(Name-mce) ListServ Fwd: Asa Hilliard, Talib Kweli, Others Talk Freedom!

[CARLI R. KYLES]

The Center for Law and Social Justice
of Medgar Evers College (CUNY)
presents


An Intergenerational Forum
among "traditional" and "hip hop" activists
Featuring educator, psychologist Dr. Asa Hilliard; attorney Jill Soffiyah
Elijah; hip hop artist Talib Kweli;
and activist Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele. Moderated by attorney Joan Gibbs






   Wednesday, January 31, 2007
6:00 pm VIP Reception
7:00 pm Forum

Medgar Evers College Auditorium
1650 Bedford Avenue • Brooklyn, NY
(Crown Heights • CLICK HERE for directions)

Tickets: $25
$100 (includes Reception & VIP Seating)
Students FREE with school ID

For more details, call 718.270.6287/93/97
For background info about The Center for Law and Social Justice, please visit
www.CLSJ.org
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About The Speakers
  ASA G. HILLIARD III, EdD. is the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban
Education at Georgia State University, with joint appointments in the
Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Department of Educational
Psychology and Special Education. A teacher, psychologist, and historian,
Hilliard is a founding member of the Association for the Study of Classical
African Civilizations and serves as its first Vice President. Dr. Hilliard has
written numerous technical papers, articles, and books on testing, Ancient
African History, teaching strategies, public policy, cultural styles, and child
growth and development. Dr. Hilliard is the recipient of numerous honors and
awards, including the Outstanding Scholarship Award from the Association of
Black Psychologists and the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Association
of Teachers of Education.

JILL SOFFIYAH ELIJAH, ESQ. serves as Deputy Director of the Criminal Justice
Institute (CJI) at Harvard Law School. In her capacity as Deputy Director at
CJI, she is responsible for leading the fulfillment, development and expansion
of the Institute’s work to address the urgent needs of the powerless, voiceless
and indigent in the criminal justice system. Prof. Elijah has authored several
articles and publications based on her research of the U.S. criminal justice
and prison systems. She has represented numerous political prisoners and social
activists over the past 22 years. In 2001, Ms. Elijah was awarded a Revson
Fellowship at Columbia University.

TALIB KWELI is one of the few hip hop artists making commercially viable music
that matters. The Brooklyn-born Kweli has been able to educate and entertain
simultaneously. “The vast majority of my subject matter focuses on black
self-love, black self esteem, black self worth....That translates to other
communities because if you’re a human being, it doesn't matter what color
you're talking about. You’ve been through some sort of struggle and you can
apply it to your own life.” He is also one half of Black Star (with Mos Def).
Kweli, along with long-time manager Corey Smyth, launched Blacksmith Music,
which signed an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. to market, promote, and
distribute their artists' music.

LUMUMBA AKINWOLE-BANDELE is a father, husband, DJ and community organizer based
in Central Brooklyn. He currently serves as a counselor and instructor for the
Special Programs/SEEK department at Medgar Evers College/CUNY. Lumumba is a
member of the New Afrikan People’s Organization and a board member and
organizer in the Brooklyn Chapter of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM)
where he “works towards the release of the many Political Prisoners in the
United States." As a representative of MXGM, Lumumba co-founded Black August: A
celebration of Hip Hop and our Freedom Fighters Benefit Concert. Black August
strives to support the global development of Hip Hop culture by facilitating
exchanges between international communities where Hip Hop is a vital part of
youth culture, and by promoting awareness about the issues that affect these
youth communities. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Black Studies from City
College/CUNY and his Master’s in Human Service from Lincoln
 University.











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