Experts
Nelson George
Music Critic / Documentarian
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Rising from an abandoned city, hip hop captured the voice of a generation. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Arts & Culture, History
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What should we be asking ourselves?
How do we teach our kids? Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Nelson George talks about who is on the way to make great music. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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We are suspicious of difference and scared of change. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Most people want to do good, but end up doing bad, says George. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Belief
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Is the American political system broken?
George is wary of charismatic political leaders. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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What should be the big issues of the 2008 election?
War and poverty, says George. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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The racial divide: what needs to change?
It's a problem of class, not race, says George. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Identity, Politics & Policy
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Does the Black upper class have a responsibility to the lower class?
Poverty, George says, is not a Black issue. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Identity, Politics & Policy, Truth & Justice
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How have race relations changed in your lifetime?
George still remembers the KKK jokes. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In History, Identity, Politics & Policy
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What challenges do Black women face in America?
George talks about a new generation of super achievers. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Identity, Politics & Policy
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What inspired you to make Life Support?
It is a film about HIV and forgiveness, George says. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Arts & Culture, Health & Medicine, Science & Tech
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What is Queen Latifah's legacy?
Nelson George talks about working with the Queen on the HBO film Life Support. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What needs to change about the media's portrayal of Black culture?
There's a range of experience that isn't being captured, George says. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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How do you choose your medium?
George talks about the frustration of getting a film about the black experience seen outside America. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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The wonderful things that can happen when you don't fulfill your first career goal. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What do you love about New York?
The sexual energy of spring. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom, Politics & Policy
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Back when there were Jewish gangsters and Fort Greene was a dodgy place to live. Read More
February 4, 2008 | In History
Nelson George is a novelist, cultural critic, and filmmaker. After receiving his degree from St. John's University in 1982, George first worked for New York's Amsterdam News, later becoming an editor at Billboard and a columnist for the Village Voice. Many of his books -- both fiction and non-fiction -- have focused on black popular culture. George is the author of Hip Hop America and The Death of Rhythm and Blues, both studies of black urban music, as well as the novels Night Work and Urban Romance. George co-wrote the films Strictly Business (1991) and CB4 (1993); he also directed To Be a Black Man, a short based on a piece he wrote for the Voice that starred Samuel L. Jackson.
