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Colloquium with Bakari Kitwana: 'The Rap Sessions: Hiphop and Presidential Elections Digital Archive'

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Bakari Kitwana, Independent Artist and Scholar The Rap Sessions: Hiphop and Presidential Elections Digital Archive SPECIAL VENUE: Hiphop Archive at the Hutchins Center

Women in Hiphop Film Screenings

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The Women in Hiphop Film Festival is coming back to The Hiphop Archive & Research Institute, Thursday, March 23rd 2023. What does it mean to be a female emcee and share your story through rhyme? Who are some of the most influential female rappers in the...

Hiphop is Here – A Dia de los Muertos Celebration

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Using visual arts to honor hiphop’s dearly departed, Hiphop is Here – a one day event on Tuesday, November 1 st from 12p-4pm at the Hiphop Archive & Research Institute – unites commemorating hiphop and rap pioneers’ cultural impact and achievements with a...

Colloquim with Stacey Robinson: 'Building Black Utopia through Hiphop as a Black Speculative Technology'

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Stacey Robinson, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Building Black Utopia through Hiphop as a Black Speculative Technology SPECIAL VENUE: Hiphop Archive at the Hutchins Center WATCH...

Colloquium with Akua Naru

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Akua Naru is a Hiphop Artist. As a Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellow at the Hiphop Archive Research Institute for the 2018-2019 academic year, she will be at work on The Keeper Project.

When Did You Fall In Love With Hiphop?: A Celebration for the Love of Hiphop

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We invite you to both escape and create with us! Come as an audience member but also lean into sharing your talents for the open mic piece. Sing, play music, read a short story, read poetry or show off your comedy skills! Each performer should expect to...

Breaking Boundaries: the Global Impact of Hiphop’s Original Dance

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Lecture & Presentation featuring Paul “Paulskeee” Ruma and Lino “Lean Rock” Delgado, pioneers in the breaking world. Together, they bring decades of experience, a deep understanding of breaking, and a passion for educating others about this significant...

Hiphop Archive & Research Institute Open House

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The Hiphop Archive Presents: A Conversation with Childish Major

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Tickets by event lottery: http://bit.ly/ChildishMajor-at-HARI Please visit HERE for more information.

Panel discussion, 'Generation Drill: Violence, Art, and the Future of Hiphop'

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Moderated by: Elizabeth Hinton, Yale University Panelists: Dee-1, Harvard University Lupe Fiasco, MIT Saida Grundy, Boston University Forrest Stuart, Stanford University Livestream: youtube.com/hutchinscenter Presented by the Institute on Policing...

Colloquium with Giuseppe Pipitone: 'How's Life in London'

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Giuseppe “u.net” Pipitone is an independent scholar and an activist. He writes about Hip Hop culture and politics for Il Manifesto. His latest book is Stand for What! Race, Rap and Activism in the Trump era. In English, he co-authored No Half Steppin and...

WBUR: 'From Havana To Harvard: Producer Pablo D. Herrera Veitia On Connecting Cuba To The U.S. Through Hip-Hop'

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Harvard’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute is part production studio, part classroom and part research lab. It’s something of a museum for hip-hop history. Vintage Nike sneakers, boomboxes and Run-DMC records from hip-hop's heyday in the '80s decorate...