Book, Essays, Reviews Charles Mingus, Rotary Perception, and the “Fables of Faubus” Resonance of Resistance: The Spoken Word Albums of Haki R. Madhubuti (Forthcoming in an edited collection) Duke Ellington’s melodies carried his message of social justice “This is America” Leads a Quiet Resurgence of Black Music Videos If Kendrick Lamar keeps this up, he may just be this generation’s Duke Ellington. Long-awaited Nas album, Nasir, falters under great expectations.