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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 31/03/2026

"We Returned From Hell": Palestinian Journalists Recount Torture in Israeli Prisons The latest from my team. "Our guest is Sara Qudah from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) which recently published a damning report on Israeli attacks on journalists." Listen: www.usnewsbeat.com/subscribe

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 12/03/2026

Spoke with Eternia and Dr. Francesca D’Amico-Cuthbert, professors who, along with course creator Chesney Snow, teach “Miss-Education: The Women of Hip Hop,” a new course at Princeton University. Full interview: youtu.be/hTuLzw2gUNc?...

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Miss-Education: The Groundbreaking Women of Hip-Hop Course at Princeton

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 28/01/2026

Hip Hop has been doing therapeutic work long before institutions gave it a name. Latest "Hip Hop Can Save America!" livestream featured Teens Under Construction. They use Hip Hop as a powerful tool for youth healing, mental health, and community care. 📺 youtu.be/BXSZCZ4QdAM?...

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Hip Hop Therapy: How Rap Helps Heal Youth Trauma | Teens Under Construction

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 11/12/2025

Hip Hop deserves a real seat in government, not just a cameo. Full open letter to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social at open.substack.com/pub/mannyfac...

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 14/11/2025

Honored to be headlining at Howard University's Hip Hop Studies Conference along with MAJOR names like 9th Wonder, Reuben Vincent, Young Guru and more, not to mention brilliant educators and student presenters, film screenings, and more! Swipe for QR code to see the full program.

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Bob Knudsen @wildeyedbob.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Friend @mannyfaces.com has his TED talk up to check out. Check it and hit the like to goose the Al Gore rhythm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rRx...

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Hip Hop's Problem-Solving Framework | Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti | TEDxBuckheadAve

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 03/11/2025

😲🔴 My TED talk is live! "Imagine if a blueprint for a better future could be found in Hip Hop, a culture that has always remixed division into unity, scarcity into abundance, and obstacles into opportunities." youtu.be/5rRxG1i5iRo?...

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Hip Hop's Problem-Solving Framework | Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti | TEDxBuckheadAve

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 22/10/2025

What an incredible and inspiring weekend for Hip Hop culture. I was honored to keynote and then just be immersed in the inaugural “To The Best Y’all” symposium. My crappy recap reel doesn't begin to do it justice. Rest assured, the CULTURE is alive and well & fully capable of helping save America!

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 08/10/2025

🎤 Goin' each and every place with a mic in my hand... www.mannyfaces.com/calendar for more info.

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 02/10/2025

Someone out here on BlueSky wants to believe that Hip Hop is still the revolutionary force it once was. I promise you it is.

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 29/09/2025

Honored to be keynoting the inaugural "To The Beat Y'all" Hip Hop Symposium at @unccharlotte Oct 17-19. Panels, presentations, performances, discussions and more on "the resistance, power, and voice of Hip Hop!" For information and registration, visit www.tinyurl.com/tothebeatyallsymposium

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 25/09/2025

What freestyle rappers like NYC's Legendary Cyphers can teach us about building a better world youtu.be/gNbIreXr2ac?...

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What Freestyle Rappers Can Teach Us About Building a Better World

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 14/09/2025

There's no left or right in a cypher. #HipHopCanSaveAmerica

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 13/09/2025

An interesting aspect of the Charlie Kirk killing is that both Kirk and his killer drove down the same indoctrination highway -- they just got off at different exits. Worse, the right found a way to infiltrate communities they previously couldn't touch. Schools. youtu.be/d0_jDHrETns

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Trump, PragerU, and the Attack on Education -- and How Hip Hop Can Fight Back

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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 02/09/2025

Phenomenal breakdown of PragerU's impact on public education by our very own @mannyfaces.com. Unf*ckers know Manny as our engineer extraordinaire, but he's also one of the foremost scholars on Hip-Hip in American culture and education.

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Trump, PragerU, and the Attack on Education -- and How Hip Hop Can Fight Back

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 30/08/2025

As our beloved teachers celebrate this last weekend of summer, many face a darkening and daunting time ahead. Yet, a brilliant and innovative intersection exists that can provide valuable tools for resitance against the dismantling of our education system. www.mannyfaces.com/post/op-ed-h...

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OP-ED: Hip Hop Has What Our Schools Are Missing

Hip Hop Has What Our Schools Are Missing - OPED piece from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 26/08/2025

"Hip-hop-based education works for every student, not only because it uplifts the marginalized but because it taps into something deeply human. Every young person wants to be seen." www.mannyfaces.com/post/op-ed-h...

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OP-ED: Hip Hop Has What Our Schools Are Missing

Hip Hop Has What Our Schools Are Missing - OPED piece from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 20/08/2025

Trump's attack on The Smithsonian isn't because he thinks there should be more focus on "American exceptionalism," or because these things are "too woke" or "makes white people look bad..." It's because they make Black people look good. Strong. Brilliant. Resiliant. Loving. Human. They hate that.

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 18/08/2025

Thank you to @pocketcasts.com for showing featured love to the award-winning "Hip Hop Can SAve America!" podcast! www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com or wherever you get podcasts.

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 01/08/2025

Atlanta! Calling all audio creatives! Today I'm presenting at the PRX/WABE Podcast Creator Summit at Plywood Place and Sunday I'm at Banjee Boombox at Buckhead Art and Co! 🔴 And save the date, Sept. 27! (Let me know if you want tickets!)

