Actor Anthony Anderson checks out his bio and approves of the comments made during his introduction by Newhouse student Nina Rodgers (left) on Tuesday.
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The Producer Peek
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Actor/producer Anthony Anderson came to Syracuse University this evening and recalled his journey from Compton to Hollywood (via Howard University). He broke down his own real-life bro mitzvah operation, as well as how he and his Black-ish co-creator Kenya Barris mine the details of their first-generation mega success into story ideas (Barris’s wife is named Rainbow). Anderson was a guest of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for the Truth Be Told Program.
He Said, She Said
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Hip Hop Icon MC Lyte and Historian/cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson at Hendricks Chapel on the campus of Syracuse University.
In an intimate, yet lively conversation on Tuesday, rap icon MC Lyte and cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson dissected Hip Hop Culture: past present and future.
MC Lyte noted that the real raw Hip Hop lyrics and culture these days come from the slam poets, because a lot of them do it for art’s sake and not for money. She also noted that the corporate take-over of radio (and play-lists) keeps DJs from being able to break new songs like they did back in the day.
Dyson added that we must be careful not to judge with revisionist history because at the time groups such as Public Enemy (now Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famers) were once considered too black and too strong to be played on radio.
The event was co-sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the NAACP.