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Race Matters Series
Asiatic Static: Asian American Rappers, Negotiating Race Oliver Wang
MCC Lounge
This conversation will look at how Asian American emcees have negotiated issues of race and authenticity over the last twenty-plus years. Wang will give a short history of Asian American hip-hop and discuss various strategies these rappers have pursued in regards to how they do (or do not) present racial identity through their music. Oliver Wang is Associate Professor of Sociology at CSU-Long Beach and writes on music and culture for NPR, the Los Angeles Times, and KCET's ArtBound.
Co-sponsored by the Asian American Studies Department.
Cup of Culture
A Good Day to Die
MCC Theater
This documentary recounts the life story of Dennis Banks, the Native American who co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968 to advocate and protect the rights of American Indians. David Mueller and Lynn Salt, 92 min., English, 2011, USA. Co-sponsored by the American Indian Graduate Student Alliance; the American Indian Science and Engineering Society; the American Indian Students Association; and the EOP- American Indian Cultural Resource Center.
The UCSB MultiCultural Center in Santa Barbara An Evening of Spoken Word with Javon Johnson
Reds - 211 Helena Ave., Santa Barbara
The UCSB MultiCultural Center is back in town with an evening of energizing grooves by DJ Tempest and an amazing performance by highly awarded spoken word/slam poet Javon Johnson. Merging race and gender theory with comedy, lyricism, and rhyme schemes, Javon has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and BET’s Lyric. He is currently the Artistic Director of Say Word, an organization that mentors teenagers and promotes creative self-expression through spoken word poetry in Los Angeles. “From subject matter, to wordplay to delivery, he is working it out! It's hard not to have good times while watching him have a good time on stage.” The Los Angeles Times.
An Evening of Music from Ghana with the African Showboyz
MCC Theater
Born and raised in Binaba, a small village in the North East region of Ghana, brothers Napoleon, Joseph, Isaac, and Francis Sabbah have performed for enthusiastic audiences in Togo, Nigeria, Cameroun, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Libya, and Cote d’ Ivoire, while collaborating with Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Alpha Blondy, Freddie Meiwey, Ras Kimono, and Steve Wonder. Using the kone, siyak, binbill, and the bintitat, all instruments made in the small village, they sing about peace, happiness, and togetherness. Tickets $5 UCSB students and children under 12/$15 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064 or buy on-line at www.mcc.ucsb.edu (extra fees apply). Limited seating.
