Tef Poe and friends ‘break bread’ at free Harvard Ed Portal show
Hip-hop artist Tef Poe turned up the volume on May 20 at the Harvard Ed Portal, with a concert that sent a clear message about social injustice in America. The internationally acclaimed musician and American Democracy Project Fellow at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History headlined a show featuring 10 artists performing hip-hop and rap soul infused with spoken word, poetry, and dance. Harvard in Allston: Tef Poe In this episode, we interview Tef Poe, a hip-hop artist and activist from St. Louis and a Harvard fellow. We talk with Tef about the relationship between activism and music; his work at the Warren Center at Harvard; and making music at this moment in history. We also recorded Tef’s recent live show at the Ed Portal in Allston, which featured music off Tef’s latest album, “Black Julian,” as well as a song from the St. Louis group The...