ACCD News & Events

SPC Lecture to Explore Hip-Hop Culture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2005
CONTACT: Roland Ruiz, Director of Public Relations, St. Philip's College
210/531-4851
rruiz@accd.edu

St. Philip’s College will delve into the Hip-Hop culture when it presents a guest lecture by Lasana O. Hotep titled “Hip-Hop: An International Youth Movement” on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Hotep is scheduled to deliver a noon talk in the theatre of the Watson Fine Arts Center on the main campus (1801 Martin Luther King Drive.) The lecture, sponsored by the St. Philip’s College Office of Student Life, is free and open to the public.

Hotep’s multimedia presentation will cover the environment in which Hip-Hop was born, its elements, and the global response to the movement along with challenges and opportunities found within the culture. More information is available by calling 531-3241.

When Hotep isn’t lecturing, he serves as program coordinator of the African American Men of Arizona State University Program at Arizona State University. The program, which focuses on self-development through holistic programming at the academic, civic, cultural, corporate and social levels, aims to prepare participants for service to the greater community in Tempe.

Hotep, who also is a researcher, consultant and entrepreneur, is actively committed to inciting critical thought about society, culture and politics through his presentations. He delivers a message that is informational, inspirational and at best, transformational. His areas of expertise include African and African-American history, leadership development, African American male retention and Hip-Hop history and culture.

St. Philip’s College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges serving the greater Bexar County region, is a comprehensive community college designated as both a Historically Black College and a Hispanic Serving Institution. St. Philip’s College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. -