public lectures
"The War on Drugs and the Rise of Mass Incarceration" Defenders Association of Philadelphia June 6, 2024
"Word of Mouf: African Cultural Retention, Hip-Hop, and the Formation of African American Vernacular" Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) March 27, 2024
“The Law is Ordered: Racial Classifications, American Law, and the Faith that Challenged Them” Philadelphia Ethical Society (Philadelphia, PA) February 11, 2024
Race, Religion, and Anti-Muslim Discrimination Conference Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) February 2, 2024
What to the African is the Multi-Ethnic Society Molefi Kete Asante Institute (Philadelphia, PA) January 28, 2024
“Freedom Time: Juneteenth and the Freedom it Commemorates” Aramark June 19, 2023
IDEAL Freedom Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) June 19, 2023
Juneteenth Celebration AON Affinity June 15, 2023
Second Annual Ownership is the New Black Symposium Union Stage at the Wharf (Washington, D.C.) May 11, 2023
Black Law Students Association Black Excellence Gala Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) April 23, 2023
“In Living Color: The Historical Significance of Race in American Society and its Lasting Impacts for Today” Gwynedd Mercy University (Gwynedd Valley, PA) February 8, 2023
“The King and Us: The Intersection of Faith and Justice that Typified the Life of Dr. King” Pepperdine Caruso School of Law (Malibu, CA) January 18, 2023
Center for Anti-Racism opening Ceremony Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) November 14, 2022
Sunday Sermon Epiphany Wilmington June 19, 2022
“The Home of the Free? Juneteenth and its contemporary implications” 1Hotels June 17, 2022
“The Sweeter Tune of Freedom: Juneteenth and freedom in the 21st Century” Campbell Soup June 17, 2022
“What’s Free: Juneteenth and the meaning of Freedom” Jazz Pharmaceuticals June 16, 2022
‘Trane of Thought REC Philly May 21, 2022
“Being How Humans Humans Be: Africological Approach to the work of Anti-Racism” Molefi Kete Asante Institute March 10, 2022
“Misrepresenting Critical Race Theory: Attempts to Erase Black History” Temple University February 23, 2022
“Digitizing Underground Railroad History: Research Methodology, Education” 19th Annual Underground Railroad Conference, Temple University February 16, 2022
“Is Police Reform Possible? Reimagining the Criminal Legal System to Support Health Equity” Temple University, Beasley School of Law November 12, 2021
“Chat in the Stacks: New Horizons for Temple,” Temple University November 4, 2021
“A National Reckoning: Exploring Racial Justice in Higher Ed” Temple University, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice November 3, 2021
“The State of Race and the Law: Where are we Now and Moving Forward Together” Philadelphia Bar Association October 28, 2021
Acts of Faith: Conversations in the Pandemic February 28, 2021
“Reflection Eternal: Hip-Hop, An African Folk Art Birthed in America” B Corporation February 24, 2021
“Freedom Fighting: A Moderated Discussion on the Camp William Penn and the Contemporary Implications on the Fight for Liberation” Underground Railroad Conference Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 17, 2021
“The Massacre at Black Wall Street” Merrill Lynch February 17, 2021
“Black Spirituality” Kwanzaa Fest BK 2020 December 30, 2020
“Digital Media and Educational Prospects in the Global Age” Underground Railroad Conference Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 19, 2020
Black History Untold Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia, PA) February 11, 2020
Just Mercy Faith Summit, Eastern University (St. Davids, PA) December 10, 2019
“Specter of Reform: Understanding the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and it’s Role in Expanding the Modern Prison Industrial Complex” Arlen Specter Center for Public Service, Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA) November 7, 2019
Muslim Capitol Day Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, PA) October 20, 2019
“Owl be Good: Hip-Hop and the Liberal Arts” Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) October 24, 2019
“When They See Us: A Moderated Discussion with Members of the Exonerated 5” Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) October 9, 2019
Reparations Forum Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) September 21, 2019
