Hip-Hop Can Hack Everything! Solutions from a Culture of Innovation

Presented at The Circle Of HOPE (2018), July 20, 2018, 6 p.m. (60 minutes).

Hip-hop is a world-class disruptor. It has transformed music, popular culture, fashion, business and advertising, creating (and upending) massive industries in its wake. This talk explores the enormous innovative potential that hip-hop music and culture continue to exert across multiple fields and disciplines, including science and technology, education, health and wellness, politics and activism, journalism, the fine arts, and... well... everything.

Presenters:

• Manny Faces
  **Manny Faces** (@MannyFaces) is an award-winning new media journalist. He is the founder of the hip-hop publication Birthplace Magazine and the nonprofit organization, The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy. He is also the producer and host of News Beat, a social justice podcast mixing journalism and music, a frequent lecturer, a DJ, and outspoken advocate for hip-hop music and culture.

Links:

• https://xii.hope.net/schedule.html#-hip-hop-can-hack-everything-solutions-from-a-culture-of-innovation-
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Circle of HOPE (2018)/The Circle of HOPE (2018) Hip-Hop Can Hack Everything Solutions from a Culture of Innovation.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA0Yd2Ehf1Q

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