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The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power. Hip Hop is a social invention for increasing the participation of youngsters who are often left out of community development processes.
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Luther Campbell Has a New Gig, and a New Rap for His Players

Luther Campbell Has a New Gig, and a New Rap for His Players | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
The football players of a Miami high school know Luther Campbell more as a coach teaching them to be young men than as a rapper with 2 Live Crew who once challenged obscenity laws.
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Egypt’s powerful street art packs a punch

Egypt’s powerful street art packs a punch | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
Urban artists are borrowing from ancient Egyptian culture to create powerful statements of protest, discovers Alastair Sooke.
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BBC Panorama - Kony, The World's Most Wanted

Following Kony 2012, this film is a remarkable insight into how Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, came to be the World's most wanted. In her...
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BBC Panorama Price Tag Wars 2012.Israel west bank settlements

West bank Settlers youths "price tag" actions. Holen Sie sich gute Qualität ÜBERSETZTE subs in Ihre Daten absenden und Sprache! Obtenir une bonne qualité sub...
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Who are the terrorists ?

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Theories of Change

A theory of change is a purposeful model of how an initiative—such as a policy, a strategy, a program, or a project—contributes through a chain of early and intermediate outcomes to the intended result.
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Did southern African countries jump into democracy too soon ...

Did southern African countries jump into democracy too soon ... | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
Democracy has many advantages. Citizens enjoy many freedoms. They are free to speak, associate and worship as they please. Most importantly, as many people as possible take part in shaping the direction of their country.
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Palestinian Hip Hop Group DAM Launches US Tour - HipHopDX

Palestinian Hip Hop Group DAM Launches US Tour - HipHopDX | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
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Palestinian Hip Hop Group DAM Launches US Tour
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Considered the first Palestinian Hip Hop group, DAM (a/k/a Da Arabian MC's) have maintained a career since the late 1990s, sharing stages with the likes of Black Star, Chuck D and GZA.
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Democracy in Action as Fracking is Voted Down in Colorado Springs

Democracy in Action as Fracking is Voted Down in Colorado Springs | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
BE THE CHANGE — Fortunately, the concerned citizens of Colorado Springs prevailed in convincing the majority of city council members that fracking is not safe. Now the city must ...
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MUGABE TAKES ON ZIMBABWE'S GENERATION X ...

MUGABE TAKES ON ZIMBABWE'S GENERATION X ... | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
However desperate it may look - Mugabe is an 89-year-old social conservative who prefers choral arias to hip-hop - the video is a sign of the importance given to the generation of Zimbabweans born after the liberation struggle.
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"Like Racism But Funnier: Social Change Through Internet Jokes": Facing Race 2012

http://colorlines.com/facing-race-2012 Filmed at the Applied Research Center's Facing Race 2012 national conference in Baltimore, Maryland, November 17 2012....
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Young Guru Previews Kendrick Lamar's "B-tch Don ... - Hip-Hop Wired

Young Guru Previews Kendrick Lamar's "B-tch Don ... - Hip-Hop Wired | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
While at SXSW, Young Guru previewed Kendrick Lamar's B-tch Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix) which features some rapper by the name of Jay-Z.
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Teju Cole on the "Empathy Gap" and Tweeting Drone Strikes

Teju Cole on the "Empathy Gap" and Tweeting Drone Strikes | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
"Mother died today. The program saves American lives."
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Nomadic Wax releases Internationally Known Vol. 3 (Free)

Nomadic Wax releases Internationally Known Vol. 3 (Free) | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it

The 38-track mixtape offers some of the world’s top shelf hip hop artists including X Plastaz (Tanzania), Outspoken (Zimbabwe), Bocafloja (Mexico), Akala (UK), Wageble (Senegal) and Omar Offendum (Syria/USA).  In all, more than 40 artists from over 30 countries are represented in Internationally Known vol. 3.

