHopEd
I think they key here is both parties have to understand their “content.” No matter if you’re a dancer or a manager, you’ve got to fully understand what you’re doing. In the classroom, we can use both parties to ultimately get to a greater understanding. #HipHopEd
Great question! I think we must consider all of these roles when utilizing a hip-hop lens within the classroom, consider that we all have different roles within the classroom community & they are all equally important #HipHopEd
HH has always had a very diverse fashion scene, especially now. Analyzing why and where these trends stem from and what the future may hold can build deeper connections with self awareness. #HipHopEd
We can’t let commercialism be the litmus test for valuing the contributions to Hip-Hop from across the globe. It is not an accident that the elders and other cultures are washed out of the commercial Hip-Hop that is exploited for profit and our demise #HipHopEd
Its also about helping students understand the full context: what systems enabled this artist to become a superstar? Where is invisible labor happening? Why this person? Its an entryway to understanding politics, labor, & capitalism. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/NHr2wwDGou
Great question! I think we must consider all of these roles when utilizing a hip-hop lens within the classroom, consider that we all have different roles within the classroom community & they are all equally important #HipHopEd
Hello #HipHopEd. Jumping in w/a very personal addition to topic of diversity+gatekeepers: we just released our #GiantStepsRadio show honoring Reggie Ossé, aka Combat Jack, where he talked abt his own journey re: women on his show (and lots of other stuff): https://t.co/xgDIgPjEXH
Keeping the universal epistemology and axiology in mind as we implement pedagogy. There are general commonalities between all Diasporic cultures that act as the learning software for our students and family. We have to ID it and teach to it.
Yeah...
I'm definitely not seeing all the tweets in #hiphoped.
I'm seeing some replies to other's tweets, and if I click on that convo, I can see some tweets that aren't in my "latest" feed. 😑
Agreed! I’m thickly more specifically about new acts that hit the stage and once the beat drops, the playing field levels a bit. Or established acts who straight up say “this is cool,” and expect ppl to accept #hiphoped
An observation: Before The Fugees came out, Haitians were very marginalized (outcasted) even among West Indians. Bc of Clef and Pras, Haitians got the respect they deserved. Now when Zook and Kompa play, everybody dancing and singing. HH did that #hiphoped
This piece don't give the whole context of the Haitian migration in the 90s & before that brought our brethren into hoods across USA esp. MIA, TriState, Bos #HipHopEd#StoryIsDeep
Hip Hop culture spaces contain unspoken rules/norms, and forms of engagement, that welcome individuality and vulnerability and promote growth. The literal opposite of what our president promotes #HipHopEd
As usual, I have intl. hip hop playlists
General playlist➡️https://t.co/w2Fjigulkj (1k+ Tracks)
African HH➡️ https://t.co/nQyVJ3Ekk3
These are not end-all-be-all lists. I archive prolific tracks that rep the culture in XYZ locale vs mainstream ish. No censorship.
#hiphoped
Commercial hip hop is not a uniquely US phenomenon. The US exported hip hop; in some places, it also exported the machine accompanying it. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/l3eGCnGbxv
We can’t let commercialism be the litmus test for valuing the contributions to Hip-Hop from across the globe. It is not an accident that the elders and other cultures are washed out of the commercial Hip-Hop that is exploited for profit and our demise #HipHopEd
The problem with Hip Hop today is the masses accept the things we can change. Try to change the things we can't. And have no wisdom to understand or even be able to conceptualize something to teach any one new in what could be the difference. #HipHopEd
Hip Hop cultural spaces contain unspoken rules/norms, and forms of engagement, that welcome individuality and vulnerability and promote growth. The literal opposite of what our president promotes #HipHopEd
It is in the moments where the oppressor speaks loudest that the oppressed are strongest. Intuition may tell us to retreat but history reminds us the time to move is now #HipHopEd
As usual, I have intl. hip hop playlists
General playlist➡️https://t.co/w2Fjigulkj (1k+ Tracks)
African HH➡️ https://t.co/nQyVJ3Ekk3
These are not end-all-be-all lists. I archive prolific tracks that rep the culture in XYZ locale vs mainstream ish. No censorship.
