Race and Religion
Is There a God on the Mic? Hip Hop’s (Untold) Religious History
Josef Sorett
Tues, April 23rd, 6 PM
Lecture/MCC Lounge

At odds with abiding critiques of Hip Hop’s celebration of materialism, misogyny and violence, this talk highlights how religion has long been a centerpiece of the music and culture. Telling the less familiar story of Hip Hop’s religious history, we will cover a range of religious performances from such early artists as KRS-ONE, Tupac and Lauryn Hill up through contemporary figures like Kanye West, Remy Ma, Chance the Rapper, and Kendrick Lamar. Josef Sorett is an Associate Professor of Religion and African-American Studies at Columbia University, where he also directs the Center on African-American Religion, Sexual Politics and Social Justice.

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With How to Change Your Mind, Pollan now offers a brilliant investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs.

Learn to have your issues, concerns and interests included in public policy legislation that will affect your your life and future opportunities. Ever wonder why certain laws or policies influence your community and state? Ever wonder how your interests could be represented in current and historic laws and legislation? Come to this event to learn more, and learn how to make your concerns a part of the decision process. Come out and listen to your neighbors discuss how they got involved community governance and procedures at different levels. Come out and let your voice be heard.

Derek Katz (Associate Professor of Musicology, UC Santa Barbara) will present a talk titled "Haydn, Accessible in New York in 1939: Symphonies Selling Tickets, Records and Newspapers" on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 3:30-4:45 pm in Room 1145 in the Music Building. Sponsored by UCSB Music History and Theory Forum.

Tyree Daye is a poet from Youngsville, North Carolina. He is the author of two poetry collections: River Hymns, 2017 APR/Honickman First Book Prize winner, and Cardinal, forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press, 2020. Daye is a 2017 Ruth Lilly Finalist and Cave Canem fellow. Daye’s work has been published in Prairie Schooner, The New York Times, and Nashville Review. Daye won the 2019 Palm Beach Poetry Festival Langston Hughes Fellowship and is a 2019 Kate Tufts Finalist. Daye most recently was awarded a 2019 Whiting Award.

The talk will be followed by a reception and book signing. Copies of River Hymns will be available for purchase.

Sponsored by the Diana and Simon Raab Writer-in-Residence Program, created to bring distinguished practitioners of the craft of writing to the UCSB community. Co-presented by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and the Writing Program.

Soar into Spring celebrating with NAWBO-SB!

Join edhat to celebrate their 15th-anniversary happy hour on Wednesday, April 24 from 5:30 - 7:30 at Carr Winery. A free community event, all are welcome!

Cup of Culture
Monsters and Men
Wed, April 24th, 6 PM
Film Screening/MCC Theater

Simultaneously subtle and on-the-nose, this original yet under-cooked examination of the pressing issue of police brutality centers on three characters — an eyewitness who captured it all on his phone, an African-American police officer routinely confronted by racism on the job, and a local high school student who’s transformed from passive Multiple Central Coast Locations bystander to activist by the events — who serve as the prismatic lens by which first-time director Reinaldo Marcus Green considers the myriad ramifications of such an event. 1h 38m

Lights Up! Theatre Company presents a special, low-cost preview of its inaugural musical production, Big Fish: The Musical.

Presented by Benjamin Jacobs-Schwartz

The Santa Barbara Fair and Expo comes to the Earl Warren Showgrounds on April 24-28th.