tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post4487015400437512848..comments2024-03-19T18:51:58.496-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: From Amiri Baraka and Greg Tate to a generation of black men writers H. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-78577202985384990582018-01-12T15:39:23.201-06:002018-01-12T15:39:23.201-06:00At one end of a scale to which cultural criticism ...At one end of a scale to which cultural criticism ought to bring notice, we find Albert Murray and Ralph Ellison and at the more recent end (still growing) thee is Kevin Powell (when Vibe published meaningful pieces), Charlie Braxton in a number of hip hop magazines and in his co-authoring a book published in France, C. Liegh McInnis on Prince, and many writers with whom I am not familiar. Thus, a survey of what's what and who's who in contemporary black music commentary is a gap that needs filling.<br /><br />Jerry W. Ward, Jr.Jerry W. Ward, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05190192129359083935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-68053000761125000052018-01-10T18:27:44.380-06:002018-01-10T18:27:44.380-06:00Yes, check the work that Charlie Braxton has been ...Yes, check the work that Charlie Braxton has been doing for several decades on hip hop. He certainly had Baraka's blessings for his poetry and writing on music for many magazines. Nevertheless, it is a fact that few people know his name.Jerry W. Ward, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05190192129359083935noreply@blogger.com