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Hip Hop Can Save America

Manny Faces Media

"Hip Hop Can Save America!" explores the innovative, inspiring, and often surprising ways Hip Hop music, culture, and sensibilities are improving society in areas such as education, science/technology, health/wellness and more. Hosted by award-winning journalist Manny Faces, HHCSA is a 2025 Gold recipient of the Signal Award for Best Music Podcast, and has been adapted into the Cornel West-endorsed book, "Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation"

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26:39

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop on New Year's Eve in...

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2022/12/26

Earlier this winter, I was contacted by Jay Hill and the team at Brooklyn Rising, as they were looking to invite prominent Hip Hop heads and organizations to Restoration Plaza on New Year’s Eve for the second annual Brooklyn Rising – a celebration similar to the big Times Square to-do, but with a brilliant ball rising instead of falling… way more locals than tourists… and in support of a cause meaningful to the soul of the borough. For this year’s grand rising, that cause is the 50th anniversary of

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20:53

Parents Just Don't Understand: How Hip Hop Can Help...

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2022/11/01

As parents, we are often much less aware of the current goings on within Hip Hop and pop culture than our children, and as parents tend to do, we often couldn't care less. In this episode, we make the case that parents should actually care more. Not to be the 'cool parent,' but to better understand our children, foster communication, and in some cases, reveal things that would otherwise never come to light.This episode was written and produced before the tragic death of Migos rapper, Takeoff, yet

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51:46

Stories With Style - Hip Hop at the J.C. Montgomery...

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2022/08/29

Last year, a program was brought to my attention called Stories With Style, a student-centric project which gives young people the opportunity to share their stories through rap, beat making and art while working with professional artists in a full-blown, on-site recording studio.This program would be interesting in any setting, but, given my other work in the social justice field, it really caught my attention because the school, J.C. Montgomery, was a part of the Kings County Juvenile Center in

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51:46

Hip-Hop, Social Justice & Independent Artistry with...

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2022/05/15

Long time listeners of the award-winning social justice meets music podcast News Beat will certainly recognize LiKWUiD as one of the show's "Artist in Residence." She has been featured on several important episodes delivering compelling, often heart wrenching lyrics that compliment our social justice reporting in a truly powerful way.Find out a little bit more about this prolific Hip-Hop artist, DJ, educator and mentor as we share LiKWUiD's interview on the News Beat Cypher, in this special

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35:24

Hip Hop at Carnegie Hall with LeBrandon Smith

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2022/04/02

LeBrandon Smith is the Manager, Social Impact Programs for Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute which serves more than 800,000 young people, families, students, community members, aspiring artists, and educators in New York City, across the United States, and around the globe each season. He’e been with the venerable institution since 2017, helping curate programs, events, and initiatives that benefit a wide range of NYC youth and artists.We spoke on the verge of the second iteration of School of

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35:50

Hip Hop x Financial Literacy with Andrea Ferrero of...

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2022/03/04

Peace and love, friends, neighbors, supporters and haters, welcome back to Hip-Hop Can Save America! aka 'the world’s smartest Hip-Hop podcast.'I’m Manny Faces. Fans and friends know that whenever I’m presented with a societal issue, problem or disturbing trend, any suggestion I have as to how to solve it will include, in some form or fashion, Hip-Hop.Those who know we VERY well, also know that through my years on the planet, finance hasn’t always been my strong suit.Similarly, financial literacy

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38:28

Hip-Hop, Community, and the Fight to End Illiteracy...

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2021/12/30

On this episode of Hip-Hop Can Save America!, aka, ‘the world’s smartest Hip-Hop podcast,” improving youth literacy, one book at a time -- with a little Hip-Hop added to the mix. We hear from Jonathan Beatty aka the “Chief Bookman,” founder of I LOVE BOOKS, an apparel startup on a mission to end illiteracy. --Follow on social media @hiphopadvocacyEmail us at hiphopadvocacy@gmail.comFor more smart Hip-Hop content like this mannyfaces.substack.comBook a speaker - www.hiphopspeaker.comHHCSA! is a Manny

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54:43

Hip-Hop Education, Movement & Empowerment with Aysha...

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2021/11/10

We often talk about the intersection of Hip-Hop and education on this show -- and for good reason. It’s an area that has produced a ton of receipts showing the effectiveness of merging these two worlds for the good of our young people. This was perfectly exemplified when we covered the Can’t Stop Hip-Hop: The Education Movement conference at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and first heard form today’s guest. And while we sometimes get lost in the pedagogical weeds, I am so excited to kick it

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47:21

Dance and International Diplomacy with Junious...

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2021/11/06

On this episode, Manny Faces speaks with Junious Brickhouse, internationally established educator, choreographer, cultural preservationist, Founder/Executive Director, Urban Artistry Inc. and director of acclaimed international diplomacy and cultural exchange program, Next Level.--Follow on social media @hiphopadvocacyEmail us at hiphopadvocacy@gmail.comSupport the show at www.patreon.com/hiphopadvocacyBook a speaker - www.hiphopspeaker.comSign up for the free newsletter

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40:01

Hip-Hop Meets the Orchestra with Thee Phantom

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2021/10/29

Peace and love, happy Halloween weekend, perhaps a perfect time to talk to not just A Phantom, but Thee Phantom, the maestro behind the magnificent Illharmonic Orchestra melding the worlds of Hip-Hop and classical music. It’s a fascinating discussion and we're excited to bring it to you.------------------------------------------------------------------------For more information about our show, including how to support our high-quality, independent, smart Hip-Hop journalism, visit

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01:15:31

The Healing Power of Hip-Hop with Dr. Raphael Travis Jr.

