[Antiracism] [YAC News] Beyond Beats and Rhymes Screening at Food for Thought

[cjbSS at hampshire.edu]

Please join Food For Thought Books, Video Vanguards/Youth Action
Coalition and WMUA for a screening of

*Beyond Beats and Rhymes*
*Wed. Feb 13th 2008 @ 7pm*
*Food For Thought Books, Amherst MA.*

Beyond Beats and Rhymes looks at the social construction of manhood,
sexism and homophobia in mainstream Hip Hop Culture.

This youth-centered evening will also include a short youth produced
piece, "A Dream... Deferred," which explores stereotypes of people of
color in the media and includes interviews and spoken word elements,
created by Video Vanguards' member Kolandu Katwiwa.

An interactive discussion will follow, including community members,
youth, artists and educators as they explore hip hop through dialogue.

Please see attached flyer for more information and circulate widely!
 This event kicks off the new spring collaborative between Video
Vanguards and WMUA.  Applications and more information about the Youth
Media Collaborative will be available at the screening.

For more information please contact Tanya at 413-253-5432 or email
tanya at foodforthoughtbooks.com <mailto:tanya at foodforthoughtbooks.com>.

This screening is a collaboration between Food for Thought Books, Video
Vanguards and WMUA.

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