The Root: Nonsense Attacks On Common Sense

A scuffle arose last week when the rapper Common was invited to participate in poetry night at the White House and some conservatives objected. But Jamal Simmons of The Root argues that Common constructively articulates what it is like to grow up amidst violence and poverty.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/16/136352451/the-root-nonsense-attacks-on-common-sense?ft=1&f=1057

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