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 01/08/2025

Dr. Cornel West: “I indeed endorse this crucial project! There is no doubt these visionary voices are badly needed in our grim times!" AVAILABLE NOW: www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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WhatUpWally? @whatupwally.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Big ups to @mannyfaces.com for the new book!! Can't wait to dive in. #HipHop #HipHopSky #HipHopED #AcademicSky #Books #BookSky

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 22/07/2025

Appreciate you Wally! Look forward to your thoughts! 🫡🙏

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 20/07/2025

NYC - See you Jul 25-28. Got a lot booked already but a) any my ol frens rocking? b) any media folx wanna bring me in/on to talk about my book?

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Show this to every person who thought that elected Republicans cared about exposing pedophiles.

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 06/07/2025

"Grown folk need therapy too. Grown Black men need therapy too. A Hip Hop-minded therapy program can connect to grown folk just as effectively as it does to young people." #mentalhealth open.substack.com/pub/mannyfac...

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Mental Health in the Black Community - "Hip Hop is the tool we use to SAVE Black lives"

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 01/07/2025

"Using Hip Hop in educational spaces is about students being able to express their experiences authentically. ...This is a culture and a form of expression... This is a way that young people can show us how to fix our schools." [Dr. @ianplevy] MORE ➡️ www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 26/06/2025

📖🗣️ ATL!! Catch my book talk Friday, June 27 as the @HHCATL Conference kicks off from 4-7p at @aarl_atl. Of course I'll be chillin' all weekend as well, so RSVP NOW and come thru to this important event -- at a time when we need THIS kind of Hip Hop the most. www.hhcatl.org/post/hip-hop...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🔥 WATCH: “I came here to return this award to the @cityofsantaana & the mayor… This isn’t political. It’s principle." Local Rapper @jaytaj condemns Mayor Valerie Amezcua’s response to anti-ICE protests and excessive use of force by police

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 19/06/2025

Find out how Hip Hop can play a unique and important role in creating new paths for folks to participate in innovation. mannyfaces.substack.com/p/the-enemy-...

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 18/06/2025

"A must-read for anyone seeking to understand and harness the transformative power of Hip Hop culture to bring out the best in individuals, communities, and society" -@raptjr Get "Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation" here: hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 17/06/2025

I'm at @craftedforaction on Fri., June 20 for an enlightening panel on Hip Hop's influence on the craft beer landscape. I'll be with @diversifiedvines @thehiphopsomm @skyzoothewriter & @offthewallbrewing + the homie @silentknightisbusy dropping his aptly titled new joint "Amateur Beer Connoisseur"!

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 17/06/2025

✍️ Dost thou wishest an edition of my breakout tome adorned with my penmanship, a personal dedication specifically for thou? www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book #hiphipcansaveamerica #signedcopies #available

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 14/06/2025

Took #BabyGirlFaces to her first political rally today (a No Kings rally). Though we did see Cory Booker in Newark when he was running for president but she was too young then (she's 10 now and up on things). This is the way.

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 14/06/2025

I love racist white folks ridiculing or unable to fully comprehend the title of my book and saying racist things about it, because I'm like, ironically, the idea of book is to help save the country from people like them, so good, they won't see it coming. Boop.

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 12/06/2025

In case anyone was desperatly waiting for me to offer a "signed copy" option for my new book "Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation" before you bought one, your wish has been granted! With a special bonus gift to boot! www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation - Book Now Available

Endorsed by Dr. Cornel West, this book examines how Hip Hop represents a powerful force for social, economic, and cultural transformation in America. By documenting successful applications of Hip Hop ...

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Bob Knudsen @wildeyedbob.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

So @mannyfaces.com is with Silent Knight & Toast on the SilentKnightIsBusy twitch stream right now. Fun 'Lil hang! www.twitch.tv/silentknight...

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Stayin Busy, Toasty, AND Manny?!

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 05/06/2025

📅TODAY - Manny Faces x @VideoMusicBox x @qplnyc | 📖 Book talk, hosted by the legendary Ralph McDaniels. 💎 Come on out as I share gems from all the brilliant minds and movements I put into this book, which is available at www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 04/06/2025

More insight and guidance like this one from teaching artist Mikal Amin Lee in the groundbreaking new book, "Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation"

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 02/06/2025

Tonight I'm answering questions about my new book, previewing upcoming book-related appearances and other dope interdisciplinary Hip Hop events on the Hip Hop Can Save America! livestream show. Join me at 9pm ET. Click now to make sure you're reminders are set. Thanks! 🙏 youtube.com/live/7ypJSma...

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Is this the MOST IMPORTANT Hip Hop book of our time??

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 31/05/2025

"[Hip Hop counseling] helps young people ... refine ability to communicate ... emotional experiences ... in ways that they might not have been comfortable doing prior." 💎 More gems like this one from Dr. Ian P. Levy all throughout this book. Get yours today. www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 29/05/2025

June 5 - Manny Faces x @VideoMusicBox x @qplnyc | Book talk, hosted by the legendary Ralph McDaniels. (For a Hip Hop loving, UHF-channel watching, Long Island 70s/80s baby, this is pretty dope. IYKYK) Come get these gems from my new book, which is available at www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 28/05/2025

Not the 'worst'. Just different. Perhaps educators who feel this way could benefit from some of the successful examples and innovative methodologies examined in this book about how to better connect with our youth... www.peterlang.com/document/148...

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Peter Lang Verlag - Hip Hop Can Save America!

This book examines how Hip Hop, far beyond its musical aspects, represents a powerful force for social, economic, and cultural transformation in ...

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Manny Faces @mannyfaces.com · 28/05/2025

"Creativity... Improvisation... Grit... Social and emotional intelligence... All these things you say you want kids to have... [Hip Hop] culture actually provides that!" 💎 So many gems like this one from Dr. Bettina Love in my new book, available now. www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/book

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