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Activist Spoken Word/Singers/Organizers MC MIC CRENSHAW & MAMA C SPEAK & PERFORM! With short fi lm clips from “Mama C: Urban Warrior in the African Bush” THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 2017 - 7PM University of Oregon, • Willamette Hall #100 • FREE ADMISSION Refreshments from Papa’s Soulfood Kitchen Cosponsors MCC, BSU, BWA, ROAR, BMA present MC Mic Crenshaw Mama C MIC Crenshaw, international Cultural Activist, Hip Hop artist and educator will speak on the Afrikan Hip Hop Caravan and on the combination of activism, popular education and independent Hip Hop. Mama C, former Black Panther, poet, musician, healer, revolutionary and teacher, & the subject of a new fi lm. After leaving the US in political exile with her husband Pete O’ Neal in 1970 on bogus charges, Mama C. and Mzee Pete O’ Neal built a community center, orphanage, school and recording studio in Arusha, Tanzania. They have educated and raised hundreds of local children and become pillars of the artistic community, championing human rights and social justice issues globally. Mama C. and Mic will perform music and share a brand new video of his single “Obvious” Come Hear Mama C and Mic Crenshaw Perform and Share Their Stories Through Song, Spoken Word, Lecture, and Q&A Mama C and Mic Crenshaw have collaborated on two international Hip Hop tours with the Afrikan HipHop Caravan. 2 October 27, 2016 • eugeneweekly.com Ashland, Oregon - 2016 Top 10 Best Wine Travel Destinations by Wine Enthusiast