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April 29-30, 2022

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April 29-30, 2022

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April 29-30, 2022

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There’s still time to register to attend the Bre

There’s still time to register to attend the Breakin’ Black Reachin Back two day virtual conference and celebration.

The conference features the “Soul Flow: Black Aesthetics & Poetics” panel conversation Saturday, April 30th from 3:45 - 4:45 pm EST! 📚

Link in bio for free registration and full schedule details ‼️

Join us virtually Saturday, April 30th from 3:45 -

Join us virtually Saturday, April 30th from 3:45 - 4:45 pm EST for the “Last Year A DJ Saved My Life: DJs, Healing, Social Media & Wake Work” panel conversation 🙏🏽

There’s still time to register to attend the Breakin’ Black Reachin Back two day virtual conference and celebration. Link in bio for free registration and full schedule details ‼️

Link in bio for free registration! Don’t miss ou

Link in bio for free registration! Don’t miss out on the dope line up of panels and presentations during this two day virtual celebration 🙏🏽

“Check The Technics: Technology & Digital Humanities” panel is happening live this Saturday, April 30th from 12:45- 1:45 pm EST!! 💿

We’re excited to present the line up for “Wher

We’re excited to present the line up for “Where My Ladies At: Women in Hip Hop” panel happening live this Saturday, April 30th from 12:45- 1:45 pm EST!! 💿

There’s still time to register to attend the Breakin’ Black Reachin Back two day virtual conference and celebration. Link in bio for free registration and full schedule details ‼️

Join us virtually on Friday, April 29th from 11:30

Join us virtually on Friday, April 29th from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST for the “Heel- Toe/Heal Flow: Dance & Healing” panel conversation 🙏🏽

There’s still time to register to attend the Breakin’ Black Reachin Back two day virtual conference and celebration. Link in bio for free registration and full schedule details ‼️

Check out the link in our bio for free registratio

Check out the link in our bio for free registration and for the full line up of panels and presentations!

“Collectives Creating Change: Communities & Activism” panel conversation is happening live Friday, April 29th from 11:30 am-12:30 pm EST!

Don’t miss out on this two day virtual celebration! Mark your calendars and tell a friend 🗣

There’s still time to register to attend the Bre

There’s still time to register to attend the Breakin’ Black Reachin Back two day virtual conference and celebration.

The conference features the “Scribes & Ciphas: Black Books & Communities” panel Friday, April 29th from 2:45 - 3:45 pm EST! 📚

Link in bio for free registration and full schedule details ‼️

We’re excited to present the line up for “The

We’re excited to present the line up for “The Most Beautifullest Back Thoughts: Black Rhetoric & Lyricism” panel happening live this Friday, April 29th from 2:45- 3:45 pm EST!! 💿

There’s still time to register to attend the Breakin’ Black Reachin Back two day virtual conference and celebration. Link in bio for free registration and full schedule details ‼️

Coming up April 29-30... Free and open to all! reg

Coming up April 29-30... Free and open to all! register at link in bio 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾

Registration is now open!! We encourage you to b

Registration is now open!!

We encourage you to breathe, dream, remember, dig, stretch, move, spin, and create with us on April 29-30!

Register for our two-day virtual conference! All sessions will be open to the public including offerings from DJs, dancers, lyricists, scholars, students, and visual artists.

Check out our bio for more information and registration instructions.

Mark your calendars and spread the word!

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB con

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB conference and our curators by listening to select tracks that represent our hip-hop music mood board!

“When I think about how I came to hip hop, I think about the philosophies that are present within and across these songs. Ideas that embody the value of education, the necessity of action, and the liberation of Self from the Other.” -Vanessa

What tracks are on your hip-hop music mood board? Comment down below!

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB con

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB conference and our curators by listening to select tracks that represent our hip-hop music mood board!

“I thought about the things that become vices in life and how the narrative about them in hip-hop is reduced in the mainstream. I think there’s a lot of fear behind serious engagement about our condition. This playlist represents the songs x hip-hop artists who reconcile that through reflection, metaphor, and critique.” -Asma

What tracks are on your hip-hop music mood board? Comment down below!

