The Evolution of Street Knowledge: Hip Hop’s Influence on Law and Culture – Morgantown, WV

The West Virginia University College of Law presents The Evolution of Street Knowledge: Hip HopÂ’s Influence on Law and Culture, on February 12-13, 2009.

Jointly coordinated by the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, the West Virginia University Festival of Ideas, the Center for Black Culture and Research, the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, the WVU Office of Social Justice, the WVU Black Law Student Association and Wolter Kluwer/Aspen Publishers, this symposium presents a progressive exploration into the impact that hip hop music and culture is having on U.S. law and on global culture. Keynote addresses for this event will be provided by Cornel West and Talib Kweli.