Spelman College and MC Lyte
Hip Hop Week Photo Gallery
Spelmanites Intensified
the Critical
Examination of Sexism in Hip Hop
In their ongoing quest to advance the social movement and critical analysis of sexism and misogyny in hip hop that they initiated last year, Spelman College and hip hop living legend MC Lyte joined forces to host a week of activities focused on the impact of hip hop culture in urban, suburban, rural and global communities of youth.
The ways in which hip hop’s target audience internalizes sexist and misogynistic messages and the social implications of that were explored in depth by hip hop artists, actors, historians, cultural critics, scholars and Spelman College students. Hip hop week was also an occasion to celebrate the genre for being a voice of today’s generation.
Hip hop artists MC Lyte, Chuck D., Cheryl “Salt” James, Da Brat, Yo Yo, actor/musician Malcolm Jamal Warner, actor Darryl “Chill” Mitchell, hip hop historian Davey D., cultural critics Paul Porter and Joan Morgan, author/activist/playwright Pearl Cleage, filmmaker Byron Hurt, and Spelman College professors Drs. William Jelani Cobb and Tarshia Stanley all participated in a dynamic discourse addressing the tough questions about hip hop’s impact on its most common consumers, the youth, as well as society as a whole.
Please share the week’s dynamic experiences by viewing the special moments captured in the Hip Hop Week photo gallery.
Monday, October 31
Tuesday, November 1
Wednesday, November 2
Thursday, November3
Friday, November 4
Essence/Spelman College Town Hall Meeting
Photograph by Butch Belair
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Spelman students, Essence magazine, hip hop artists, cultural critics, industry insiders and other members of the community came together for a discussion about images of Black women and men in music and its impact on the global community, February 25, 2005.
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