Initially launched in 2018, this archival episode revisits the 2018 dialog concerning the function of Traditionally Black Faculties and Universities (HBCUs) in shaping the sphere of Hip Hop Research.
Recorded at Howard College, the panel introduced collectively students from 3 HBCUs within the Washington, DC space to debate the importance of instructing hip hop in Black educational areas, the connection between hip hop and activism, and the duty of HBCUs to protect, interrogate, and advance Black cultural data.
Along with the host, Dr. Msia Kibona Clark are:
- Dr. Greg Carr (Howard College)
- Professor Theodoros Williams (Bowie State College)
- Professor Jared Ball (Morgan State College)
Listening again almost a decade later, most of the questions raised throughout this dialogue stay simply as related. Since this dialog was recorded, Hip Hop Research has continued to develop as an instructional area. Since 2018, Howard College launched a Hip Hop Research minor and now hosts an annual Hip Hop Research Convention.
You probably have not, bear in mind to go to hiphop.howard.edu for data on the Hip Hop Research minor and upcoming convention (November 13-15, 2026.

