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1HOOD MEDIA PRESENTS |
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One Hood Media, founded by Jasiri X and Paradise "The Arkitech" Gray, in conjunction with August Wilson Center for African American Culture and a generous donation provided by the Heinz Endowments, will host the New Media Academy Closing Ceremony, Celebration, and Concert at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, beginning at 7:00pm. Jasiri X will moderate a panel discussion entitled, "Taking Control of Our Image", which will include Hip-Hop journalist Davey D, Wise Intelligent of the legendary rap group Poor Righteous Teachers, renown author and educator Bakari Kitwana, journalist and social media expert Jesse Muhammad, Co-founder of Occupy the Hood Malik Rhasaan and Grammy award winning Hip-Hop artist Che "Rhymefest" Smith.
Following the panel, Paradise Gray will host the concert featuring performances by Rhymefest, Wise Intelligent, Jasiri X, and the New Media All Stars. DJ Davey D and Pittsburgh's own DJ Selecta will provide the soundtrack for the evening. Jasiri X also plans to release his latest DVD/CD "The Whole World is Watching", which features his groundbreaking viral videos "I Am Troy Davis" and "Occupy (We the 99)"
Emcee and community activist Jasiri X is the creative force and artist behind the ground breaking internet news series, This Week with Jasiri X, which has garnered close to one million internet views and thousands of subscribers. One of his most recent and most popular videos to date is "What if the Tea Party was Black?", has resulted in a variety of opportunities showcasing the singular ability of Jasiri X to adequately surmise a situation within a the confines of a verse. Jasiri X continues to travel the world opening minds via multiple speaking engagements and performances. Paradise "The Arkitech" Gray, founding member of XClan and the Blackwatch Movement, is the man behind the camera responsible for framing the images that make the hip hop series so unique. Paradise's work as a pioneer, photographer, writer and archivist in the Hip-Hop community, is rivaled only by his work as a dedicated activist in our community. NEW MEDIA ACADEMY CLOSING CONCERT
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WILSON CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE CALL 412.404.2347 OR EMAIL ONEHOOD@GMAIL.COM FOR INFO!
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