Melissa Harris-Perry, Jean Grae and Joan Morgan Discuss the Cultural Importance of Hip Hop

Are there redeeming qualities of hip hop? Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel including Jean Grae and Joan Morgan discuss why hip hop music and culture are far more than bed of pathology critics try to paint it.
Joan Morgan is an academic and author of a seminal book on the intersection of hip hop and feminism: When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down. It's a must read for young, Black feminists.

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