“Visualizing Muslims: The 1819 Portrait of Yarrow Mamout and Why it Still Matters” Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) September 19, 2019
Rep. Joseph Webster Town Hall Islamic Society of Greater Delaware Valley (Devon, PA) June 13, 2019
Sunday Sermon Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church (Jamaica, NY) June 9, 2019
“The Tune of the Broken Instrument: How Our Identification with Christ Gives Life Anew” Restoration Church (Philadelphia, PA) June 2, 2019
Venture Cafe Philadelphia Fireside Chat The Quorum (Philadelphia, PA) May 23, 2019
#ACLU100 Broken Instrument, moderated panel The Armory (Philadelphia, PA) May 23, 2019
Rock is Black Culture, moderated discussion with Ill Fated Natives REC Philly (Philadelphia, PA) April 26, 2019
“In Bias We Trust: The Politics of Diversity, Inclusion, and Meaningful Representation in the Legal Profession” Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (Villanova, PA) April 24, 2016
"No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization" Ferris School (Milford, DE) April 24, 2019
“Everything is Love: Hip-Hop, Rape Culture, and Enthusiastic Consent” University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT) April 16, 2019
Know Your Rights Seminar Masjid Al-Hidaya (Philadelphia, PA) April 12, 2019
“Reasonable Clout: An Afrocentric Interrogation of Hip-Hop and the Criminal Justice System” Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) March 30, 2019
The Life Church (Richmond, VA) March 24-25, 2019
“The Skin I’m In: What Every White Christian Should Know About People of Color and Themselves” New Life Community Church (Philadelphia, PA) March 22, 2019
“The Seat of the Trouble: A Moderated Discussion on the Racial Implications of Public Education” Underground Railroad Conference Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 28, 2019
"No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization" Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, PA) February 21, 2019
“Beats, Rhymes and Life: Hip-Hop and Historiography” Resources for Human Development (Philadelphia, PA) February 8, 2019
"No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization" The Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage (Wilmington, DE) November 17, 2018
NAACP PA State Conference 84th Annual Convention, panel discussion Sands Resort (Bethlehem, PA) October 20, 2018
Know Your Rights Seminar, panel discussion Epiphany Fellowship (Philadelphia, PA) October 6, 2018
Know Your Rights Seminar Upper Darby Islamic Center (Masjid Al-Madinah) (Upper Darby, PA) September 30, 2018
REC Philly Presents: #INDIEISLIFE, panel discussion REC Room (Philadelphia, PA) September 22, 2018
"Wade in the Water: Trusting God in the Midst of Doubt" Restoration Church (Philadelphia, PA) August 19, 2018
"Do the Right Thing: The Bibilcal Mandate for Righteousness and Justice" Jubilee Coalition for Christian Outreach (Philadelphia, PA) July 3, 2018
"The Wounds We Carry: Navigating Trauma Stemming from Racial Oppression and Micro-aggressions" (guest lecture in Seminar on Trauma and Grief Counseling) Cairn University (Langhorne, PA) June 15, 2018
Sunday Sermon Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church (Jamaica, NY) June 10, 2018
"Malcolm X's Legacy Impacting Self-Determination in the African American Community" Masjidullah (Philadelphia, PA) May 12, 2018
"Malcolm X's Legacy Impacting Interfaith Relations and Collaborations" Friends Center (Philadelphia, PA) May 10, 2018
Keynote Address NAACP Image Awards Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) April 29, 2018
Keynote Address to Future Leaders Conference Wayne State College (Wayne, NE) April 21, 2018
Muslim Capitol Day Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, PA) April 17, 2018
Eastern Academy Charter School Senior Pinning Ceremony Keynote Address Victorian Ballroom (Philadelphia, PA) April 4, 2018
Wyclef Jean special visit to Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) March 31, 2018
"Minority Report: A Discussion on Academia, Politics, and Representation," panel discussion, Temple University Beasley School of Law (Philadelphia, PA) March 29, 2018
"Word of Mouf: African Cultural Retention, Hip-Hop, and the Formation of African American Vernacular" Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) March 28, 2018
Admitted Students Day (Alumni Panel) Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (Villanova, PA) March 23, 2018