#hiphoped
@Ianplevy If you don't show your own vulnerability, students aren't likely to show you theirs. If we aren't willing to be vulnerable (or expose it), we can't question things.
We must question things to learn.
Learning something new requires vulnerability.
#HipHopEd
Even being able to hit the stage, though, is influenced by a range of sociopolitical and industry factors. But you're right: as influencers, artists have the power to shift paradigms more quickly, for better or for worse. #hiphoped
#HipHopEd On the subj of Haiti+students, sharing this vid from @HSRA_MN students--made 48hrs after 2010 earthquake. I'm happy to share story w/anyone who's interested. Learning the history, making an impact, seeing vid travel was amazing for all involved. https://t.co/vwVAxSHqqm
An observation: Before The Fugees came out, Haitians were very marginalized (outcasted) even among West Indians. Bc of Clef and Pras, Haitians got the respect they deserved. Now when Zook and Kompa play, everybody dancing and singing. HH did that #hiphoped
We have to teach what is Hip Hop and what we want it to be just like I tell my grandmother old pastors who can't teach the youth need to learn how to teach the Bible: we must again make it a living scripture we can be proud of. That uplifts and honors not destroys us #HipHopEd
#HipHopEd On the subj of Haiti+students, sharing this vid from @HSRA_MN students--made 48hrs after 2010 earthquake. I'm happy to share story w/anyone who's interested. Learning the history, making an impact, seeing vid travel was amazing for all involved. https://t.co/vwVAxSHqqm
Agreed! Engaging students in deep discussions filled with inquiry about hip hop fashion can also help them identify microaggresions in school about uniforms and policies and ideologies that are rooted in racism. #HipHopEd
Extending that as educators, use that positive opportunity. As teacher prep prof, I have a specific platform and do what I can to establish attitudes of acceptance, openness, and agility. One person tho. Teacher prep change starts here! #hiphoped
It is in the moments where the oppressor speaks loudest that the oppressed are strongest. Intuition may tell us to retreat but history reminds us the time to move is now #HipHopEd
Never forget that Hip-Hop was a response to systemic violence and oppression on a group of people that decided that they would no longer live in silence. They decided to take their identity in their own hands #HipHopEd
Exactly! We need to show positive images of Haiti and Hatian people, especially because they are being told from 45 otherwise. Make positive pictures of Haiti your background, show the people, we have to rebrand our Pan-African image. #HipHopEd
Never forget that Hip-Hop was a response to systemic violence and oppression on a group of people that decided that they would no longer live in silence. They decided to take their identity in their own hands #HipHopEd
her in chile doing that!
We are sharing the development of coexistence skills for Chileans and contributing to the real diversity and participation of the Haitian brothers https://t.co/efQLJZv42i#HipHopEd
Hip Hop cultural spaces contain unspoken rules/norms, and forms of engagement, that welcome individuality and vulnerability and promote growth. The literal opposite of what our president promotes #HipHopEd
It is in the moments where the oppressor speaks loudest that the oppressed are strongest. Intuition may tell us to retreat but history reminds us the time to move is now #HipHopEd
Its important to know that many early DJs and cats in the culture dug for break beats on anything- salsa, merengue, Latin funk, latin soul, etc . Many early pioneers will tell you this. #HipHopEd
Indeed. Back then we didn't know KK was Zoe, Herc was a yardie, Flash was bajan...Clef carried his flag EVERYWHERE and had mega stardom. He does soca n reggae songs at his RAP shows, so he was uniting everybody in one set whether we were ready or not 😊 #hiphoped
Many people have been robbed of the history of their lineage that comments made by DT don't offend because many are trees without roots. We have to make the connections and see ourselves as one in the same #HipHopEd
Hip Hop taught me to break the rules, but with swag and on the low, because that's the only way to do right within a system that didn't respect students #HipHopEd
#HipHopEd In the spirit of learning abt Haiti and African hip hop--take advantage of social media. We were able to connect w/ DJ @carelpedre immediately following earthquake for "on-the-ground" info. Have students reach out to African artists with questions and for Skype chats.
