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A panel on "Hip-Hop, Politics, and Protest: A Battle for Hearts, Minds and Money," chaired by Steven Smith, with Will Vill, M1 & UMI of DEAD PREZ, Esteban Nembhard, & Nyaka NiiLampti, at The Left Forum on March 17, 2012:

Dr. Steven Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the University of New Orleans. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management and International Business from Rutgers University. He holds an MBA and B.S. in Chemical Engineering, also from Rutgers University. Dr. Smith's teaching interests include strategic management, international management and the music and entertainment industry. His current research examines career dynamics and labor market processes in the science and engineering, health care, and library and information science labor markets....

He also has extensive corporate and consulting experience....

http://www.uno.edu/coba/CollegeofBusi...

Will Vill

http://www.willvillmusic.com/
http://www.facebook.com/willvillmusic
http://www.myspace.com/WillVillMusic
http://www.youtube.com/willvillmusic
https://twitter.com/willVillMusic

M1 of DEAD PREZ : Mutulu Olugbala also known by his stage name M-1 is a rapper, activist and author known for his work as one half of the political hip hop duo Dead Prez along with his friend stic.man (Clayton Gavin). In 2006, he also had a lead role in "Broken Rhyme."

His credits include the album "Confidential" by "Dead Prez Presents M-1" and "Can't Sell Dope Forever" by Dead Prez/Outlawz.

M-1 is also featured in the UK documentary "Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word." He had many cameos in Chappelle's Show comedy sketches. M-1 had a minor role in the 2001 film "Brooklyn Babylon."

M-1 is also a political activist for many black and left-wing causes. In July 2009, M-1 accompanied the Viva Palestina convoy, delivering humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In 2010, M-1 was featured on Palestinian British rapper Shadia Mansour's single "Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh" ("The Kufiyyeh is Arab").

http://deadprezblog.wordpress.com/
http://www.myspace.com/deadprez
https://twitter.com/m1deadprez
http://www.reverbnation.com/deadprez
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dead-Pr...
http://www.youtube.com/user/deadprezVEVO
http://www.last.fm/music/dead+prez

UMI of DEAD PREZ : umi from P.O.W./PEOPLE'S ARMY/RBG FAM was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. His rebellious nature helps remind people everyday that their true independence is still waiting to be claimed. He continues to show listeners that music can be used not only to get money, but also to mobilize and motivate the people.

http://umisworld.com/
http://www.myspace.com/umisworld
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Umi/118...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=...
https://twitter.com/umiRBG

Esteban Nembhard is a community organizer at La Fuente's New York & Long Island Civic Participation Project. Prior to joining the staff of La Fuente, Estevan traveled throughout the country building union committees with unorganized healthcare workers for SEIU International's 'Flight Team'. Before that, he was a leader in the movements of working class young people in New York City where he founded and chaired the Uptown Youth for Peace and Justice. Estevan grew up and lives in Washington Heights and Inwood.

http://www.nycpp.org/
http://www.facebook.com/LaFuenteInc
http://www.youtube.com/user/LaFuenteInc
https://twitter.com/lafuenteinc
http://www.nyccej.org/
http://unitedny.org/

Nyaka NiiLampti, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor at Queens College in Charlotte, NC) received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Temple University, her M.A. in Sport Psychology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and her B.S. in Psychology from Princeton University. Dr. NiiLampti completed her internship at the University of Miami Counseling Center and has had a variety of clinical experiences in multiple settings, including university counseling centers, secondary school settings and community mental health centers. Dr. NiiLampti works with clients of all ages, including children and college age adults in both individual and group therapy. Her training and research are in the areas of multicultural and cross cultural issues in psychology as well as sport psychology.

http://www.90percentmental.com/

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