Building Education through the Arts and Transforming Society (B.E.A.T.S) hosts the 2nd annual Hiphop Expo, Saturday, April 17, 2010, 11:30 am-6:30 pm at Ohio University’s Grover Center.
This year’s expo, “When and Where I Enter: Women Beyond Gender Talk” will combine the creative elements of Hiphop into interactive hands-on sessions where participants will learn about and celebrate the positive contributions women have made and continue to make to Hiphop culture. Featured guests include cultural critic Michaela angela Davis and poet Ursula Rucker.
Co-Coordinators: Dr. Akil Houston, Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies; Ms.Deanda Johnson, Coordinator, African American Research and Service Institute; and Ms. Ayanna Jordan, Director, Upward Bound
Sponsors: The African American Studies Department, Arts for Ohio, The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Education, The Hip-Hop Congress OU-Chapter, National Council for Black Studies (NCBS), Student Activities Commission, Upward Bound, and Women's and Gender Studies
African American Studies
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701 johnsod5@ohio.edu
