African/Black History via Hip Hop Workshops
Despite playing a major role in the construction and development of “American” society Black/African history is seldom covered in public school systems or mainstream outlets. Often Black History in America’s classrooms begins with the inhumane tale of chattel slavery; however Black History dates back thousands of years before that. This lack of attention of Black History leads to a broad-based understanding and appreciation of African-Americans. This presentation uses Hip Hop Music as a vivid lens in the examination of Black History dating back to Ancient Africa. This presentation is highly educational and geared towards audiences of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds. From Ancient Africa to the present day world, this presentation covers many significant aspects of African History. Audiences will soon learn that African/Black History is, indeed, World History! Audiences will also learn about significant aspects of Hip-Hop history.
Once acquiring our services, we will: assess your group’s/individual needs, prepare a presentation catered to your group, develop and mold a signature workshop for your group, and deliver it in a truly dynamic manner. Our workshops are extremely educational, dynamic, and entertaining! Please do not hesitate to request a detailed brochure. We will send it to you upon request.
Ever wonder where Hip Hop came from? What contributed to its conception? What are its cross-cultural roots? What were its stages of evolutions? Has Hip Hop always been what the mainstream media portrays it to be? If so, this dynamic and interactive presentation is for you and your group. This presentation highlights the often untold history of Hip Hop Culture in brilliant detail and color. This presentation will also expose the significant role the mainstream media has played in misrepresenting Hip-Hop Culture, and why! This presentation will open your critical “lens” regarding many issues surrounding the often misunderstood world of Hip Hop Culture.
This dynamic and very person presentation charts the empowering role Hip Hop Culture played in the life of Solomon Comissiong. The presentation is ideally designed to inspire, motivate, and uplift audiences, young and older. Mr. Comissiong details, in an honest fashion, how Hip Hop Culture played a significant role in developing his critical thinking skills, his scholarship, appreciation for African History, and his need to become a productive community activist. This lecture is designed to empower audiences to reach their goals and to, ultimately, give back to their communities.
*The Often Untold Relationship and Story Between
the Mainstream Media & Hip Hop Culture*
The mainstream mass media has not always been the best friend of Hip Hop Culture and its millions of fans. This presentation carefully details the major role that the mainstream mass media has played in diluting and suppressing Hip Hop’s most progressive voices and artists. This presentation also highlights the many ways in which a consolidation of media ownership has largely contributed to Hip Hop’s misrepresentation on the mainstream airwaves. This presentation outlines the need for a more diverse, progressive, and balanced media in order to restore a more accurate picture of Hip Hop to millions of its fans. This is a dynamic and progressively approached presentation that will change the way you view the mainstream media.
*Educating via Hip Hop*
Are you a parent or educator with an educationally unmotivated child? Do your children gravitate to Hip Hop? Are they able to memorize many lyrics to rap songs, but not their schoolwork? Have you ever wondered how you could utilize aspects of Hip Hop, in the “classroom”, as a means towards creating a more enthusiastic learner? Interested how you can teach students to become more efficient learners and more civically engaged by way of Hip-Hop? If so, this presentation is highly suited for you and your group. This presentation is geared for parents and educators, alike. Educating via Hip Hop is the ideal, non-conventional, teacher professional development for progressive educators. Educators will learn hands-on culturally relevant tactics towards utilizing Hip Hop as a legitimate educational tool in, and outside, the “classroom”.
*Deconstructing Social Issues via Hip Hop*
There are numerous misunderstood social issues in existence in society today. Many of those social issues are either inaccurately covered by the mainstream media, or not even covered at all. Why? Perhaps, due in large part, that these social issues adversely and disproportionately affect disenfranchised and indigent communities. Some of those issues are The Prison Industry Complex, Lack of Wealth Distribution, The Institution of Racism, The Impact of the Media on Public Policy, The Re-Segregation of America’s Schools, Lack of Educational Funding in Public Schools, and Globalization. This presentation will engage the audience to collectively deconstruct and take a deeper look at various intersectionalities that contribute to these issues. Mr. Comissiong uses Hip Hop Music as a tool to engage audiences and bring them to a place of collective activism. These issues can be mitigated and eradicated, however, it starts with a deeper understanding of the issues followed by collective action.
Remote Video Consulting, Lectures & Workshops
Solomon Comissiong also offers personalized individual (and group) consulting services via mediums such as Skype and Google Chat. Areas of consultation include Cultural Competency, Diversity Education, Hip Hop History, African/Black History, Utilizing Culturally Competent Pedagogy to Achieve Academic Enthusiasm, Teacher/Educator Professional Development, Media Literacy, & Social Justice Comprehension.
Each consultation is personalized and catered to meet the needs of the individual or group. Each session is will be geared toward working with your personal schedule and calendar.
Listed below are some of the other
Workshops we offer:
Academic Retention and Enthusiasm:
This workshop was developed to help your students achieve higher levels of academic success. We have developed a theory that we call Mindset Transference, which manipulates your student’s extracurricular interests to help them retain academic information, and appreciate their academic curriculum in a fun manner. Knowledge is one of the fundamental elements of Hip Hop culture. We use its
principles to impart a large appetite for knowledge. This workshop has proven to be effective and engaging.
Teacher/Educator Professional Development:
Our talented staff has extensive experience working within the primary, secondary, and higher education fields. We have a passion to help our colleagues within those fields develop additional creative and highly effective ways to help their students learn better. We will come to your school and present a workshop catered to your valued faculty and/or staff. Our professional development workshops are very interactive for all participants.
Developing Culturally Competent Youth
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Diversity Appreciation and Education:
“Knowledge is King.” -Kool Moe Dee
Hip Hop History:
Hip Hop is a truly amazing culture which brings together people of all races, and cultural backgrounds. It annually draws hundreds of millions of dollars in profits. It has a history that dates back to the early 1970s.
It is derived from musical and cultural influences that span the globe and date back to ancient Africa.
We use this workshop to educate audiences in an entertaining manner while detailing all of its contributions worldwide. Regardless what your musical preference is, this workshop is sure to entertain your group.
If you are interested in any of the aforementioned lectures or workshops please email scmbconsulting@hotmail.com
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