Manny Faces
Contributor at Freelance
Writer at Hip Hop Can Save America
✍️ Author: "Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation" 🏆 Award-winning journalist & podcast producer + keynote speaker.
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3 weeks ago |
mannyfaces.substack.com | Manny Faces
☮️ Hello again friends, neighbors, supporters, and haters!I recently saw a meme being shared on Facebook attempting to show just how badly the United States education system is for our young people — particularly young students of color. Which it is. I replied simply, “Hip Hop can fix this.” If you know me, you know that I truly believe that it can, based on years of studying that possibility, and sharing the work, research, and experiences of many others who believe this as well.
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1 month ago |
mannyfaces.substack.com | Manny Faces
Hey friends, neighbors, supporters, and haters. A brief break from the “Hip Hop Can Save America!” stuff, just to give you some important, personal Manny Faces stuff. I was really trying to save this next newsletter to announce my biggest career news to date, the release of my debut bookwhich was supposed to be this week.
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Jan 19, 2025 |
mannyfaces.substack.com | Manny Faces
In this edition: Quick thoughts on the Hip Hop controversy du jour; Other Hip Hop news that isn’t about dumb sh*t; and new entries on our dope interdisciplinary Hip Hop events calendar!For every Snoop Dogg rocking at a crypto bros Trump rally, I’ll show you a bunch of teachers that are using Hip Hop to help a young person get excited about learning.
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Aug 11, 2024 |
mannyfaces.substack.com | Manny Faces
đș Stream âHip Hop Can Save America!â LIVE Mondays, 9pm ET on YouTube. đ«Ą Find this stuff valuable? Help me keep doing it on Patreon or here:In 2023, much of the world collectively jumped at the chance to participate in the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop. While no single origin flashpoint could possibly exist for a movement as complex as Hip Hop, it was a somewhat universally agreed-upon milestone, and certainly one worth celebrating.
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Aug 2, 2024 |
mannyfaces.substack.com | Manny Faces
Peace y’all. I had a few thoughts I wanted to get off my chest so here’s a Mannyfesto, along with updates on upcoming dope, interdisciplinary Hip Hop events. I’ll be back with news and new music releases in the next one. Don’t forget we stream live Mondays, 9pm ET on YouTube. Be sure you’re subscribed and have notifications turned on.
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