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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK (AP) — The de-
cision to award rapper Kend-
rick Lamar the Pulitzer Prize
for music represents a histor-
ic moment for hip-hop and
American music, according to
two of the music jurors who
picked the album “DAMN.” as
a finalist.
“It’s big for hip-hop. I think
it’s big for our country. It’s big
for music. But it’s big for the
Pulitzers, too. Institutions are
not stuck in time, either. Insti-
tutions can change,” said Farah
Jasmine Griffin, a Columbia
professor.
Lamar’s win on Monday
made history as the first
non-classical or non-jazz art-
ist to win the prestigious prize
since the Pulitzers included
INTERSCOPE RECORDS VIA AP
Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Hailed as ‘Big for Music’
This cover image released by Interscope
Records shows “Damn.” by Kendrick
Lamar. On Monday, April 16, 2018, Lamar
won the Pulitzer Prize for his album.
music in 1943. Just having
a rapper nominated for the
prize is considered a stun-
ning development for awards
that usually honor musicians
of European classical back-
ground.
“I knew that there would be
some anger and some resent-
ment and some people who
wouldn’t like the idea, but sur-
prisingly enough, I haven’t
heard a lot of that,” Griffin said.
Another jury member was
Grammy-nominated violinist
Regina Carter, who linked the
award to the recent waves of
people speaking up, pushing
boundaries and refusing to
be told what and what is not
worthy. “Great art has to be
acknowl-
e d g e d ,”
she
said.
“If a work
is
great
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For adults:
Field Theories by Samiya A. Bashir
(a local author who frequently per-
forms in the area).
Brown by Kevin Young
Don’t Call us Dead by Danez Smith
Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing
Silencer by Marcus Wicker
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Naomie Harris:
The ‘Rampage’
Interview
aomie Harris was recently seen
in the Academy Award-win-
ning Best Picture, “Moonlight.”
Naomie was nominated for an
Oscar, Golden Globe, Screen Actors
Guild and BAFTA Award for her tour
de force performance as the protago-
nist’s mother, Paula.
She is set to appear next in direc-
tor Andy Serkis’ feature adventure,
“Mowgli,” as a member of a stellar cast
that includes Benedict Cumberbatch,
Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett.
Reading Recommendations
Poetry Events
An Evening with Kwame Alexander,
Friday, April 20: Multnomah County
Library welcomes poet, educator, and
bestselling author Kwame Alexander
to Portland for a special event at Alber-
ta Rose Theatre at 6:30 pm. Free admis-
sion. His latest book for young readers
is Rebound. Kwame Alexander’s visit is
made possible by gifts to The Library
Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated
to our library’s leadership, innovation
and reach through private support.
Poetry from the Soul, Saturday,
April 21: Join the library in celebrating
Black women’s voices, The event begins
at 1 pm at Hollywood Library and fea-
In addition to Griffin and
Carter, the music jury this
year included music critic Da-
vid Hajdu, Paul Cremo from
the Metropolitan Opera and
the composer David Lang.
The five-member music jury
listened to about 180 pieces of
music and after deliberating
for a few days then submitted
to the final board three works
— Lamar’s album along with
Michael Gilbertson’s “Quartet”
and Ted Hearne’s “Sound from
the Bench.” Adding “DAMN.”
was a unanimous decision by
all five.
With Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
because at the library we celebrate po-
etry every day!
For young readers:
For Everyone by Jason Reynolds
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black
Boy by Tony Medina
I am Loved by Nikki Giovanni
Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Per-
kins
Black Girl Magic by Mahogany L.
Browne
enough, you can’t deny it.”
The decision was hailed as a
turning point in music history
by Jetro Da Silva, a professor
at the prestigious Berklee Col-
lege of Music who teaches a
class on hip-hop writing and
production.
“We are at a time in history
here perhaps there is a new
way to analyze what is consid-
ered a contribution to music.
Critical thinkers are asking
what it really means to be a
composer and what is a com-
position,” he said. “The sky’s
the limit.”
Samiya A. Bashir is a local author
tures performances by Turiya Autry,
Blacque Butterfly, and Shalanda Sims.
Langston Hughes and the Harlem
Renaissance, Sunday, April 22: Ex-
plore the contributions of Langston
Hughes, one of the most visible writers
of the Harlem Renaissance. Hollywood
Library at 3:00 pm.
In Rhymes and In Life, Thursday,
April 26: Young poets are invited to a
spoken word workshop with hip hop
artist Mic Crenshaw at Hillsdale Li-
brary at 4 pm. Registration is required.
Street Roots Vendors Poetry Read-
ing, Sunday, April 29: Central Library
hosts a poetry reading featuring poetry
written and performed by Street Roots
vendors. The event begins at 2 pm and
includes complimentary refreshments.
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Thursday, April 26
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Naomie Harris
The film is slated to be released in the
fall of this year.
Naomie reprised her role as Money-
penny in the latest installment of the
James Bond franchise, “Spectre,” oppo-
site Daniel Craig. She was first seen as
the iconic character in “Skyfall,” direct-
ed by Sam Mendes, which won the 2013
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