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X-WR-CALNAME:Racial Radical: Generating New “Woke” Words 
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DESCRIPTION:Reception to follow.\n\nADMISSION:\nAdmission is free. Reservat
 ions required. RSVP beginning Thursday\, September 12\, at 9 a.m. \n\nRSVP
 \n\nDESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a multimedia event featuring Milwaukee-based
  visual and spoken word artists Fondé Bridges\, Mikal Floyd-Pruitt\, and 
 Dasha Kelly. Drawing from hip hop and the Black urban experience\, they wi
 ll bring their linguistic\, cultural\, and collaborative talents to USC\, 
 where they will work with audience members to identify familiar-but-unname
 d racial experiences and generate new language to describe them. Building 
 on experiences working with USC students in classes taught by Taj Frazier 
 (Communication)\, Lanita Jacobs (American Studies and Ethnicity)\, and LaV
 onna Lewis (Public Policy)\, the artists and attendees will brainstorm\, s
 prout\, and spread new vocabulary for a new era.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBios:\nFon
 dé Bridges is a parent\, author\, lecturer\, and Healthy Words advocate w
 ho promotes the conscious use of beneficial vocabulary in the lives of chi
 ldren and adults. He is the author of Healthy Words 101 and 101 Simple Sug
 gestions for Better Living.\n\nMikal Floyd-Pruitt started rapping and prod
 ucing music as a youth\, taking up the moniker MC Mikal. After graduating 
 from Harvard University in 2006\, the multi-disciplinary artist—whose wo
 rks include paintings\, sculptures\, modified clothing items\, and found-o
 bject assemblages—moved his art practice back to Milwaukee\, where he gr
 ew up.\n\nDasha Kelly is a writer\, performer\, facilitator\, and creative
  change agent who seeks to amplify community connections by facilitating d
 iscussions about topics that often divide communities\, such as race and c
 lass. She utilizes her talents and experiences to reach audiences in venue
 s ranging from college campuses to correctional institutions.\n\nPresented
  by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized 
 by Andreas Kratky (Cinematic Arts)\, Anne Bray (Freewaves)\, and Sara Dale
 iden (MKE<->LAX) in collaboration with the Designing Equity initiative. Co
 -sponsored by RAP (Race\, Arts\, and Placemaking).
GEO:34.021439;-118.28903
LOCATION:USC Brain and Creativity Institute's Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall (BCI
 )
SUMMARY:Racial Radical: Generating New “Woke” Words 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/racial_radical_generating_new_
 woke_words
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Music
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
CATEGORIES:Dance/Theater
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