Topic: 02.15.07 Bakari Kitwana author of The HipHop Generation
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Black History Month - a description of Hip Hop Culture by Bakari Kitwana
In celebration of Black History Month, [b:edc570801b]MCC- [color=yellow:edc570801b]Penn Valley[/color:edc570801b] [/b:edc570801b]will host prominent
author [b:edc570801b][color=yellow:edc570801b]Bakari Kitwana [/color:edc570801b][/b:edc570801b]on
[b:edc570801b][u:edc570801b][color=yellow:edc570801b]Thursday, February 15th at 11 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. [/color:edc570801b][/u:edc570801b][/b:edc570801b]
Kitwana will share his powerful views about hip hop culture and its ability to span the boundaries of race and social standing.
The event will be held at [b:edc570801b][color=yellow:edc570801b]the Science and Technology building, room 101 at 3201 Southwest Trafficway. [/color:edc570801b][/b:edc570801b]
A former executive editor at The Source, Kitwana is also co-founder of the first ever National Hip-Hop Political Convention and the author of :
*The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture,
*Rap on Gangsta Rap: Who Run It? Gangsta Rap
*Visions of Black Violence
*Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop: Wangstas, Wiggas, Wannabes
*New Reality of Race in America
He has been acknowledged as an [b:edc570801b]expert on hip hop politics [/b:edc570801b]by CNN, Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times, to name a few.
His writings have been published in many publications.
He has lectured on hip hop at universities and colleges across the country.
Kitwana holds Masters degrees in English and Education from the University of Rochester.
