A random back-to-school party in 1973 Brooklyn, New York ended up being ground zero for the birth of hip-hop culture at the electrifying fingertips of 18-year old local legend, DJ Kool Herc! As we wrap up celebrating hip-hop's year-long 50th anniversary,
We commemorate this beloved genre with a talk-back event featuring hip-hop scholar Bakari Kitwana, M.Ed. Former editor-in-chief at the iconic "The Source" magazine and an accomplished author, Kitwana is also the founder and Executive Director of Rap Sessions, a non-profit organization that has conducted over 150 townhall meetings nationwide on difficult topics facing the Hip-Hop and Millennial generations. He joins host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal for a candid conversation on hip-hop's cultural impact and its potential future.