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IPS – Gangnam Style Finds a Tragic Touch in Gaza | Inter Press Service

IPS – Gangnam Style Finds a Tragic Touch in Gaza | Inter Press Service | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
Gangnam Style Finds a Tragic Touch in Gaza - “We wanted to do something to bring focus to the plight of Palestinian political prisoners, of which there are around 5,000 in Israeli jails, including hunger strikers, children, women,” says Mohannad Barakat,...
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How Hackers Changed the World - BBC documentary 2013

Also watch in our channel 1. Surprising Secrets About Google Video Blow Your Mind - HD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkLDOCnlA74 2. Google is Watching you T...
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China's Changing Internet Landscape - New York Times (blog)

China's Changing Internet Landscape - New York Times (blog) | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
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China's Changing Internet Landscape
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China's top three Internet companies, known as the BATs, are Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent.
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How People in the Middle East Actually Use Social Media - The Atlantic

How People in the Middle East Actually Use Social Media - The Atlantic | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
How People in the Middle East Actually Use Social Media The Atlantic To more rigorously study how people in the Arab world access news and information, rate the credibility of information sources, and use social media, Northwestern University in...
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Art: ‘Rap Quotes’ street art project by Jay Shells

Art: ‘Rap Quotes’ street art project by Jay Shells | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
Street artist Jay Shells channeled his love for hip hop music with a new project in the streets of New York City: Rap Quotes. Shells created traffic signs quoting rap lyrics that shout out specific...
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O artista de rua Jay Shells procurou transmitir o seu amor pelo hip-hop nas ruas de Nova Iorque através de "Frases do Rap"

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Somali rapper leads rebirth of music in Mogadishu after years of oppression

Somali rapper leads rebirth of music in Mogadishu after years of oppression | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
Shiine Akhyaar Ali and his hip-hop collective Waayaha Cusub will headline at open-air festival (RT @jessiehatcher: Report from 1st ever #Mogadishu music festival; Somalis grooved to rappers entertained by an Englishman eating fire
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Hiphop Tamizha - Manithan Tamizhan (Official Music Video)

The Official Music Video of Manithan Tamizhan from the Album "Hiphop Tamizhan".
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MUSIC: Femi Kuti – The World Is Changing

MUSIC: Femi Kuti – The World Is Changing | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
Legendary Femi Kuti is set to drop his album “No Place For My Dream” on the 22nd of April, here is a single off the LP “The World Is Changing” DOWNLOAD (RT @funkyrabbeat: MUSIC: Femi Kuti – The World Is Changing
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SXSW Music: Korean Pop With Its Own Special f(x) - New York Times (blog)

SXSW Music: Korean Pop With Its Own Special f(x) - New York Times (blog) | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
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Mystique does not thrive at South by Southwest.
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Hip-Hop Rumors: VIDEO Of Joe Budden Vs Consequence Fight Emerges! - AllHipHop

Hip-Hop Rumors: VIDEO Of Joe Budden Vs Consequence Fight Emerges! - AllHipHop | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
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Hip-Hop Rumors: VIDEO Of Joe Budden Vs Consequence Fight Emerges!
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In the video below you can see that there is a clash of sorts. Then there is a disheveled Consequence being helped up by security.
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I am not a racist. I just don't like democracy. — Crooked Timber

I am not a racist. I just don't like democracy. by Corey Robin on March 14, 2013. So here's a fascinating moment of right-wing self-revelation. Last month, Sam Tanenhaus wrote a piece in The New Republic saying that American conservatives ...
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DJ LaJedi releases ‘World Hip Hop Women’ mixtape – The Michigan Citizen

DJ LaJedi releases ‘World Hip Hop Women’ mixtape – The Michigan Citizen | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it

Detroit-based artist DJ LaJedi has released a new mixtape on the Internet that has gained worldwide attention. Bringing together women hip hop artists from around the globe, “World Hip Hop Women: From The Sound Up” is helping change the perception of how women can participate in hip hop.

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Theme From Shaft (Hip-Hop Remix Video) : Haroon Al-Qahtani : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Theme From Shaft (Hip-Hop Remix Video) : Haroon Al-Qahtani : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive | Hip Hop for Social Change | Scoop.it
A Hip-Hop remix of Isaac Hayes' Theme from Shaft strictly for the B-Boys. The video includes classic footage from Wattstax, Shaft, Wild Style and other...
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