HU student ambassadors of Afro-Punk will be facilitaing an event Friday Feb., 17, 2012 from 2-5pm on the first floor of the Harvey Library. Students are encouraged to come and learn more about the Afro-Punk movement and will have an opportunity to complete a survey and enter drawings for an iPad, Chipotle and Starbucks gift cards, and tickets to the HU/HU or Alpha Caberts.
Afro-Punk became a touchstone of a cultural movement strongly reminiscent of the early days of Hip-Hop. Alternative urban kids across the nation who felt like outsiders discovered they were actually the core of a boldly innovative, fast-growing community. The online members have been the driving force behind the exploding Afro-Punk culture, creating an authentic virtual home in www.afropunk.com, and nurturing the musics best and brightest expansion of the Liberation Sessions, a live performance series hosted by James Spooner.
In 2005, the very first annual Afro-Punk Festival debuted to wildly enthusiastic crowds at the iconic Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Co-curated by Matthew Morgan and James Spooner, the festival celebrated and unified the cultural cornerstones of Afro-Punk: music, film, skate, and most importantly, the fiercely independent and influential individuals that are the lifeblood of the Afro-Punk community.
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