Natural Hair Symposium Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 27, 2018
"Underground Railroad Conference: The Pennsylvania Role in the Struggle for Emancipation & Equal Rights" Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 14, 2018
Black History Month Presentation Anderson Add B Elementary School (Philadelphia, PA) February 9, 2018
Civil Rights and Immigration Law panel discussion Peter Becker Community Center (Harleysville, PA) February 8, 2018
Hate Speech v. Free Speech panel discussion Temple University [sponsored by Black Student Union and Institutional, Diveristy, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership (I.D.E.A.L)] (Philadelphia, PA) February 5, 2018
"What They Do: Faithful Discipleship in an Era of Hypocrisy" Restoration Church (Philadelphia, PA) February 4, 2018
Hip-Hop Summit Stockton University (Galloway, NJ) December 7, 2017
"No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization" Girard College (Philadelphia, PA) October 30, 2017
Navigating Multi Ethnic Churches as Indian Americans Advance Initiative Conference (Princeton, NJ) October 20, 2017
"No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization" Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) October 17, 2017
The Intersection of Hip-Hop and Title IX Administration and Investigation ATIXA/SCOPE Joint Conference (Philadelphia, PA) October 5, 2017
Justice System Panel Christian Stronghold Church (Philadelphia, PA) July 1, 2017
"Word of Mouf: African Cultural Retention, Hip-Hop, and the Formation of African American Vernacular" Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) March 27, 2017
"Go Back and Fetch It: A Brief History of Africans in America" Restoration Church (Philadelphia, PA) February 28, 2017
"Minority Report: A Discussion on Academia, Politics, and Representation," panel discussion, Temple University Beasley School of Law (Philadelphia, PA) February 23, 2017
"Major Octavius V. Catto: Honoring a Philadelphia Hero," Underground Railroad Conference Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 15, 2017
"Who Got it 'Right'? A Comparative Discussion on Du Bois, Washington, and Garvey" (panel discussion) Simon Gratz Mastery Charter High School (Philadelphia, PA) February 10, 2017
“The Sweeter Tune of Freedom” A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) January 16, 2017
"The Souls of Black Folk: The Life, and Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois" Simon Gratz Mastery Charter High School (Philadelphia, PA) January 13, 2017
“No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization,” Roxboro Roundtable, Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA) November 3, 2016
“It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back: Black Nationalism, Christian Activism, and the Era of Protest,” Frequency Conference Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia, PA) October 14, 2016
“Woke Church,” panel discussion, Epiphany Fellowship (Philadelphia, PA) September 25, 2016
“Hip-Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes,” Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Hip-Hop Institute Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY) July 14, 2016
“Caribbean Queen: Contemporary Issues of Identity and the Caribbean Woman,” panel discussion, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) April 7, 2016
“Feminism in the 21st Century,” panel discussion, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) March 29, 2016
“What More Can I Say: A Conversation on the Life, Legacy, and Impact of Tupac Shakur, Jay Z, and Kendrick Lamar,” 39th Annual National Council of Black Studies Conference (Charlotte, NC) March 18, 2016
“Fist of the Northstar: Hip-Hop’s Place within the Black Radical Tradition,” 39th Annual National Council of Black Studies Conference (Charlotte, NC) March 18, 2016
“Reflection Eternal: Hip-Hop, as an African Folk Art Birthed in America” 39th Annual National Council of Black Studies Conference (Charlotte, NC) March 19, 2016
"Mending Broken Promises: How the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendment Repaired a Broken Nation, Yet Failed to Live Up to its Full Potential," Underground Railroad Conference Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 24, 2016
