Rob 'Biko' Baker of the League of Young Voters on "Organizing Young Voters"

from  Rap Sessions: Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama / Tea Party Era 
@ Philadelphia Art Sanctuary  

Panelists:

• Bakari Kitwana
• Angela Woodson
• Rob “Biko” Baker
• Jasiri X
• Alexis McGill Johnson

Event Moderator: James Braxton Peterson

Rap Sessions: Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama/Tea Party Era, feat. Chuck D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rap Sessions: Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama/Tea Party Era, 

Featuring Special Guest Chuck D

September 13, 2012 @ 6:00pm

Conaway Center - Columbia College

1104 S. Wabash Ave.

1st floor

Chicago, IL  60605

For the sixth year, the Institute partners with Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip-Hop to bring a distinguished panel of scholars, journalists, and activists for a townhall-style meeting addressing important issues in our communities. Rap Sessions is led by critically-acclaimed journalist, activist, political analyst, and Institute Fellow Bakari Kitwana.

This year's panel explores the ways the election of Obama, the emergence of the Tea Party, and the shifting national political landscape has both strengthened and diminished hip-hop's effectiveness at galvanizing youth. 

Panelists include: Chuck D, hip-hop activist, entrepenuer, producer, and MC; Rob "Biko" Baker, executive director of The League of Young Voters; Rosa Clemente, community organizer and journalist; Laura S. Washington, columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and political analyst for ABC-7 Chicago; and Jasiri X, independent hip-hop artist.

The Black Image in the American Mind | #Rapsessions 2012: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee #Recap

99problemsdotOrg
 

@TheLeague99's @AliesaNicole checks in from #Rapsessions held at the University of WIsconsin-Milwaukee. This unique #Rapsessions was called Trayvon Martin: Rebirth of a Nation and focused on the tragedy surrounding Trayvon Martin's murder. 

 Panel participants included Bakari Kitwana, Elizabeth Mendez Berry, Mark Anthony Neal, Biko Baker, John Jennings and Joan Morgan. Afterwards, community leaders, including County Supervisor David Bowen, Homer Blow, Sarah Dollhausen and our DJ Willie Shakes hosted breakout session.

Trayvon Martin and the Rebirth of a Nation | University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee: April 10, 2012

Rap Sessions and the League of Young Voters Present


Trayvon Martin and the Rebirth of a Nation:
The Black Image in the American Mind


University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
6-9pm cst | Union Ballroom
Free and open to the public


Watch the live stream at http://www.ustream.tv/leagueofyoungvoters


From entertainment and politics to the media images that accompany them, the civil-rights era idea of “Blackness” is currently in flux. A panel of leading national experts will explore contemporary moments in popular cultural and politics where race, image and identity have taken center stage. This discussion seeks to help students look at hip-hop culture as a cross-racial phenomenon that has political and cultural roots in black and brown communities.

Tweet @TheLeague99 using the hashtag #RapSessions to join the conversation.


The panelists include:

• Moderator: Bakari Kitwana (@therealbakari)
• Mark Anthony Neal (@newblackman)
• Joan Morgan (@milfinainteasy)
• Elizabeth Mendez Berry (@mendezberry)
• John Jennings (@JIJennings)
• Biko Baker (@bikobaker)