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Jeff Chang

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When Bruce Lee Trained With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When Bruce Lee met Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he was still known as Lew Alcindor, the most hyped young basketball star in history.

by Jeff Chang via Literary Hub on September 25, 2025
The Fighting Spirit of Bruce Lee

The actor and martial arts star also wanted to be regarded as a poet-philosopher.

by Jeff Chang via The Wall Street Journal on August 12, 2023

Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America

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A Hip-Hop Syllabus—For Fans, By Fans

Reflections on popular books written about hip-hop.

by Brittany Allen via Literary Hub on September 11, 2024

Dancing crowds and a DJ at the 2022 Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle, Washington

How the Block Party Became an Urban Phenomenon

“That spirit of community, which we all talk about as the roots of hip-hop, really originates in that block party concept.”

by Briana A. Thomas via Smithsonian on August 10, 2022

The Syncopated Geography of Hip-Hop

Music scholar Katya Deve explores the history and geography of hip-hop.

by Katya Deve via ArcGIS StoryMaps on May 12, 2017

Political Correctness: How The Right Invented a Phantom Enemy

Invoking this vague and ever-shifting nemesis has been the right's favorite tactic, and Trump’s victory is its greatest triumph.

by Moira Weigel via The Guardian on November 30, 2016

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