Sociologist: Latinx Religions, Race&Ethnicity, Migration, Urban Studies, Hip Hop; AP @CandlerTheology @EmoryUniversity; Author: Saints of Santa Ana
Atlanta, GA
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Hi Friends, about a year ago I decided to take a break from posting on social media and am making a slow return. It was one of my busiest years in academia. Stay tuned for some updates. How's this site doing these days?
This is a trip. Latino evangelical worship leader Jesus Adrian Romero is introduced to an audience by Alexa (Amazon AI). He then engages her in banter about the blurred boundaries between the presence of God and the presence of AI (Alexa). Hmmm.
youtube.com/watch?v=Lrh-tNt4…
I'm not here to police the intersections of religion and technology, per se. I am, however, interested in critiquing the corporatization of religion. Maybe that's the bigger story. Here, we see the two stories intertwined.
And for the record, I do like some of J.A. Romero's music. I grew up around his earlier music. I like this recent single of his: youtube.com/watch?v=5W8kMAU3…
One of the best takes I've read on the state of Hip Hop. Much to think about in relation to Hip Hop, and masterfully written from a creative standpoint. I'll be coming back to this piece by @JasonAEngland1
50 years later, is there anything left of hip-hop? defector.com/50-years-later-…
Grateful to @aarickawash for including my research in this article on Radiotron, a 1980s Los Angeles youth center that was a creative hub for early West Coast Hip Hop. This was an important site of Hip Hop adaptation and the article spotlights key participants in the movement.
For hip-hop's 50th anniversary, I wrote about a foundational part of L.A.'s early hip-hop scene: Radiotron.
This is how a popular hip-hop night club became a safe haven for Angeleno youth.
laist.com/news/how-a-hip-hop…
#HipHop50
I was intrigued by recent criticism of the band Yahritza y su Esencia. Yahritza, Jairo, and Mando have been criticized for statements they made about not liking the food in Mexico and not enjoying Mexico City. The band is being canceled ...🧵
belatina.com/some-people-wan…
Our young people need ethnic studies. They need mentors. They need institutions that believe in them. We need better living situations. We need just laws addressing our legal statuses. We need to stop family separations. I hope this can be a conversation more than a cancellation.