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Jay-Z Speaks, Raps and Cuts Deals for Himself
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
27 Aug 2019
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Entertainment billionaire Jay-Z’s collaboration with the NFL to “move past” Colin Kaepernick’s “take a knee” initiative is another example of the rapper “positioning himself as an authoritative voice” for “the Black masses, without getting their opinion,” said writer and doctoral candidate James Hill, Jr. Hill wrote an article for BAR titled, “Kneeling and the (Re)Signification of the Black Fantastic.”

Kaepernick Protest

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