Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don't Have Bruises

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Akashic Books, Oct 1, 2004 - Education - 250 pages
A riveting hip-hop memoir with a preface by internationally acclaimed poet and actor Saul Williams.
 

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Contents

Preface
11
Bronx Science
19
Famous Negro Writer 77
41
The Suckerpunch of My Childhood Files
53
Mamas Gun
63
Worldwide Underground
71
Peace Unity Love Having Fun
81
Notes Toward a Hiphop Politik
109
Spelmo Babies and Other Bourgeois Ephemera
135
Go Make of All Disciples
149
Another Great Day in Harlem
189
Acknowledgments 199
Copyright

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About the author (2004)

Miles Marshall Lewis was born in the Bronx in 1970 and currently splits his time between New York City and Paris, France. He is the author of "Scars of the Soul" (Akashic, 2004), and is a former editor of Vibe and XXL. His work has been published in The Nation, The Source, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Essence, and other Saul Williams is an interationally acclaimed poet and actor. He co-wrote and starred in the film Slam, was featured in the documentaries Slam Nation and I'll Make Me a World, and rapped to Rick Rubin-produced tracks on his hybrid album Amethyst Rock Star. Following The Seventh Octave.

Bibliographic information

TitleScars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don't Have Bruises
AuthorsMiles Marshall Lewis, Saul Williams
Editionillustrated
PublisherAkashic Books, 2004
ISBN1888451718, 9781888451719
Length250 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Education / Multicultural Education
Music / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
  
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