10:00 am – 10:15 am Opening Remarks

• Dean Orlando Taylor , Howard University Graduate School
• Dr. Thomas Battle, Director of Moorland Spingarn Research Center
• Dennis Rogers, Howard University Ph.D. Student, Graduate Student Council President
• Joshua Kondwani Wright, Howard University Ph.D. Student, Chair of symposium

10:15 am – 11:30 am --It's Akademik: Views on Hip-Hop's Role in Higher Education

• April Silver, Howard University Alumni
  AKILA WORKSONGS
• Dr. Velma LaPoint, Howard University , Education Dept.
  Black Youth and Hip-Hop (course Title)
• Dr. Greg Carr, Howard University , African-American Studies
• Dr. Anita Nahal, Howard University, Women's Studies
• Dr. James Peterson, Penn State University Abington, English
  Critical Approaches to Hip Hop Culture (course title)
• Dr. Jared Ball, University of Maryland
  FreeMix Radio: Mixtape Radio
  
  Moderator: Mazi Mutafa, Words, Beats and Life Inc, Executive Director

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Break

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ---Keynote Address: Why Hip-Hop Matters At Howard University?

• Bakari Kitwana , Author and Lecturer
  The Hip Hop Generation ; Why White Kids Love Hip Hop

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ---Bakari Kitwana Book Signing/Lunch 

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm ---Hustle and Flow: The Economic and Political Impact of Hip Hop

• Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip Hop Caucus, President and CEO
• Matthew J. Middleton, Esq., Howard University Alumni
  The Middleton Law Group, PC
• Andrew J. Ryan, University of the District of Columbia
  Editor, Journal of Hip-Hop ; Executive Director, Hip-Hop Matters; Politics, Policy and Hip Hop (Course Title)
• Dawn-Elissa Fischer, University of Florida, (Ph.D. student in Anthropology)
  Executive Director of Edutainment 4 Life, Youth and Education Coordinator of the Hip Hop Archive
  An Introduction to Theories and Methods in Hiphop Cultural Studies (Course Title)
• Hip Hop Artist – TBA
• Ras Baraka, Howard University Alumni (Tentative)
  
  Moderator – Timothy Jones, Howard University Alumni
  Project Coordinator for Cramton Auditorium
  Crushed I.C.E (Individualized Creative Expression), Founder

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Break

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm ---A Town Hall Meeting: Tip Drill : Sex and Gender Roles in Hip Hop Music and Videos

• Dr. Carla Stokes, University of Michigan , Health Behavior and Health Education
  Founder, Helping Our Teen Girls in Real Life Situations, INC. (HOTGIRLS)
  Representations of Black Women in Hip Hop (Course Title)
• Rev. Tony Lee, Ebenezer AME Church in Maryland
• Lisa Fager, Industry Ears , President
• Melyssa Ford, BET VJ, BET Style
• X, HSI Productions, Music Video Director
• Lil Mo , Hip Hop Artist
  
  Moderator - TBA

5:15 pm – 5:30 pm ---Closing Remarks

• Joshua Kondwani Wright, Howard University Ph.D. Student, Coordinator of symposium
• Dennis Rogers, President of Howard University Graduate Student Council

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ---I Declare War: Emcee Battle

9:00 pm – 3:00 am ---Official After Parties at Local clubs, Sponsored by Mad Power Unit, LLC