Hip-hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues
- Written by Tyina Steptoe, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona
Rapper YG, center in white, at a June 7 protest over the death of George Floyd.AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezThe sound of Public Enemy’s 1989 song “Fight the Power” blared as face-masked protesters in Washington, D.C. broke into a spontaneous rendition of the electric slide dance near the White House.
It was the morning of June 14,...