Hip Hop, Human Rights and the Promise of a New Transnational Social Movement

This lecture was given at UW Madison on September 30, 2009 as part of a Hiphop lecture series at the University and with the First Wave Program. Click the picture for the link to play the video.

African American Pioneers in Anthropology: AFRS 310 SPR 10 Project

Students post assignments here.


Jessica Harris created a Facebook page concerning Arthur Huff Fauset. Marcella Campos and Sherry Lizama created a tumblr site for Caroline Bond Day. Corina Aguilar and Jazmin Ruelas created a tumblr site for Elliot Skinner. Tamieka Smith and MacKenzie Jones created a tumblr site for Louis Eugene King. Allison created a Facebook page concerning William Montague Cobb.

TImeless Film Series @ SFSU!!!

Afro-Latin@ Panel at SFSU

Post here if you attended the Afro-Latin@ Studies Panel in the College of Ethnic Studies at SFSU on Tuesday, April 20 from 2pm to 4pm. The participants included Professor Miriam Jimenez, Professor Juan Flores, Professor Nancy Mirabal and Professor Dawn-Elissa Fischer. It was a lively discussion!

((Pictured Below: Professor Roberto Rivera-- a SFSU Strike Veteran and professor of Latin@ Studies @ SFSU-- comments on the discussion.))

Ise Lyfe @ SFSU & Berkeley!!

Ise Lyfe blessed the SFSU campus with his "Is Everybody Stupid" lecture concerning hiphop and politics. Check out his new book PISTOLS &PRAYERS, or post up if you caught one if his live shows on tour.