Tricia Rose

professor and Chair of Africana studies at Brown University

Tricia Rose appears in the following:

Systemic Racism Explained

Monday, March 11, 2024

Tricia Rose talks about her new book, Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives―and How We Break Free.

Sociologist Tricia Rose on hip-hop as a global profit powerhouse

Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Tricia Rose, Chancellor's Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, discusses the beauty of chaos, and how essential it is to build safe communities of accountability.

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Blackout Tuesday

Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Pitchfork editor in chief Puja Patel on the music industry black out, and Brown professor Tricia Rose on the impact the black out could have. 

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What Kanye Said and What to Do About It

Friday, May 04, 2018

A look at Kanye West's controversial support of Donald Trump and statement on slavery as being a 'choice' and how to combat consuming celebrity narratives.  

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Episode 3: Now What?

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Why do some harassers lose their jobs, while others get a pass?

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The Barack Obama Legacy Roundtable

Thursday, January 19, 2017

On his final full day in office, we ask: How will President Obama be remembered?

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Farewell, President Obama

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Listeners call in to react to President Obama's farewell address to the nation.

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Colleges Struggle With Race Under Growing Pressure From Students

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Brown University's Tricia Rose and The New York Times' William Rhoden discuss structural racism on college campuses - and how students are mobilizing for equality.

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Calling All Protest Songs

Tuesday, December 09, 2014

After Questlove of The Roots said we need more protest music, we got a call from Vernon Reid of Living Colour charging hip hop for not paying enough attention to people like Eric Garner.

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Community Reaction to Bombing Suspects

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity at Brown University, and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters, and Mohamed El Filali,  executive director of The Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, NJ, discuss the complex reactions when we think and talk about the religion and ethnicity of the Boston bombing suspects.

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Context and a Movie: "Django Unchained"

Friday, January 04, 2013

Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" has sparked conversation and controversy over its use of violence, portayal of slavery, and more. Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters, discusses the film with Dana Stevens, Slate's film critic and co-host of Slate's Culture Gabfest, now airing on WNYC. Plus: how "Lincoln" and "Django" treat slavery differently.

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L.A. Uprising 20 Years Later

Friday, April 27, 2012

Tricia Rose,  professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters, discusses race in America 20 years after the L.A. violence stemming from the Rodney King verdict. Gary Phillipswriter, activist, South Central native, contributor to Dr. Pop, and author of several books, including Violent Spring, his mystery novel set in the aftermath of '92, joins the conversation.

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Remembering Guru, Golden Age Rapper

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

As half of golden age rap group, Gang Starr, Guru was a minimalist rapper whose laid back vocal belied a motivated, socially conscious outlook that inspired a decade of hip-hop. Guru, whose real name was Keith Elam, died Monday at the age of 43, after a drawn-out battle with cancer.

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Harris Wofford Remembers Working with Kennedy

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

People from all over the world are remembering Senator Ted Kennedy, who died early this morning. We're joined by former Senator Harris Wofford (D-Pa), who worked closely with Kennedy ...

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NAACP: Young at Heart?

Monday, July 13, 2009

As the NAACP centennial celebration gets underway in midtown, Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, looks at its relevance to the "hip hop generation." She is the author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters.

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Michael Jackson: Black or White

Friday, June 26, 2009

Throughout his career, Michael Jackson had a complex relationship with race. Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters, reflects on Jackson's legacy, both musical and social.

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Smart = Cool

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters, discusses how Barack and Michelle Obama have changed the image of smart cool and Jeffrey Henig, professor of political ...

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Taking Hip Hop Seriously

Friday, December 26, 2008

Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters, argues that any discussion about hip hop is also a discussion about race.

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Taking Hip Hop Seriously

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why It Matters, argues that any discussion about hip hop is also a discussion about race.

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