ACTUALIZING THE DREAM: THE ROLE OF HIP-HOP IN POLITICAL PROTEST

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday January 25, 2018 - Friday January 26, 2018
      6:00 pm - 9:59 pm
  • Location: Ferst Center for the Arts
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Contact

Contact Larry T. Brown at larry.brown@housing.gatech.edu or Sherry Murray at sherry.murray@housing.gatech.edu for more information.

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Actualizing the Dream: The Role of Hip-Hop in Political Protest will feature award-winning author and professor Dr. Bettina Love discussing the origin of hip-hop and its role in activism of the past and present in our society.

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Actualizing the Dream: The Role of Hip-Hop in Political Protest will feature award-winning author and professor Dr. Bettina Love discussing the origin of hip-hop and its role in activism of the past and present in our society. At the conclusion of Dr. Love’s presentation, members of Georgia Tech’s hip-hop community will have an exhibition performance to demonstrate what makes this genre more than just a beat, but a true international movement. This program is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Office of Student Diversity Programs.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI)

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Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
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2018 MLK Events
Status
  • Created By: spersaud3
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Nov 2, 2017 - 1:13pm
  • Last Updated: Nov 7, 2017 - 3:28pm