The Rap on Gangsta Rap: Who Run It? Historical fiction about two sisters

Historical fiction about two sisters who sold the Pittsburgh Courier in their town in Clarksville Tennessee

Lee beginning in the militant Black Arts Movement and metamorphosing into the more mature yet critical voice of Lee as Haki R

and close friends of the late poet contribute their praise through this collection of brief anecdotes from actual encounters with Gwendolyn Brooks

Urban issues and creative African American leadership are addressed in this compendium of art

Sterling Plumpp

The Rap on Gangsta Rap: Who Run It? Historical fiction about two sistersThis book is a critical review of the highly explosive and widely discussed musical art form called gangsta rap. Kitwana examines the ways Black culture, male female relationships, sexism, white supremacy (racism), and gun violence converge in this controversial music form.