September 12, 2019. Featuring Mark Anthony Neal (Looking For Leroy), Treva Lindsey (Colored No More), Darnell Moore (No Ashes in the Fire), Jessica Care Moore(God is Not an American). Moderated by Jasiri X (1Hood).
Chuck D
SPECIAL GUEST FOR SELECTED APPEARANCESChuck D, is a hip-hop activist, entrepreneur, producer and mc who, as leader of the rap group Public Enemy, helped usher in the period of politically conscious rap music in the mid-1980s. Public Enemy was known for their revolutionary, pro-black lyricism and groundbreaking production. PE's fiery rhymes and unique stage show (featuring their military-style dancer, the S1W's) won them millions of fans across the globe. They released four classic albums between 1987 and 1991: their 1987 debut Yo! Bum Rush the Show, It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold us Back (1988), Fear of a Black Planet (1990), Apocalypse ’91, The Enemy Strikes Back (1991). Also during this period PE released the single “Fight the Power,” which was the theme song for Spike Lee’s politically-charged 1989 film Do The Right Thing. Over the next decade Chuck D launched a solo career, and became an advocate for MP3 technology with the release of his 1999 There’s Poison Goin’ On, the first full-length album to be made available on the Internet. He’s the founder of rapstation.com and slamjamz.com. He’s also the author of The Autobiography of Mista Chuck and co-author of Fight the Power: Rap, Race and Reality. Most recently he has been the co-host of the Air America Radio talk show Unfiltered, released the single “Tear Down That Wall” in 2010 in protest of Arizona’s anti-immigrant bill, and in 2011 conducted a global reunion tour with Public Enemy. In addition to countless causes he’s supported from raising awareness regarding conflict diamonds to the 2004 National Hip-Hop Political Convention, he also sits on the board for the human rights organization TransAfrica.