The counternarrative, so to speak, is something that any audience is very ripe and ready for. The opposing voice must be the contrast of what it opposes: Hope, care, compassion, and perhaps most of all, *inclusion* in the face of discrimination and exclusion.
#HipHopEd
The answer is in the youth, AKA the army of brilliant change-makers we're can/will foster. 45 and his following know this, are shook, and merely creating distractions. #HipHopEd
competition is the cursed evil of capitalism, if we eliminate competition and talk about self-improvement and collective overcoming love begins @Sanashihla#hiphoped
"Tracks like the Incredible Bongo Band’s “Apache,” the Sugarhill Gang’s “Apache (Jump On It)” and 8th Wonder” are all popular Latin-infused, early hip-hop tracks.." https://t.co/lgaxhO9q4H#hiphoped
And I guarantee you...if you teach students to comprehend deeply about their world, they will be able to comprehend deeply in a text, on a test, and with a book. Let’s start teaching to the culture instead of teaching to the test. #HipHopEd
Hip Hop continues to provide a strategy to leverage diversity for progress. From @EricBandRakim#PaidInFull, @Nas#Illmatic to @Eminem#Revival & many more. Narratives speak truth to power, challenge status quo, and illuminate harsh realities #hiphoped
We can study our history and see why many of our greatest voices were silenced and we can study Hip-Hop and see that the same thing has happened over time. We must wake up and stay woke #HipHopEd
"Tracks like the Incredible Bongo Band’s “Apache,” the Sugarhill Gang’s “Apache (Jump On It)” and 8th Wonder” are all popular Latin-infused, early hip-hop tracks.." https://t.co/lgaxhO9q4H#hiphoped
Don't be the educator who is infuriated with 45, advocating amongst friends about the change we need to make, but then silent in school b/c you're scared of ramifications. Talk. To. Your. Youngins. #HipHopEd
We need to stop with the Ahistorical, revisionist nonsense in this culture. A few of your fav rappers' rappers went to the UK in the 80s and "borrowed" styles incl flows from cats overseas #hiphoped
Salute to @NatalieCrue@norarahimian and @CultureFix_ for ensuring that we are abreast of international resources to take our knowledge of Hip-Hop around the world without the need of a passport #HipHopEd
We should use breaking to combat our overweight/obesity problem and then transition to how to live a healthy lifestyle. The element with which you are introduced to hip-hop as a whole affects your hip-hop lens/perspective. #HipHopEd
Don't be the educator who is infuriated with 45, advocating amongst friends about the change we need to make, but then silent in school b/c you're scared of ramifications. Talk. To. Your. Youngins. #HipHopEd
Indeed. Back then I didn't know KK=Haitian, Herc=yardie, flash=bajan. They didn't move like that. Clef carried his flag everywhere. You knew. He performed soca/reggae songs with hits like Ready or Not and Ready or Not. #hiphoped
We need to stop with the Ahistorical, revisionist nonsense in this culture. A few of your fav rappers' rappers went to the UK in the 80s and "borrowed" styles incl flows from cats overseas #hiphoped
Wutangs whole schtick was derived/borrowed from early martial arts films and bits and pieces of what Americans saw as being a monolithic (Asian) culture. #hiphoped
Artists have to be developed to understand the God given power and God given responsibilities that they have with the gift that was given to them for the betterment of us all #HipHopEd
I am officially obsessed with that phrase now! Graffiti writing is an element TOO slept on, while representing the relational and holistic forms of learning people of color frequently channel. #ProcessOveProduct#HipHopEd
(PS: Haven't forgotten about a possible collaboration. Was trying to get going on some of it, but then #ScienceOlympiad season started, and I'm *owned* until May. But really want to look at some work w/ you starting in May.)
