With Congress designating Aug. 11, 2021, as Hip-Hop Celebration Day, a scholar and performer of the art form makes the case for hip-hop to become more prominent in American academe.
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Georgia S. Bankard Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
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Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
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Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Consumer Behavior, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
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Adjunct Professor of Politics and Director of Think Again, University of Virginia
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Professor of Public Health Sciences, Director of the Program on Health Disparities and Community Engagement Research, University of Virginia
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor, African American and African Studies, University of Virginia
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Associate professor of education, University of Virginia
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Researcher of Epidemiology, University of Virginia