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB con

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB conference and our curators by listening to select tracks that represent our hip-hop music mood board!

“Nothing beats curating a playlist that showcases a range of artistic styles, beats, rhythm(s), and vibes. These songs represent my ‘no skips’ mix. Each song has its own identity and space within music today. Each artist has either cemented their place in hip-hop or are on the verge of doing so. This micro playlist is filled with head bops, dope lyrics, and an occasional twerk (or two).” - Dasharah

What tracks are on your hip-hop music mood board? Comment down below!

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB con

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB conference and our curators by listening to select tracks that represent our music mood board!

“I've been thinking a lot lately about the relationship between aggression and pleasure. In these songs, sometimes it sounds like love, sometimes it sounds like loss, sometimes it sounds like clowning, and sometimes it sounds like bragging about how fkn handsome you are.” -Jeff

What tracks are on your hip-hop mood board? Comment down below!

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB con

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB conference and our curators by listening to select tracks that represent our hip-hop music mood board!

“These selections represent the breadth of time, tone and topics that I think about BBRB stirring together. It was nearly impossible to limit to 5 so I had to just let go and see what emerged.” -Meli

What tracks are on your hip-hop mood board? Comment down below!

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB con

We invite you all to learn more about the BBRB conference and our curators by listening to select tracks that represent our hip-hop music mood board!

“This a quick playlist of tracks that I believe highlight Black Love in a variety of means--of self and community, romantic, cultural, ecological. Often hip hop is represented as a violent and violating genre that promotes violence, particularly against black women and men, but it's also a profound space to celebrate, remember and create Black Love. I admire and am constantly inspired by the way hip hop loves and embraces so many sounds and genres and these tracks feature jazz, r&b, soul, reggae and as ever the funkiest drums.” - Janelle

What tracks are on your hip-hop music mood board? Comment down below!

Meet our conference curator, ⚡️Dasharah, a PhD

Meet our conference curator, ⚡️Dasharah, a PhD student at CUNY, writer/storyteller and audio/digital producer. #breakinblackreachinback
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Be sure to mark your calendars from ✨April 29th - 30th, 2022✨ for Breakin’ Black Reachin’ Back, a📍virtual conference on Black rhetoric from the English Student Association at The Graduate Center, CUNY!

See our bio for more details!

⚡️See our feed to meet the team behind Breakin

⚡️See our feed to meet the team behind Breakin’ Black Reachin’ Back, a 2022📍virtual conference about Black rhetoric from the English Student Association at The CUNY Graduate Center!
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Be sure to mark your calendars from ✨April 29th - 30th, 2022✨ when we go live with special keynotes, sessions, and fabulous presentations of the arts and sciences!

👉🏾To read our call for papers, submit a presentation abstract, or for more information, see our bio!

Meet our conference curator,⚡️Dr. Neca, an Edu

Meet our conference curator,⚡️Dr. Neca, an Educational Anthropologist and adjunct professor at DePaul University! #breakinblackreachinback
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Be sure to mark your calendars from ✨April 29th - 30th, 2022✨ for Breakin’ Black Reachin’ Back, a📍virtual conference on Black rhetoric from the English Student Association at The Graduate Center, CUNY!

See our bio for more details!

Meet our conference curator and professor,⚡️Me

Meet our conference curator and professor,⚡️Meli, MSW, MS Ed., whose research is at the intersection of Black Studies, palliative care, and DJ scholarship! #breakinblackreachinback
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👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Be sure to mark your calendars from ✨April 29th - 30th, 2022✨ for Breakin’ Black Reachin’ Back, a📍virtual conference on Black rhetoric from the English Student Association at The Graduate Center, CUNY!

See our bio for more details!

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Sponsored by a Humanities New York Public Humanities Grant

Many thanks to the CUNY GC Digital Humanities for their generous support

Many thanks to UNC Humanities For The Public Good for their generous support

Many thanks to Creative Futures from Carolina Performing Arts for their generous support

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