The Healing Power of Hip Hop (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440831300)

Using the latest research, real-world examples, and a new theory of healthy development, this book explains Hip Hop culture's ongoing role in helping Black youths to live long, healthy, and productive lives.

In The Healing Power of Hip Hop, Raphael Travis Jr. offers a passionate look into existing tensions aligned with Hip Hop and demonstrates the beneficial quality it can have empowering its audience. His unique perspective takes Hip Hop out of the negative light and shows readers how Hip Hop has benefited the Black community.

Organized to first examine the social and historical framing of Hip Hop culture and Black experiences in the United States, the remainder of the book is dedicated to elaborating on consistent themes of excellence and well-being in Hip Hop, and examining evidence of new ambassadors of Hip Hop culture across professional disciplines. The author uses research-informed language and structures to help the reader fully understand how Hip Hop creates more pathways to health and learning for youth and communities.

Author: Raphael Travis Jr
ISBN-10: 1440831300
ISBN-13: 9781440831300
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2015
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2016