LinkLinks Architectural Digest: How Hip-Hop Can Help Solve Design’s Diversity Problem By Editor On Mar 25, 2019 Last updated Mar 25, 2019 35 Share On a mild afternoon in Washington, D.C., a makeshift stage has formed in the entryway of the District Architecture Center. Middle-schooler Iyana Benjamin adjusts the arms of her gold-rimmed, circular glasses from beneath a gray beanie and smiles as she looks up from her notebook and out to a few rows of folding chairs, accommodating nine other kids and a few adults. A beat emanating from a nearby laptop breaks the silence, and Benjamin begins to rap. She raps in a matter-of-fact yet firm tone on topics that are well beyond her years, from the swift gentrification of her neighborhood to the overshadowed African American architects who first built it. ArchitectureCampsDistrict Architecture CenterYouth 35 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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