“Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos” is Public Enemy’s look at prison and mass incarceration. In this episode, we leap from that song into talking about the New Jim Crow and mass incarceration and how being in America is like being in a prison.
Guests:
Dr. Christina Greer, Fordham Professor
Hank Shocklee, Producer
Adam Bernstein, Director, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Jim Jones, Rapper
Credits:
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
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Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Jay Z - 99 Problems
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