As Black History Month continues, Chestnut Hill College's Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Beatsquad and Black Student Union invites you to our next program, a lecture by Timothy Welbeck, on the Evolution of Hip Hop on Thursday, Feb, 21st from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in St. Joseph's Hall, Redmond Room. Like the Grand Opening of the Beatlab, this program is a production of our very own, Dr. Jeffrey Carroll and will be an extension of that first event.  There will also be a short tour of the Beatlab afterward, for those that are interested.  We hope to see you there.  This event is free and open to the public, so please feel free to invite friends, family, etc.

Timothy Welbeck is an attorney, professor, and contributing writer. As an attorney, Timothy serves as the Civil Rights Attorney for the Philadelphia Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), where he defends the constitutionally protected civil rights and liberties of those who experience discrimination and harassment based on their faith, race, ethnicity, and/or national origin, particularly members of the Muslim community within Pennsylvania. As a professor, Timothy presently instructs an array of courses that examine interconnected themes in the African American experience, law, and politics, such as Hip-Hop and Black Culture, "No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization," American Government and Constitutional Law. Timothy Welbeck represents literally and figuratively. As a contributing writer, Timothy has bylines in The Huffington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, WHYY, et al. As a hip-hop artist, he has released three full-length recordings, shared the stage with national and international acts (Janelle Monae, Jidenna, Chill Moody, EPMD. Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, etc), won songwriting contests, and mentored artists for more than a decade.