Dear Brother/Sister:
I would like to invite you to participate in our upcoming Hip Hop Mini-Conference in Spring 2011 at Essex County College in Newark, NJ. The theme of the conference is "The State of Hip Hop: Diverse Methods of Learning." It will be held in Smith Hall on April 9, 2011 from 12pm to 6pm.
Many people think that Hip Hop is just music, entertainment, and products just to be bought and sold. These manifestations are considered to be expressions or elements of a culture but not considered the culture itself. Mainstream corporate interests have the general public believing that what you see, hear, and read in the media is Hip Hop. What you are actually experiencing is the effects of the rap music industry and not Hip Hop in general.
On April 9, 2011, The Temple of Hip Hop has been asked to be in partnership with the Africana Institute at Essex County College, located in downtown Newark, NJ, to host “The State of Hip Hop: Diverse Methods of Learning” Conference.
The State of Hip Hop Conference has been established to demystify the meaning, purpose, and root causes of Hip Hop. This conference will also discuss and explore the impact that Hip Hop Education has on the American education system. Hip Hop Education is taught as a course of study at more than 300 schools of higher learning in America and worldwide. Stanford and Harvard University has the most profound Hip Hop educational models. You can get further information by going to hiphoparchive.org. The application of a Hip Hop curriculum within academia and institutions of higher learning has the ability to expand the parameters of teaching methods, in hopes to increase the educational success rate of an urban student population that has been systematically decreasing.
Also, this conference seeks to create a National Hip Hop united front that foresees the manifestation of a Hip Hop Studies department program at Essex County Community College and other schools of higher learning throughout America and the world.
As an advocate for educational parity and as a continuous practitioner and proponent of and for Hip Hop Education, humanity and higher learning, it would be necessary to have your involvement in order to make this conference and all of our initiatives a success.
In closing, we would be honored if you would join us on April 9th, 2011.
Additional contact information: Jah Jah Shakur – jahjah@hiphoplives.net or BaJa Ukweli – bajaukweli@gmail.com
Hotep (Peace)
Akil Kokayi Khalfani, Ph. D
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