A Conference to Celebrate & Elevate the Power of Hip Hop (in) Education
Held at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
MOVING TOGETHER OPENING JAM
A space to gather, meet new friends, and appreciate incredible Hip Hop art that keeps us moving and grooving together. Featuring a performance and fireside chat with SAMMUS.
FEATURED PERFORMERS
Opening Jam Night
SAMMUS
Rapper
SAMMUS is a Black feminist rapper and producer from Ithaca, NY with a PhD in science and technology studies from Cornell. She is currently a postdoc at Brown in the music department. She is also the Director of Audio at the game studio Glow Up Games and a member of theKEEPERS Hip Hop collective.
RANDY MASON
Emcee & Educator
Randy Mason is a NYC emcee, teaching artist and the Studio Arts Director at Thrive Collective, a NYC arts non profit. Ran is a husband, father of 6 children and the founder of R.H.Y.M.E Rhymes help young minds excel, an educational Hip Hop youth program that bridges mic skills with life skills.
BEANTOWN LOCKERS
Dancers
Founded in 2010, the Beantown Lockers are a Boston-based crew specializing in Locking, a funky street dance from the 1970s. Beantown Lockers teach a weekly New England LockShop class on Saturdays and put on regular performances around Boston. Come catch a groove with us!