The Hip Hop Era

Raymond “Boots” Riley

Raymond “Boots” Riley was born on April 1, 1971 and is a founding member and lead vocalist for the Coup, a radical, edgy, Oakland-based underground hip-hop gro...

Pam the Funkstress

Pam Warren (a.k.a. Pam the Funkstress or Purple Pam) was born on November 11, 1966 in Shreveport, Louisiana and died on December 22, 2017. Warren was a DJ, mos...

Pauline Oliveros

Pauline Oliveros was born on May 30, 1932 in Houston, Texas and died on November 24, 2016 in Kingston, New York. Pauline Oliveros’s life as a composer, perform...

Steven Arnold

Steven Arnold was born on May 18, 1943 in Oakland, CA. He was a surrealist who worked in various mediums: film, photography, painting, illustration, theater, a...

Casper Banjo

Casper Banjo was considered disabled, black, and gifted. Born in Memphis, TN, Banjo often faced racism growing up in the forties and fifties, which was one of ...
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