{"id":354437,"date":"2026-07-08T04:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/black-universities-and-hip-hop-education\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T04:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:27:13","slug":"black-universities-and-hip-hop-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=354437","title":{"rendered":"Black Universities and Hip Hop Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"podcast_player\">\n<div id=\"408315093\" class=\"castos-player dark-mode \" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Podcast player\" data-episode=\"32883\" data-player_id=\"408315093\">\n<div class=\"player\">\n<div class=\"player__main\">\n<div class=\"player__artwork player__artwork-32883\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hiphopafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ep-108-image.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Hip Hop African\" title=\"The Hip Hop African\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"player__body\">\n<div class=\"currently-playing\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Hip Hop African\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Ep. 108: Hip Hop Studies at HBCUs (Archive Edition)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"play-progress\">\n<div class=\"play-pause-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button title=\"Play\" aria-label=\"Play Episode\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"play-btn\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play Episode<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button title=\"Pause\" aria-label=\"Pause Episode\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"pause-btn hide\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pause Episode<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiphopafrican.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/css\/images\/player\/images\/icon-loader.svg\" alt=\"Loading\" class=\"ssp-loader hide\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<nav class=\"player-panels-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"subscribe-btn\" id=\"subscribe-btn-32883\" title=\"Subscribe\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Subscribe<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-btn\" id=\"share-btn-32883\" title=\"Share\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Share<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Originally released in 2018, this archival episode revisits the 2018 conversation about the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in shaping the field of Hip Hop Studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Recorded at Howard University, the panel brought together scholars from 3 HBCUs in the Washington, DC area to discuss the significance of teaching hip hop in Black academic spaces, the relationship between hip hop and activism, and the responsibility of HBCUs to preserve, interrogate, and advance Black cultural knowledge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the host, Dr. Msia Kibona Clark are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Greg Carr (Howard University)<\/li>\n<li>Professor Theodoros Williams (Bowie State University)<\/li>\n<li>Professor Jared Ball (Morgan State University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Listening back nearly a decade later, many of the questions raised during this discussion remain just as relevant. Since this conversation was recorded, Hip Hop Studies has continued to grow as an academic field. Since 2018, Howard University launched a Hip Hop Studies minor and now hosts an annual Hip Hop Studies Conference. <\/p>\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">If you have not, remember to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphop.howard.edu\">hiphop.howard.edu<\/a> for information on the Hip Hop Studies minor and upcoming conference (November 13-15, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hip Hop African Ep. 108: Hip Hop Studies at HBCUs (Archive Edition) Play Episode Pause Episode Subscribe Share Originally released in 2018, this archival episode revisits the 2018 conversation about the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in shaping the field of Hip Hop Studies. 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