This session explored the various manner in which hip hop generation journalists, writers, poets, performing artists, community organizers, filmmakers and television personalities have utilized Twitter’s 140 characters and educated, informed, infuriated and organized thousands of persons in an online medium, with real-world application, thereby bringing 360 degrees of knowledge full circle, son!
Panelist include:
“Dr. Goddess,” (Kimberly C. Ellis, Ph.D) She’s a scholar of American & Africana Studies and Executive Director of the Historic Hill Institute. A Creative Community Organizer, a poet, playwright and performing artist….
Elon James White, Editor in Chief of ThisWeekinBlackness.com , is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer and is the host of the award-winning web series This Week in Blackness, a satirical look at race, politics and pop-culture in a so-called “post-racial” America.
Davey D is a nationally recognized journalist, adjunct professor, Hip Hop historian, syndicated talk show host, radio programmer, producer, deejay, media and community activist.
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