Daniel Banks on Hip-Hop Education Panel at the Schomburg Center, Oct 23, 6:30pm

Higher Learning: Using Hip-Hop Education  to Transform Schools and Communities Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 6:30 PM (EDT) New York, NY This series highlights Hip-Hop education projects and initiatives that are transforming K-12 schools and communities. Join Daniel Banks, Editor of Say Word! Voices from Hip Hop Theater; Iona Rozeal Brown, Painter and Scholar-in-Residence, Hip Hop Education Center; and Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., author of Understanding and Responding to the Disenfranchisement of Latino Males: Invisible No More, and Closing the Achievement: From Research to Practice. Book signing and reception to follow panel discussion. This series is presented by the Schomburg Center’s Hip Hop 4.0 Initiative and curated by Martha Diaz. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4365920586/eorg