“To Be Young Gifted and Black: A Conversation on Culturally Responsible African-American Entertainment” Moderated Panel Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) February 2, 2016
“The Crisis: A Conversation on Contemporary Journalism,” Moderated Journalism Panel Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) November 21, 2015
“No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization,” Words, Beats, Life 2015 Teach-In The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.) November 13, 2015
“In the Matter of Color: The Biblical Mandate for Racal Reconciliation,” Frequency Conference, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) October 16-17, 2015
“Education in Black and White” panel discussion, Moonstone Center for Education (Philadelphia, PA) October 16, 2015
“People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths to Rhythms: Hip-Hop’s Continuation of the Enduring Tradition of African and African-American Rhetorical Forms and Tropes,” Black Doctoral Network Conference (Atlanta, GA) October 7-9, 2015
“Cultural Appropriation Panel” Magdalen College Arts Week, Magdalen College, University of Oxford (Oxford, United Kingdom), May 23, 2015
“No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization,” Black Male Development Symposium Arcadia University (Glenside, PA), May 9, 2015
“Try Me: Hip-Hop and Perpetuation of Violent Imagery Amongst Young Men of Color,” Widener University (Chester, PA), April 10, 2015
“Put Your Cards on the Table: A Contemporary Conversation on Racial Identity in the Millennial Era,” Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA), March 23, 2015
"The Gospel and Race Q&A" City Light Church (Philadelphia, PA) January 11, 2015
“Music Makes You Lose Control: Hip-Hop, the Voice of a Generation,” Widener University (Chester, PA), February 19, 2015
“Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair: Affirming Africana Standards of Beauty in the Family” Natural Hair Symposium Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), November 18, 2014
“Black Lives Matter: What Ferguson Says About Contemporary Issues of Race in America,” Roxboro Roundtable Series Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA) November 6, 2014
"Strange Fruit, Same Fruit: A Persistent Terrorism," Police Brutality Symposium Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), September 11, 2014
“You’re Nobody, ‘til somebody kills you: The Role of Hip-Hop in the Criminalization of Black Men,” Black Male Development Symposium Arcadia University (Glenside, PA), May 10, 2014
“People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths to Rhythms: Hip-Hop’s Continuation of the Enduring Tradition of African and African-American Rhetorical Forms and Tropes,” Music of the South Conference University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), April 3, 2014
“People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths to Rhythms: Hip-Hop’s Continuation of the Enduring Tradition of African and African-American Rhetorical Forms and Tropes,” Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies (Philadelphia, PA), May 29, 2014
“You’re Nobody, ‘til somebody kills you: The Role of Hip-Hop in the Criminalization of Black” Men,” Bridging the Gap: Hip-Hop in the Age of Mass Incarceration and Deportation California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA), February 21, 2014
“Connecting the Dots: Creating a Public Private Partnership” Youth Courts: School Safety, Youth Development and Law” U.S. Attorney’s Office (Philadelphia, PA), April 10, 2013
“Reflection Eternal: Hip-Hop, as an African Folk Art Birthed in America” Villanova University (Villanova, PA), November 21, 2013, October 4, 2012
“A Dialogue on Trayvon Martin: The Plight of Black Children in America” Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), April 16, 2012
“The Role of Youth Court Initiatives in Reducing Juvenile Incarceration, Rates of Recidivism, School Violence and Bullying” Philadelphia City Hall (Philadelphia, PA), June 20, 2012
“Beats, Rhymes and Life: Hip-Hop and Historiography” Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Philadelphia, PA), February 18, 2012
“Beats, Rhymes and Life: Hip-Hop and Historiography” Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School (Copiague, NY) April 26, 2011
“Coming of Age: Hip-Hop, from Obscure Cultural Expression to the Preeminent Modern Black Aesthetic” The Lovett School (Atlanta, GA), January 12, 2006
