THE BOOK
HIP HOP
CAN SAVE
AMERICA!
INSPIRATION FOR THE NATION FROM A CULTURE OF INNOVATION
A blueprint for change inspired by Hip Hop’s culture of innovation — remixing disruption and stagnation into opportunities for individuals, institutions, and communities.
This book examines how Hip Hop represents a powerful force for social, economic, and cultural transformation in America. By documenting successful applications of Hip Hop principles across various sectors, the book presents a compelling case for embracing this cultural movement as a catalyst for positive societal change.
ENDORSED BY
DR. CORNEL WEST
I indeed endorse this crucial project! There is no doubt these visionary voices are badly needed in our grim times!
WHAT'S INSIDE
Sixteen voices. Sixteen lenses.
One larger possibility.
Hip Hop Can Save America! is built around conversations with educators, artists, technologists, archivists, mentors, organizers, and cultural thinkers already demonstrating Hip Hop’s value in the real world.
But the book is more than a collection of interviews.
Manny weaves these voices together through his own reporting, analysis, and cultural framework, drawing connections across disciplines and showing how seemingly separate examples point toward a larger argument about Hip Hop as a source of knowledge, innovation, and social possibility.
THE FOUNDATION
DR. BETTINA LOVE
THE TECHNOLOGIST
RICHARD ACHEE
THE MUSIC MAN
JARRITT SHEEL
THE BRIDEBUILDERS
GANGSTAGRASS
THE EMPATH
DR. IAN LEVY
THE ARCHIVIST
BEN ORTIZ
THE CONNECTOR
DR. ANDREA HUNT
THE MENTOR
DR. LAUREN KELLY
THE TEACHING ARTIST
MIKAL AMIN LEE
THE O.G.
DR. GLORIA LADSON-BILLINGS
THE PEACEMAKER
DR. MARK KATZ
THE STORYTELLERS
CHRISTOPHER TWAROWSKI
RASHED MIAN & MANNY FACES
THE ADVOCATE
MANNY FACES
Across fields and disciplines, the evidence is there:
Hip Hop can improve lives, livelihoods, and communities — especially from whence Hip Hop came.
The voices in this book bring the receipts.
Manny’s analysis connects the dots.
