I recall his kindness. Ride on King. theguardian.com/books/2023/dec…

Vinyl record fair in Gallerie Ravenstein, Brussels - a legendary spot where Belgium's first breaking gathered during the 1990s Which record fairs are a must-see worldwide? #digging

On my reading wishlist!

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗢 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's speech on how Belgian schools not only fail to teach about what really happened in Congo during the colonial era, but erase the brutality and the crimes of the Belgian forces.

Superb entrance set by the one and only DJ Jazzy Jay...🎵🎚️ 2023 Technics DMC USA DJ Finals presented by Rock the Bells - THE WHOLE ... youtu.be/CKCL1_Pr_GY?si… via YouTube

Accidentally today: I was reviewing one of MR WIGGLES party rock instructional videos in preparation for an upcoming workshop, just when the OG gives his takeaway🙏🏼

Congratulations to this year's CIS Summer Research Grant awardees! Nicholas Blanchette Mariel García-Montes @[email protected] @jaredkalow Casper Keysers Rustam Khan Sam Leiter Sukrit Singh Puri MITPoliticalScience MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences ow.ly/Ecgw50Rep2r

Currently at a week-long Street and Club dance festival by the Brussels-based FREESTYLE LAB. One evening included a documentary screening on women in HipHop: NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME (1999) Rachel Raimist & Rosie Wong. Baldwin has a book with that title too. Definitely a must-see!

Tragic news for all hip hop communities and their originators! I'm figuring out whether the MTV archives are now permanently lost. No archives, no futures. MTV News Website Goes Dark, Archives Pulled Offline variety.com/2024/digital/n… via Variety

💥WRETCHED OF THE EARTH READING SERIES💥 (Re)read Frantz Fanon’s magnum opus with us this fall! via zoom, every third Friday from 20/09 at 1PM CET Organized by Andya Paz Andy-a ⛓️southsouthmovement.org/projects/count…

Currently digitizing VHS tapes of iconic hip hop jams before they turn to dust. Here: Red Bull Lords of the Floor 2: Return of the Lords (2003/4) and Bboy Crumbs in the picture.

After many years of intention & research, I am excited to share this. This summer, I'll be teaching an online course on Decolonizing Pakistan History. Together we'll read people’s histories that explore the many imaginations of our past & future . Details: tinyurl.com/3k74a75n

Such a powerful and good read - highly recommend 🔥Adam Mansbach Los Angeles Review of Books

A great conversation at afikra | عفكرة w/ Idriss Jebari about the social and intellectual currents in North Africa before/after nominal decolonization + what the term even signifies! Lessons in Decolonization From North Africa's Global Thinkers | Idriss J... youtu.be/1knffjTFDjo?si…

treasure of a list!