CAMPUS NEWS: AUGUST 8, 2022

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

African American Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Explores Cultural Intersection Of Hip-Hop and Literature

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University of New Orleans African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a Louisiana Board of Regents research grant for her book “Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop.”

University of New Orleans African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a Louisiana Board of Regents research grant for her book “Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop.”

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