SF Public Library in association with the International Black Women's Film Festival
Something Like a Phenomenon
RIZE + Can Hip-Hop Be an Agent for Positive Change?
- When
- Thu Feb 9, 2012
- Where
- San Francisco Public Library: Koret Auditorium
- Time
- 2:00 pm
- Tags
- Movies, Film Screenings, Film Festivals
Description
Movie: Rize – See how youth transform their existence through artistic expression and movement. Running Time 86 mins. dir. David LaChappellePanel Discussion: “Can Hip-Hop Be an Agent for Change?”
Does the allure of financial reward undermine hip-hop’s potential to be an agent for change? Panelists discuss how and if hip-hop can become an agent for change to combat sexism, racism, homophobia and as an arbiter for positive change.
PANELISTS ARE:
Zakiya Harris, Grind for the Green
Jason "Trackademicks" Valerio, The Honor Roll Crew
Sonia McDaniel, Black College Expo
Naru Kwina, Hip Learning
Tossie Long, Rara Tou Limen
This is the first in a three-part film screening that highlights Black expression through film art. Curator/ Moderator: Adrienne Anderson, International Black Women's Film Festival
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