CAP 200 Bronx Beautiful - Casari ed. - Textbook

Unit 5. Art and Culture of the Bronx Goals

• To introduce students to the cultural assets of the Bronx by looking at the historical trajectory from Salsa/Mambo Music and Hip-Hop, and Bronx artists. Artist’s organizations and cultural centers, performances, etc. Historic homes and sites.

• The South Bronx: Where Hip-Hop was born [audio available]

• From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale, Directed by Henry Chalfant [video]

• Rubble Kings: How Hip-Hop Culture Stopped Gang Violence [film]

  • Hostos students must sign in with their CUNY Login Credentials to access KANOPY films.

• 'Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop History' with Jeff Chang and Dave "Davey D" Cook [video]

• Ghetto Brothers Gang in New York - One Of The Most Dangerous Gangs in The World [film]

• The Lit.Bar

• The Story of Marvel’s First Queer Latina Superhero [video]

• “The Brown Bookshelf: United in Story–Day 22 Joshunda Sanders”

• The Next Big Thing is Coming from the Bronx, Again [video]

• Dance at the Gym - West Side Story 1961 [video]

• Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam [video]

Bronx Documentary Center

Hip Hop Museum