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As an undergrad at UNC Chapel Hill, Pierce Freelon developed a Hip-Hop curriculum for his honors thesis (which went on to earn highest honors). The curriculum, originally entitled Blackademics has since been taken into high schools, universities, libraries, churches and community centers, from South Central to New Delhi. The site Blackadmeics.org was originally founded as an extension of this curriculum, providing an online forum where discussions started in the classroom could continue. In 2008, the Blackademics Community Workshops series has developed into eight dynamic courses instructed by Freelon, who is currently a director for the Bebop to Hip-Hop program at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, in Los Angeles, California. Freelon is a graduate of the Pan-African Studies masters program at Syracuse University, and an emcee in the Hip-Hop groups, Language Arts and The Beast. To bring a Blackademics workshop or lecture to your school or organization, please contact: Kathryn Proctor - kathrynproc@gmail.com
Click here to download the Blackademics Info Packet.
Click here to download Freelon’s Curriculum Vitae.
For more information on the workshops, email Kathryn Proctor at kathrynproc@gmail.com or download a sample curriculum here.
