Snapshot: Hip hop girls, more than video vixens

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ABOVE: Jasmine Mans, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, shares her poetry Thursday night at Alpha Phi Alpha's "Vertner's Lounge" hosted at the Blue Door Cafe. The performance event was meant to speak out against hip-hop's objectification of women.

BELOW: Students packed into the Blue Door Cafe eagerly await the start of Alpha Phi Alpha's "Vertner's Lounge."