{"id":6439,"date":"2010-01-06T17:13:25","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T22:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=6439"},"modified":"2010-01-06T17:15:20","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T22:15:20","slug":"lyrical-literacy-asherus-help-fuses-the-power-of-hip-hop-with-learning-to-truly-spark-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=6439","title":{"rendered":"Lyrical Literacy: Asheru&#8217;s H.E.L.P. Fuses the Power of Hip-Hop with Learning to Truly Spark Heads."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object class=\"embed\" width=\"425\" height=\"264\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" \ndata=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/w2Pelik-X0I?fs=1\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/w2Pelik-X0I?fs=1\" \/><em>You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video<\/em><\/object><\/p>\n<p>In this recent clip, above, Gabriel &#8220;Asheru&#8221; Benn, D.C.-based educator and founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/edlyrics.com\"  target=\"_blank\">Educational Lyrics<\/a>, talks about H.E.L.P.\u2014<strong>H<\/strong>ip-Hop <strong>E<\/strong>ducational <strong>L<\/strong>iteracy <strong>P<\/strong>rogram. H.E.L.P. uses music to teach reading to schoolchildren, utilizing hip-hop&#8217;s currency to make ideas stick.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an area in which Mr. Benn has some authority, by the way, as his mind-spinning flow on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iGvaiazMXtI\"  target=\"_blank\">the theme from <em>The Boondocks<\/em><\/a> proves with each episode, below. Study hard, kids.<\/p>\n<p><object class=\"embed\" width=\"425\" height=\"264\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" \ndata=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/iGvaiazMXtI?fs=1\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/iGvaiazMXtI?fs=1\" \/><em>You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video<\/em><\/object><\/p>\n<p><img id=\"fvdkoff-target-image\" style=\"border: medium none; margin: 0px; position: absolute; visibility: visible; color: transparent; z-index: 2147483647; left: 289px; top: 29px;\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video In this recent clip, above, Gabriel &#8220;Asheru&#8221; Benn, D.C.-based educator and founder of Educational Lyrics, talks about H.E.L.P.\u2014Hip-Hop Educational Literacy Program. H.E.L.P. uses music to teach reading to schoolchildren, utilizing hip-hop&#8217;s currency to make ideas stick. 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