Tag: hip-hop history month

Hip-Hop, Hamilton and History

In 2023, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Resolution 331, which established November as Hip-Hop History Month. In 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton opened on Broadway, a musical that used hip-hop to explore history, making history in the process. And now Hamilton has returned to Straz — just in time for Hip-Hop History Month! — as part... Continue Reading →

Hip-Hop’s Influence Spreads Far and Wide

Hip-hop, the “fad” that parents, teachers, government officials and close-minded rockers couldn’t wish away fast enough 40 years ago, now has its own government-sanctioned month. (Pictured above) A dramatic reenactment of the public hearing a hip-hop song for the first time. Last year, Congress designated November as National Hip-Hop History Month, a sign not only... Continue Reading →

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