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2021/10/16

Two of the more recurring topics we’ve covered on this show have been the authentic, compassionate and effective use of Hip-Hop music and culture in educational settings and in therapeutic sessions, both inside and out of school proper. The intersection of these intersections highlights a huge, overarching concept that I and many of the folks I talk to swear by.It’s the healing power of Hip-Hop.It’s such a good phrase. Such a concise, complete explanation of why I care so much about spreading the

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01:01:16

Hip Hop Therapy with J.C. Hall

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2021/06/23

Prior to the pandemic, and at the insistence of one of our prior guests Dr. Elliot Gann, I visited Mott Haven Community High School in the Bronx, to see J.C. Hall’s Hip Hop Therapy Studio program in action. This full fledged recording studio was filled with students, hanging out after school to craft, rehearse and record music and spoken word. They were engaged, excited, and bursting with creative brilliance. On the surface, you might think this was simply a music class, an extracurricular club.In

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57:11

Hip-Hop + Youth Empowerment + Social Justice with...

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2021/05/25

Khafre Jay is the founder and executive director of Hip Hop For Change, a nonprofit that is empowering youth, adults, and entire communities through the power of Hip-Hop music and culture, with a focus on social justice. We’ll hear how activism nonprofit experience from outside of Hip-Hop can be applied to the advancement of these ideas, how their growing organization had to pivot due to the pandemic, and Jay's plans to use Hip-Hop to... well... help save America, particularly its traditionally

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50:49

Hip-Hop x Civics, Education & Activism with Ellect

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2021/04/02

On this episode, artist, activist and educator, Ellect gave us a taste of how his work with #HipHopIsVoting was aimed at making an impact on the 2020 election cycle as well as the future of civic engagement. As we saw from some local elections, and in a big way in Georgia, these ideas have merit, and can indeed help bring about major change.Ellect also talks about his role as an educator, and as an artist that frequently works issues such as climate change and racial justice into his work.Plus, fun

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36:35

Hip-Hop x Philosophy with Dr. Mark Sanders

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2021/03/23

On this episode of Hip-Hop Can Save America! aka ‘the world’s smartest Hip-Hop podcast’, (we think very deeply). A look at the intersection of Hip-Hop and philosophy with Dr. Mark Sanders of the University of North Carolina.Our HQ: www.hiphopcansaveamerica.comReview us! www.RateThisPodcast.com/hiphopSupport the show! www.patreon.com/mannyfaces

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41:10

This is What Hip-Hop Activism Looks Like [Genesis Be]

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2020/10/30

On this episode of Hip-Hop Can Save America! We hear from Genesis Be, a lifelong artist activist who has put her career, and life, on the line making politically charged music, groundbreaking public statements and quite literally, helped make history.www.RateThisPodcast.com/hiphopwww.hiphopcansaveamerica.comwww.mannyfaces.com

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01:21:50

Mental Health Therapy Through Hip-Hop Beat Making...

Hip Hop Can Save America ·

2020/10/22

On this episode of Hip-Hop Can Save America!, healing trauma in young people through therapeutic beat making. Dr. Elliot Gann of Today's Future Sound breaks down the concept, his acclaimed work in the field, and the neuroscience behind it all. www.hiphopcansaveamerica.comwww.ratethispodcast.com/hiphop

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01:01:58

Youth Empowerment, #HipHopEd, and God with Timothy...

Hip Hop Can Save America ·

2020/10/06

Scholar, youth leader, minister, poet, rapper, and content curator for probably the largest Hip-Hop based education community in the world -- Timothy David Jones.Timothy, who is currently a lecturer and Hip-Hop Scholar in Residence at Teachers College, Columbia University, details his path to Hip-Hop based education, how he e-stumbled into his #HipHopEd role, his company Techniques4Learning, and, as an ordained minister, how religion and spirituality blend into the

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01:12:09

Freestyle Mondays + 20 Years of Evolving Artistry...

Hip Hop Can Save America ·

2020/10/02

For close to 20 years, Corey James Gray (formerly known as Illspokinn) has been at the helm of Freestyle Mondays, a live, interactive, Hip-Hop event series featuring gameshow-styled, impromptu rap battles, backed by an incredible live band. It's among the best Hip-Hop experiences in the world (and has, in fact, branched out to several countries). Corey explains the history of the event, and how it, and he, has evolved over the years, and through the Coronavirus pandemic, to be able to virtually

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01:14:57

Entrepreneurship, Black Independent Media & Self-Care...

Hip Hop Can Save America ·

2020/09/30

Entrepreneurship, the independent media landscape, being Black in media and self-care gems from TK Dutes and C, owner-operators of online, community-oriented radio station Bondfire Radio.LIVE at 1pm EST every Monday through Thursday in the month of September, join Manny Faces in exploring innovative, inspiring, and sometimes surprising ways that Hip-Hop music & culture are uplifting and improving humanity -- in areas such as education, science & technology, health & wellness, social

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