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This edition: "She Rhymes Like a Girl" - Short Film - Toni Blackman

Episode Details

Original tape date: June 15, 2017. First aired: June 15, 2017.

Toni Blackman and the FreeStyle Union are challenging the male-dominated world of Hip-Hop and empowering women to speak their minds in freestyle workshops. This music video/documentary describes Toni's concentrated effort to provide training and support for emerging female hip-hop artists whose voices, activism and lyrics have been largely unnoticed.

Guest List

Toni Blackman Musical Ambassador – Performer & Writer

Web Extras

Interview with Toni Blackman

Toni Blackman, Cultural Ambassador, talks about empowering female hip-hop artists.

  • About this series

  • Short Docs, a CUNY TV Digital Series, showcases short documentaries related to the experiences of the minority communities of New York City with subjects including immigration, human rights, education, diaspora, multiculturalism, environmental issues and criminal justice, among others. The documentaries stream alongside​ with interviews with the filmmakers and the subjects related to the pieces.​

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