/tags/phife-dawg Phife Dawg en-US Copyright Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:15:05 GMT /arts-culture/2016-06-22/backchannel-celebrating-black-music-and-honoring-the-greatest In 2009, President Obama declared June "African-American Music Appreciation Month." The tribute started as "Black Music Month" in the 1970s. While the… Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:15:05 GMT /arts-culture/2016-06-22/backchannel-celebrating-black-music-and-honoring-the-greatest Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-06-22/backchannel-celebrating-black-music-and-honoring-the-greatest In 2009, President Obama declared June "African-American Music Appreciation Month." The tribute started as "Black Music Month" in the 1970s. While the… Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:15:05 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-06-22/backchannel-celebrating-black-music-and-honoring-the-greatest Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-04-19/backchannel-dog-whistle-politics-confirmation-and-remembering-phife-dawg For decades, politicians have used coded language to talk about race without addressing it explicitly. Terms like "welfare queen," "illegal aliens" and… Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:20:06 GMT /arts-culture/2016-04-19/backchannel-dog-whistle-politics-confirmation-and-remembering-phife-dawg Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-04-19/backchannel-dog-whistle-politics-confirmation-and-remembering-phife-dawg For decades, politicians have used coded language to talk about race without addressing it explicitly. Terms like "welfare queen," "illegal aliens" and… Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:20:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-04-19/backchannel-dog-whistle-politics-confirmation-and-remembering-phife-dawg Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio