FCC Speakers Forum presents Chuck D
On Wednesday, February 28, the FCC Speakers Forum will welcome hip-hop legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Chuck D to campus. Chuck D will appear in the Old Administration Building Auditorium to speak as part of events commemorating Black History Month. His presentation begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by a book signing. Admission is free. His appearance is made possible with support from Building Healthy Communities.
Known as a founding member of the pioneering group Public Enemy and a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage, Chuck D will discuss the cultural impact of hip-hop over the past fifty years and his illustrious career. Chuck D is also a visual artist whose work has been shown in galleries nationwide and the author of several books featuring his art. He has served as national spokesperson for Rock The Vote, the National Urban League, the National Alliance of African American Athletes, Hip Hop Public Health, and as Chairman of the Celebrity Board for the forthcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum in New York.
Chuck D is a social activist, author, film producer, and digital music pioneer. He first rose to acclaim in the 1980s with a string of critically lauded and commercially successful albums that addressed weighty issues about race, rage, and inequality with a jolting combination of intelligence and eloquence never seen before.
The FCC Speakers Forum will next present Jose Antonio Vargas on Wednesday, April 10 at 11:00 a.m. in the OAB Auditorium. Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen.” Admission is free.
