Academia + Hip Hop + Feminism + Books =





Equals an interview with two notable hip hop authors/activists/educators: Sophia Quintero a.k.a. Black Artemis and Elisha Miranda a.k.a. E-Fierce. These two women are Co-founders of Chica Luna Productions, Sister Outsider Entertainment AND they teach and lecture on the college circuit. If that's not enough to blow your mind they are both activists who work with youth, have created hip hop literary curriculum for students and produce films. Whoa there are some heavy, heavy women running things in this day and age!

I will have the honor of interviewing both Sophia and her "partner in crime" Elisha, this coming Sunday at 5pm EST on RHYMES, VIEWS & NEWS TALK RADIO. We're going to talk about all things relating to their current creative work and the projects they have in the works. I also want to find out what inspired them to travel the path they are on, and I'm sure they will get into their roots from the Bronx, hip hop and how they became writers. I am not posting their bios here, as I'd rather you look to their websites and LISTEN LIVE when I interview them this Sunday. As always, it's a pleasure to talk with inspiring people who walk the world as critical thinkers, intent on making our society a better place through their gifts. I know my listeners will get alot out of this interview with Sophia Quintero and Elisha Miranda. Just a NOTE: A few months back I created a LISTMANIA on Amazon.com titled WOMEN LEADERS IN HIP HOP, FEMINIST THOUGHT & SPOKEN WORD. Since we are on that topic, I'm going to go ahead and share with you the books on that list, as well as others by women in this category (including books by Sophia Quintero and Elisha Miranda). Some of these books may not have a whole lot to do with Hip Hop, but if they inspire the youth of the hip hop generation that's just as powerful. See the details below on regarding the interview.

ACADEMIA + HIP HOP + FEMINISM + BOOKS =
Check it While I Wreck It by Gwendolyn Pough

Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees Edited by DuEwa M. Frazier

Explicit Content by Black Artemis (Sophia Quintero)

From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism (Politics History & Social Chan) by Patricia Hill Collins

Home Girls Make Some Noise by Gwendolyn Pough

NOMMO RHYME & REASON - Power of the Spoken Word: The Rhetorical Significance of Hip Hop Culture, Through Its Element of Hip Hop Music
by Rabiyah A. Karim-Kincey

Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women
by T. Sharpley-Whiting

Picture Me Rolling by Black Artemis (Sophia Quintero)

Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop
by Imani Perry

Sista Hood on the Mic by E-Fierce (Elisha Miranda)

Stand and Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership, and Hip Hop Culture
by Yvonne Bynoe

The Message: 100 Life Lessons From Hip Hop's Greatest Songs by Felicia Pride

We Got Issues!: A Young Women's Guide to a Bold, Courageous and Empowered Life
by Rha Goddess (Editor), J-Love Calderon (Editor)

When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: My Life as a Hip Hop Feminist by Joan Morgan

Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution
by Eve Ensler (Foreword), Alix Olson (Editor)
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RHYMES, VIEWS & NEWS Talk Radio with your host DuEwa M. Frazier

this Sunday Featuring Novelists and Chica Luna Productions Co-founders, Sofia Quintero a.k.a. Black Artemis and Elisha Miranda a.k.a. E-Fierce!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9th, 2007 @ 5pm EST

Sofia and Elisha will discuss their forthcoming projects under Chica Luna Productions and Sister Outsider Entertainment! The interview will also touch upon the authors’ current books and events. Visit www.myspace.com/sofiaquintero and www.myspace.com/elishamiranda.

LISTEN LIVE! or CALL-IN at (646)716-9474!

Instant message your questions or comments for Sofia Quintero and Elisha Miranda on Y! Messenger at dfrazier_show

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www.chicalunaproductions.com

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