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First Wave: Hip-Hop’s next generation speaks through academics, arts and activism

Posted on July 9, 2025

As a First Wave scholar, Corina Robinson works in the artistic mediums of poetry and spoken word. Robinson continues to create change, art, and communal spaces for Black and brown voices in Madison.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Corina Robinson, First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community, JVN Project

JVN Project: Honoring a Fallen Friend/Artist/Activist

Posted on July 9, 2025

On the morning of August 30th, 2012 we lost John, but his work lives on.  Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has taken part in memorializing his legacy and declared August 30th as John Vietnam Nguyễn Day …

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged Diversity, First Wave, Hip Hop, John "Vietnam" Nguyen, JVN Project

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