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Into Bun B is Standing Up
Podcast |
Into America
Publisher |
MSNBC
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Election
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Sep 03, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:41:06

Hip hop legend Bun B has been involved in activism in the city of Houston for a long time. So when George Floyd, a longtime Houston resident, was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Bun stepped up. He organized a march for Floyd that drew 60,000 people, and he hasn’t let up since, attending the March on Washington and recording a new single about this moment.

On the latest episode of Into America, Trymaine Lee talks with Bun B about politics, how his small hometown of Port Arthur influenced his activism, how he's approaching his art in this time.

This episode was recorded live in partnership with The Texas Tribune Festival, a streaming virtual event happening all September long.

For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica.

Further Reading and Viewing:

Rapper, activist and Texas-native Bun B is leading the city of Houston following the death of George Floyd.

Hip hop legend Bun B has been involved in activism in the city of Houston for a long time. So when George Floyd, a longtime Houston resident, was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Bun stepped up. He organized a march for Floyd that drew 60,000 people, and he hasn’t let up since, attending the March on Washington and recording a new single about this moment.

On the latest episode of Into America, Trymaine Lee talks with Bun B about politics, how his small hometown of Port Arthur influenced his activism, how he's approaching his art in this time.

This episode was recorded live in partnership with The Texas Tribune Festival, a streaming virtual event happening all September long.

For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica.

Further Reading and Viewing:

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