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By Alvin Benjamin Carter III
Originally Published on November 16, 2009

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 12:00pm
Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 4:00pm
Harvard COOP Bookstore, 1400 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

On Tuesday, October 3, an animated short directed by Harvard’s own Mike Davis and his identical twin brother Mark (collectively known as The Madtwiinz) aired during the Season 4 Premiere of ABC’s hit comedy Blackish.​

Arguably rap’s first major solo star, LL Cool J was born James Todd Smith in St. Albans, Queens. From the beginning, he aimed high: “There hasn’t been a rap star yet, just rappers,” he said when he was already on the rise, at age 19. [Today] LL Cool J occupies a rare position in hiphop: he has become a popular figure in the American mainstream who nevertheless retains his credibility.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 12:00pm
Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, LL Cool J will be honored at the W.E.B. DuBois Medal Ceremony hosted by the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.​

HARI is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellows: Martha Diaz and Kareem Jackson a.k.a. Tef Poe. ​

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May 17 - July 21 | Gallery Hours: Monday to Thursday, 10AM - 4PM
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