Founder of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, will be presenting Hip Hop at 50, at 11 a.m. April 26, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center. The Black History 101 Museum will be open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Having traveled the country for 30 years combing through antique shops, flea markets, estate sales, and auctions, Dr. el-Hakim has personally acquired a diverse archive of memorabilia, distinctively situating itself among the most sought-after exhibits of its kind in America.
Hip Hop at 50 is the newest exhibit from the archive of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. The artifacts reflect a broad spectrum of cultural and historical material spanning over five decades of hip hop culture with additional material from Africa, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Jim Crow, Civil Rights Movement, and Black Arts Movement.
The exhibit provides a unique opportunity to experience the depth and breadth of hip hop culture through rare primary source material showing a wide variety of ways hip hop has made an impact on popular culture. Included in the exhibit are over 150 original artifacts such as albums, cassettes, CDs, autographs, concert flyers, magazines, press photos, and other ephemera grounding hip hop culture as one of the most impactful cultural movements in recent history.
For more information or if you need special accommodations to participate, please contact Angell Howard at sdhowa1@ilstu.edu or 309-438-0803.
