Part One: Panel Showcasing Research, Theory and Practice
Monday, February 29th, 12pm-3pm - Milbank Chapel

Toni Blackman, Author of the Wisdom of the Cypher, rapper, actress, writer and U.S. State Department Ambassador
Abiodun Oyewole, Founding Member of the Last Poets, poet, author, musician, mentor, teacher
Joey Bada$$, Brooklyn Based Independent Hip-Hop Artist
Walter Hildago, Author of Beyond the Four Walls, The Rising Ministry and Spirituality of Hip-Hop
Dr. Josef Sorett, Assistant Professor of Religion and African-American Studies and Associate Director of the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life
Sage Morgan-Hubbard, Multidisciplinary Artist, Poet, Activist, Co-Creator of Mixed Mamas Two Woman Show​

​This panel will showcase the research, theory and practice that honor the intersections between hip-hop, healing and spirituality. This interactive and creative panel will not only highlight the work of the world renown practitioners, scholars and activists, but also present initial findings of a scan of themes and understandings related to hip-hop and spirituality, as well as invite attendees to bring their own experience to the table through the framework of the Cypher.

Part Two: What’s Next? A Workshop & Discussion 
Monday, February 29th, 3pm-6pm - Thompson 229 
Registration is Required |Dinner Provided 5pm-6pm. 

Toni Blackman, Author of the Wisdom of the Cypher, rapper, actress, writer and U.S. State Department Ambassador
Dr. Chris Emdin, Professor of Science, Technology and Mathematics, Teachers College, Columbia University 
Jarritt Sheel, PhD Candidate in Music Education, Teachers College, Columbia University 
Kelsey Pyro Van Ert, Poet, BGirl, Theater Artist, Composer

This workshop, led by Toni Blackman and IUME Scholars will creatively explore not only where the work has come, but where it will go next. Participants will be led through a workshop exploring the history, meanings and functions of the Cypher as well as be called to name their individual understandings in collaboration with a greater, universal context. 

Organizing Committee: The Hip-Hop Pedagogy Group at The Institute for Urban & Minority Education (IUME)
Moira Pirsch, Moises Lopez, Gladston Patrick Williamson, Jennifer K. Johnson, Dr. Brian Lozenski

​Sponsored By: The Institute for Urban & Minority Education (IUME),  Teachers College Vice President’s Diversity and Community Initiatives Grant Fund, Columbia GSAS Student Diversity Project Grant, Poets & Writers Inc.

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