Basic Black
Rap, Race, the First Amendment, and Crime
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This Week on Basic Black: Rap, Race, the First Amendment, and Crime
On Monday, the New York Times featured an Op-Ed entitled, "Rap Lyrics on Trial". As the title suggests, the issue at hand is whether rap lyrics can be used as evidence of a crime. We'll look at what happens at the intersection of rap, race, free speech, a the criminal justice system.
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Basic Black is a local public television program presented by GBH
Basic Black
Rap, Race, the First Amendment, and Crime
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
On Monday, the New York Times featured an Op-Ed entitled, "Rap Lyrics on Trial". As the title suggests, the issue at hand is whether rap lyrics can be used as evidence of a crime. We'll look at what happens at the intersection of rap, race, free speech, a the criminal justice system.
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