Free Screening of Film on Hip-Hop Culture

I used to work at PBS, and I still freelance for them, so I'm always excited when films they've aired screen around town. The latest example is Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, which aired last year as part of PBS' Independent Lens series. It's a documentary on hip-hop culture, and it's screening at American University's Wechsler Theater on February 6 at 5:30pm. Tickets are free. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Georgetown Assistant Professor Scott Heath, whose research has included African American literature and black public culture, including hip-hop studies.

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