November 10, 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 pm | 4028 Vilas Hall
Panel: Roots to the Fruits of Hip Hop
featuring Kamau Rashid & Lacouir Yancey
Moderated by Langston Collin Wilkins
On November 10 , 4-5:30 pm, Professor Langston Collin Wilkins (African American Studies/Folklore) will moderate a panel, “Roots to Fruits”, that introduces notion of Hip Hop roots and healing. Panelists include Professor Kamau Rashid (Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago) and Lacouir Yancey (a.k.a. Spirit, project co-producer & event director, Madison).
HIP HOP MIDWEST: HEALING CIRCLE © brings together a diverse group of 13 outstanding Midwestern Hip Hop artists and UW-Madison faculty and staff presenters, for 2 days of exciting Hip Hop events, Nov. 10-11, that are open to the Madison and UW-Madison community, that highlight the interrelatedness of the Hip Hop elements (dance, music, poetry, graffiti and knowledge) to our healing processes.
Find out more: https://hiphopmidwest.com/