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Khalid el-Hakim

"The Truth Hurts: Black History, Honesty, and Healing the Racial Divide"

September 25 | 3:30 p.m. | 2008 Richmond Center, 51¸£ÀûÉç

Khalid el-Hakim’s talk will center on the development of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum with a focus on the current exhibit ’68: How Far Have We Come? Using original artifacts from the exhibit, Khalid will make present day connections with the past by inviting the audience to engage in an honest dialogue about the impact of racism and the struggle for social justice in America.

Khalid el-Hakim is an educator, entrepreneur, as well as founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, a collection of over 7,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture. Khalid has been called the "Schomburg of the Hip-Hop generation" because of his passionate commitment to carry on the rich tradition of the Black Museum Movement. He has received national and international attention for his innovative work of exhibiting Black history outside of traditional museum spaces. Most recently Khalid was named one of the 100 Men of Distinction for 2017 by the highly respected business magazine Black Enterprise. Khalid taught social studies in Detroit for 15 years and is currently a doctoral student in the College of Education at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana).

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