In this powerful episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with longtime labor activist John Reimann about the intersection of immigration raids and union suppression. Reimann reveals that ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - WECT is celebrating Black History Month for all of February and highlighting some of the people, places and events that shaped black history. One influential person, the ...

The Funky +1 icon tells AllHipHop it’s all thanks to Kid Capri. Busta Rhymes was elated to finally cross paths with MC Sha-Rock, who’s credited as the first female MC. In a video posted to Sha-Rock’s ...

Wilmington will host MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17th to honor hip-hop pioneer and city native Sharon Jackson. Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the first female rapper and was an original ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharon Jackson, better known as MC Sha-Rock, considered the first female rapper in hip-hop, grew up as Sharon Green in Wilmington.

Welcome to the weekly Port City Life newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews cultural issues reporter John Staton. Hip-hop history comes home to Wilmington this weekend. That's because Port City ...