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WNYC’s “Soundcheck” presents SOUNDCHECK LIVE: TALIB KWELI

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LIVE Webcast from New York City On Wednesday, April 24, WNYC’s Soundcheck presents an intimate conversation and performance with Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli, who will release his fifth album, Prisoner of Conscious, this May. Soundcheck host John Schaefer will join Talib Kweli at The Jerome L. Green Performance Space for a conversation about the territory between the personal and the political –and about his myriad projects. Both as a solo artist hip-hop duo Black Star (with Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def), Kweli has become known for his broad-ranging lyrics and rapid-fire delivery throughout his 20-year career. His latest … Continue reading WNYC’s “Soundcheck” presents SOUNDCHECK LIVE: TALIB KWELI

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Rapper Talib Kweli and Others to Discuss Herman Cain and Presidential Politics 2012

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The Greene Space at WNYC presents: The Battle for the White House- A Previewof the Presidential Election of 2012 New York, NY – On Tuesday, November 8 at 7 pm, WNYC political contributor, award-winning author and journalist Farai Chideya will preview the 2012 presidential election with guests from across the ideological spectrum in a lively conversation from The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. Chideya will explore themes and tactics that will shape next year’s presidential election with questions such as: “Will the election be a referendum on jobs, Wall Street, moral leadership, and taxes, or will it hinge instead on … Continue reading Rapper Talib Kweli and Others to Discuss Herman Cain and Presidential Politics 2012