#HipHopEd
The album "Native Immigrant" provides a commentary on gentrification in San Francisco, home, survival, & building connections in Filipino American communities #NativeImmigrantSF#HipHopEdhttps://t.co/olrzaivjYg
we are working together with a doctor in integral collective intelligence exercises where they give us indicators that we transform into an integral rap of all dimensions of the human being wonderful #hiphoped#hiphopedchilehttps://t.co/R0YXIgDft7
In reply to
@TheRealHipHopEd, @NatalieCrue, @norarahimian, @CultureFix_
This is a key point because being introduced to Hip-Hop as merely entertainment is different than being introduced to is as a life style and way of thinking and being #HipHopEd
We as educators can't dismiss what our students are listening to. If we do, we're doing the same as previous generations did to us. We need to acknowledge the good and the bad. #HipHopEd
and the lineages of those counternarratives gives us mad strength & vision...2018 is the perfect time for the #BlackStarLine#HipHopEd peep these soldiers in Detroit https://t.co/U9J36vCTkg
Thats perfect...I'm still working on the Act on Climate presentation project that I've been working on for the last couple of months. Almost done...Gonna write a rap for it when finished. #HipHopEd
#HipHopEd If you're working w/students on African/diaspora hip hop, PLEASE try to connect with sources from those countries. Even "woke" Americans have weirdly ethnocentric views of world, music, history. We've been brainwashed in more ways than we know....
Leveraging the power of Hip Hop offers more genuine potential for progress than many materials used in classroom spaces that often "teach" students from the Ivory Tower rather than the real learning that can manifest from in-depth analysis of Biggy's #ReadyToDie#hiphoped
Salute to @NatalieCrue@norarahimian and @CultureFix_ for ensuring that we are abreast of international resources to take our knowledge of Hip-Hop around the world without the need of a passport #HipHopEd
A way to grow in your knowledge of tonight's topic is to participate in @CultureFix_ with @norarahimian and @NatalieCrue#HipHopEd They keep me grounded and focused and help me facilitate chats like this in a more informed way
Every artist is a mix of his or her own musical inspirations. Students should know who was influenced by who and how generations connect. That's our job. #HipHopEd
Point Blank... Hip Hop is engaging on a number of levels... we should encourage it's presence on campus... In fact... There should at the very least be a hip hop unit in every ELA class throughout the country! #HipHopEd
and the lineages of those counternarratives gives us mad strength & vision...2018 is the perfect time for the #BlackStarLine#HipHopEd peep these soldiers in Detroit https://t.co/U9J36vCTkg
Thanks for this! The kids were def. excited about this part of the course. I am no graf writer, but def. fun to experiment w/ the students. Our class is an elective covering Hip Hop's history and elements. Hello from Shenzhen, China. #HipHopEd is worldwide! :)
Totally agree! A lot of top-tier breakers have their own academies and we could use those as a medium to promote healthy lifestyle should they be willing to collab with the #HipHopEd movement.
#HipHopEd If you're working w/students on African/diaspora hip hop, PLEASE try to connect with sources from those countries. Even "woke" Americans have weirdly ethnocentric views of world, music, history. We've been brainwashed in more ways than we know....
The anti-authoritarian spirit of the Haitian revolution gave us hip-hop. That desire to be liberated is the heartbeat of the culture. #HipHopEd#BoomBap
Thanks for this! The kids were def. excited about this part of the course. I am no graf writer, but def. fun to experiment w/ the students. Our class is an elective covering Hip Hop's history and elements. Hello from Shenzhen, China. #HipHopEd is worldwide! :)
We can study our history and see why many of our greatest voices were silenced and we can study Hip-Hop and see that the same thing has happened over time. We must wake up and stay woke #HipHopEd
Dope Hip-Hop titan @NipseyHussle is Eritrean the story of the immigrant exp. in the Hood is a source of value we would all benefit from learning/sharing #HipHopEd
When a S walks in with headphones on, my radar goes nuts. Ss who care about music are ALWAYS willing to convo about it. Time after time, that's been my in. #hiphoped
Many of my students are from Africa, while others are from US, and some have Caribbean roots. Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, and Reggae have all influenced each other in many ways. Students may hear this in Drake's music and not realize it. #HipHopEd
