Clark University presents Dr. Mark Lamont Hill speaking on

BUILDING COMMUNITY IN AN HOUR OF CHAOS:
PROGRESS IN THE AGE OF OBAMA

• Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012; 7 p.m.
• Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center

Professor, author, and cultural critic Marc Lamont Hill, Ph.D., offers a critical analysis of the current social and political moment. By identifying key issues, challenges, controversies and trends that have emerged or lingered during the “Obama era,” Dr. Hill spotlights the work that must be done to sustain the progress of the Freedom Struggle. Moving beyond mere critique, he also provides concrete solutions, as well as sites of hope and possibility for healing our national, local, and university communities.

Dr. Hill, associate professor of education at Teachers College at Columbia University, is one of the leading hip-hop generation intellectuals in the country. His work, which covers topics such as culture, politics, and education, has appeared in numerous journals, magazines, books, and anthologies. He provides regular commentary for media outlets like NPR, Washington Post, Essence Magazine, and the New York Times. Dr. Hill is the host of the nationally syndicated television show Our World With Black Enterprise, and also provides regular commentary for CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel, where he was a political contributor and regular guest on The O’Reilly Factor.

In 2005, Ebony Magazine named Dr. Hill one of America’s top 30 black leaders under 30 years old. In 2011, Ebony named him one of America’s 100 most influential black leaders.

Sponsored by the Office of the President, Martin Luther King Celebration/Black History Month Committee, Dean of the College, and Office of Intercultural Affairs.