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Speakers & Artists
Search for Speakers, Artists, Exhibits and Films below
 | | Amer Ahmed
Acclaimed Scholar Examining Islamophobia
Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking down the Barriers
Hip Hop Activism Within Multicultural and Academic Arenas
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 | | Antwi Akom
Award Winning Educator, Scholar and Writer
A Leading Expert on the Green Economy, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and Climate Change
Greening the Globe: Environmental Health, Educational Equity, and Social Justice
Revolutionary Urbanism: Race, Climate Justice, and the Politics of Pollution in Cities and Schools
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 | | Murali Balaji
Award Winning Journalist and Scholar
Books include The Professor and The Pupil: The Politics of W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson
Editor of Desi Rap which examines the impact of hip hop on South Asian Americans
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 | | Michael Benitez Jr.
Scholar & Speaker Integrating Hip Hop Pedagogy & Academic Inquiry
Building Sustained Cross- and Intercultural Unity and Dialogue
Empowerment and Education: Addressing Issues of Diversity and Social Justice
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 | | Mohammed Bilal
Diversity Consultant, Actor, Musician & Poet
Facilitator of over 300 diversity presentations/workshops worldwide
Former castmember of MTV's The Real World San Francisco
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 | | Mohammed Bilal & Josh "BOAC" Goldstein Orange Flash
Hip Hop Duo Looks at Race, Racism, and the Way We Get Along
Challenging notions of Black and White, Jew and Muslim, urban and suburban to build cross-cultural communication and understanding
Ten Tools for Open Interaction
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 | | Brave New Voices on Tour
...because the next generation can speak for itself.
Includes some of the brightest young performance poets nationwide
These voices of 21st Century America transcend race, class, gender, orientation, and red state/blue state politics to show us what the next generation of leaders looks and sounds like
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 | | Dawn-Elissa Fischer
The DEF Professor
Professor of Africana Studies and a Leading Hip Hop Scholar
Co-founder of the National Hip Hop Political Convention
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 | | headRush
Spoken Word Theater and Popular Education Crew
Performances combine elements of Xicano theatre, spoken word and hip hop to ignite critical dialogue and social action
Makes complex issues accessible and relevant to diverse audiences through dramatic multi-media storytelling and interactive workshops
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Politically Sexy, Rambunctiously Entertaining Spoken Word Hip Hop Theater
Fuses spoken word, hip-hop, funk, and experimental theater
Comprised of African American and Asian American artists, they demonstrate the complex history that binds our history
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 | | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
A Leading Voice in Performance and Arts Education
National Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran, dancer/choreographer and featured artist on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry on HBO
Recipient of the U.S. Artists Rockefeller Fellowship which annually recognizes 50 of the country's "greatest living artists"
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 | | Kiwi
Hip Hop Artist and Filipino Community Activist
Formerly with the acclaimed Filipino hip hop group Native Guns, his latest CD is The Summer Exposure Mixtape
Also facilitates Hip Hop workshops for young people
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 | | Ariel Luckey
Hip Hop Theater Artist, Poet, and Educator
Exposes White Privilege and the Theft of Native Land through his solo show "Free Land: A Hip Hop Journey from the Streets of Oakland to the Wild Wild West"
Director of the Free Land Project, which produces dynamic hip hop theater, keynotes, workshops, forums and cultural events
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 | | Ise Lyfe
Premier Spoken Word Artists, Emcee, and Educator
Available for solo shows that include Is Everybody Stupid.(?) and Who's Krazy? as well as lectures, performances and workshops
One of the top 101 Black Men in California Making a Difference
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 | | Adam Mansbach
Dynamic Novelist with a Hip-Hop Aesthetic
- Author of the bestsellers Angry Black White Boy and The End of the Jews
- His dynamic presentations address the complexities of identity, hip hop, history, literature, and popular culture
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook
Anti-Racist Speaker and Organizer
Director of the Solidarity Institute and co-founder of the spoken word and hip-hop duo, Anti-Racist Fifteen
Author of A Different Shade of White, Another Kind of Male: A Guide to Using Privilege Responsibly
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook and Trevor Wysling: Anti-Racist Fifteen
Anti-Racist Spoken Word and HipHop Duo
Performances accompanied by workshops and discussions on creating anti-racist culture on campus and in local communities
Featured in the film Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible
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 | | Leroy Moore Jr.
African American Disabled Writer, Poet, Activist
Author of a spoken word CD and chapbook Black Disabled Man with a Big Mouth & a High IQ
Lectures on the intersection of race and disability, among other topics
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 | | Ishle Park
Award-Winning Poet and Singer
Author of The Temperature of This Water, her poetry is also featured on her CD, Work is Love
Winner of numerous writing awards and former Poet Laureate of Queens
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 | | Sofνa Quintero (aka Black Artemis)
Novelist, Filmmaker & Social Justice Activist
Author of the hip hop novels Explicit Content and Picture Me Rollin and the "chica-lit" novel Divas Don't Yield
Co-founder of Chica Luna Productions
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 | | Michael Reyes
Spoken Word Poet and Youth Organizer
Featured in the independent film "Urban Poet," his poetry CD is My Voice
Co-founder of Chicago youth centers Batey Urbano and Zocalo Urbano
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 | | Boots Riley
Hip Hop Artist and Raptivist for Social Justice
Co-founder of the hip hop group The Coup whose award-winning albums include Party Music and Pick a Bigger Weapon
Spoken word poet and community organizer
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 | | Bill Shannon
Dance & Media Artist: Hip Hop Dance and Disability
Widely recognized in the dance/ performance world, the hip-hop and club dance scene, the urban arts movement, and the disabled artist community
Numerous awards include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art Award
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