This summer’s classical music festivals offer the typical all-male lineup of historic composers. Liane Curtis says great work by venerable female composers won’t be heard until there’s a mainstream shakeup of the traditional canon.
Byron Hurt was asking questions about hip-hop’s portrayal of women for years before Don Imus ignited an explosive national debate on the topic. Now screenings of his documentary “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes” keep the discussion going.
Female undergrads are still a small minority at Ghana’s University of Mines and Technology. An affirmative action program means their numbers are expanding. Third in a series on higher education in Africa.
A few women who have survived abusive relationships with rap stars are breaking the silence about domestic violence. But a “no snitch” rule is still widely observed in the hip hop music world.
Pop singer Pink’s “Stupid Girls” hit song and MTV video expresses outrage at young women’s self sacrifice to beauty and fashion. Some have applauded her for being outspoken, while others say the song’s name is insulting.
Rock ‘n’ roll camps for girls are spreading across the country like swamp pop fever, encouraging fledgling female rockers to turn up amplifiers, bang on drum sets, make raucous music and feel good about themselves.
James Brown was arrested for domestic violence two months after women’s rights advocates lodged a protest with the prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, objecting to Brown’s inclusion among the 2003 honorees.
Hip hop is commercially hot, culturally influential and replete with references to pimping and prostitution. Critics say this not only sends teens a pro-pimp message, it puts some girls even more at risk for becoming prostitutes.
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