Marc Lamont Hill

Activist-Journalist Keynotes Black History Month Dinner

University Housing Services is pleased to welcome activist, journalist, and television personality Dr. Marc Lamont Hill for the Black History Month Cultural Dinner Monday, February 2 at 5 p.m. in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center. His keynote will address college affordability, with a focus on the impact of the African-American community

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading hip-hop generation intellectuals in the country: He covers topics in culture, politics, and education. Many have seen him provide commentary for CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, in addition to his hosting responsibilities on HuffPost Live and BET News. An award-winning writer, Dr. Hill is also a columnist and editor-at-large for the Philadelphia Daily News.

His interest in social justice led him to help organize My5th, a nonprofit organization devoted to educating youth about their legal rights and responsibilities. Dr. Hill also started a literacy project that uses hip-hop culture to increase school engagement and reading skills among high school students.

When he is not giving insights through media or organizing a new project, Dr. Hill teaches at Morehouse College as a Distinguished Professor of African-American Studies. He has also published several books, including his newest, The Classroom and the Cell: Conversations of Black Life in America.

Entertainment for the night will come from DeShawn Williams, a singer with smooth baritone vocals and music influenced by the sounds of Michael Jackson and Earth Wind & Fire.

Tickets are $20 and  can be purchased online at Housing.IllinoisState.edu from January 5-28. Tickets will not be available at the door. For more information, contact (309) 438-5399.

This event is sponsored by University Housing Services and co-sponsored by Illinois State Campus Dining Services, Association of Residence Halls, Hewett-Manchester Student Association, East Campus Diversity Coalition and MECCPAC (A Dean of StudentsDiversity Initiative).

For special accommodations to fully participate in this event, please contact University Housing Services at (309) 438-5399. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.