Author, political activist Kevin Powell will speak at KSU
FRANKFORT — Acclaimed author, hip-hop scholar and political activist Kevin Powell will speak to students on Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday, September 8 at Kentucky State University.
On Wednesday, Powell will hold “Conversations with Kevin: Ladies Only” at 7 p.m. in the Student Center 312. The hip-hop scholar will then speak at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 8 in the Bradford Hall Auditorium as part of the Convocation Lecture Series.
Also on Thursday, Powell will hold “Conversations with Kevin: Greeks Only” at 3 p.m. and “Conversations with Kevin: Gentlemen Only” at 7 p.m. Both talks will be held in the Student Center 312.
Powell is one of the most acclaimed political, cultural, literary and hip-hop voices in America today. He is a native of Jersey City and a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Powell is the author of 12 books, including his newest title, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood. It is a critically acclaimed and brutally honest memoir about his life, including his youth.
In 2018, he will publish a biography of Tupac Shakur, the late rapper and controversial American icon. His writings have also appeared in CNN.com, Esquire, Ebony, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, ESPN.com and Vibe Magazine, where he worked for many years as a senior writer, interviewing such diverse public figures as Tupac Shakur and General Colin Powell.
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