Reposted from @uhhmuseum 🚨Lock It In Tuesday May 19 7PM🚨 A Celebration for The Last Poets self titled album - one of the most influential albums ever recorded during the Black Arts Movment ✊🏾 The Last Poets were one of the earliest influences on hip-hop music 💯 Critic Jason Ankeny wrote: "With their politically charged raps, taut rhythms, and dedication to raising African-American consciousness, the Last Poets almost single-handedly laid the groundwork for the emergence of hip-hop 🙏🏾 The British music magazine NME stated, "Serious spokesmen like Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, and later Gary Byrd, paved the way for the many socially committed Black [emcees] a decade later 🔥 Watch the Live Stream on the Facebook.com/uhhmuseum page hosted by Ralph McDaniels 🙌🏾 #TheLastPoets50thAnniversary #BridgingTheGap #whentherevolutioncomes #foundingfathers #spokenwordpoetry #lastpoets #REvolutionofhiphop #hiphop #preserve #history #hiphophead #support #peace #love #unity #rap #graffiti #dj #coronavirus #music #bboy #museum #poetry #share #follow #movement #worldwide #events #donate #universalhiphopmuseum (at Lineupgreek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAXwf0NAhgn/?igshid=r319owpw1w1n