The Khamansha Raphael album, cultural work, and state repression

About this episode

The episode features an interview with ATL rapper Khamansha Raphael discussing cultural work and state repression.

Confederate rallies at Stone Mountain, repression against activists by DHS, and an interview with ATL rapper and poet Khamansha Raphael about the importance of cultural work, hip-hop, and poetry.

People in this episode

Guest: Khamansha Raphael

Topics covered

• cultural work
• hip-hop
• poetry
• state repression
• activism
• Confederate rallies

Keywords

• Khamansha Raphael
• cultural work
• hip-hop
• poetry
• DHS
• Stone Mountain
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DHS

Places: Stone Mountain

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