Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
&
Columbia University African American & African Diaspora Studies Department
present
"THE UPCYCLED SELF: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are"
with
author, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
in conversation with
Jelani Cobb,
Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism & Dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
November 28 , 2023 at 7:00pm
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | MILLER THEATRE
2960 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10027
Registration is required https://bit.ly/3FbMCTy
Attendees will receive a copy of The Upcycled Self.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, is one of the most powerful voices in hip-hop. Winner of three GRAMMY® Awards and three NAACP Image Awards, he has delivered eleven albums with The Roots and leads the house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His albums outside of The Roots include the three volumes of Streams of Thought, Cheat Codes (with Danger Mouse), and Glorious Game (with El Michels Affair). He co-wrote, co-composed, and starred in the Off-Broadway play Black No More and boasts acting credits in The Deuce and Tick, Tick . . . Boom!, among others. With Questlove, Trotter launched the production company Two One Five Entertainment, home to Hip-Hop: The Songs That Shook America, Descendant, and others.
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