A BOTM Freestyle: Elevating the Power of Cultural Capital

Published: Oct. 17, 2019, 2 a.m.

Can Cultural Capital combat Gentrification? For this episode we
\npartnered\xa0with the\xa0City of Atlanta Mayor\u2019s Office of Cultural
\nAffairs\xa0for its\xa0public arts program\xa0ELEVATE, where we had a
\nchance to talk about how Hip-Hop\u2019s\xa0Cultural Capital is\xa0in
\nconversation with Political Capital\xa0and\xa0Financial Capital when big
\nneighborhood change is on the way. First up, we had a conversation with Renaldo
\nNehemiah, who is a curator and stylist to hip-hop celebrities from Ludacris to
\nMigos to Jermaine Dupri. Later, we sat down with Ryan Gravel and Heather
\nInfantry of the non-profit Generator, about how a city blends culture, ideas,
\nand development to maintain a sense of place for everyone.