Rap Sessions 2008 National Tour: Vanderbilt University

Thursday, September 25, 2008
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

The Commons
Vanderbilt University
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37235

Rap Sessions 2008 National Tour at Vanderbilt University, featuring leading hip-hop intellectuals, will discuss the significance of electoral politics and civil engagement to the hip-hop community.

The panel will feature M-1, half of the political, hip-hop duo Dead Prez; Adam Mansbach, author of the critically acclaimed Angry Black White Boy; Dr. Vijay Prashad, professor of international studies at Trinity College; Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions; and Angela Woodson, Director of Outreach for the Ohio Governor’s Office of Faith-based Initiatives.

The panel will be moderated by Bakari Kitwana, a journalist, activist and political analyst.

Refreshments will be served.

This event is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by Campus Progress, Zerodivide.org and Vanderbilt University.

For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.