Day 1, Thur.
Day 2, Fri.
Day 3, Sat.
Day 4, Sun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 1, Thursday, October 31

  • 1:00 – 2:00 PM Summit Press Conference
  • 2:00 – 6:00 PM On-Site Registration and Check-In
  • 8:00 – 5:00 PM Youth Ambassadors 4 Health and Education Meeting/Retreat
  • 5:30 – 6:30 PM Orientation 4 Youth Participants
  • 7:00 – 9:00 PM Kick-Off Reception & Expo Opening
    Graffiti Art exhibition by nationally know NY-based graffiti artists – “Tats Cru.”

    Book signings: Dr. Thandi Hicks-Harper, Rev. Willie Wilson, Rev. Jamal Bryant, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson (Invited); Multi-media presentation; Radio-One DJ Personality; Remarks by Davey-D, Hip-Hop Historian and Journalist; Youth Hip-Hop Ensemble, DC Music Center (Invited).

Day 2, Friday, November 1

  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM REGISTRATION
  • 7:00 – 7:45 AM A HEALTHY START
    • Wake-Up Call I: Eating 2 Much & Moving 2 Little
    • Hip-Hop 4 Health Exercise – Roslynn Roberson, Certified Aerobic Instructor, Culture Shock
    • Meditation/Prayer/Relaxation - Ivy Hylton, Devine Inspirations
  • 8:15 – 9:45 AM BREAKFAST & OPENING PLEANARY SESSION
    • Traditional Drum Call for Unity:
      (African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Caucasian, Latino, and Native AmericanYouth)
      MC: Youth Ambassadors
    • Opening Invocation: Tamara Hunter (Youth Minister)
    • Welcome Remarks: DC Youth Mayor (Invited)
    • Special Remarks: Dr. P. Thandi Hicks Harper, YPCI President and CEO
    • Introduction of Keynote Speaker
    • Keynote Speaker: Anna Old Elk, National Indian Health Service & Youth Representative of YPCI Board of Directors
    • The Charge: Spoken Word: Turning the Tables of Hip-Hop: A New School Agenda on Health 4 America’s Youth, Youth Ambassadors and UMES Students: Kenyatta Rowels and Thandika Hicks Harper
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CONVERSATIONS: THE ROLE OF HIP-HOP CULTURE IN PROMOTING HEALTH AND EDUCATION
    Moderators: Dr. P. Thandi Hicks Harper and Youth Ambassador Simeon Muhammad
    Youth and Adult Roundtable Discussion and Audience Participation
    Davy D. Hip-Hop Journalist and Activist, Sibyl Perez, National Crime Prevention Council, Jahi, Hip-Hop Aritst; Lynette Guiets, Formerly with NCLR; John Bess, The Valley: A Comprehensive Youth AgencyYouth Ambassador
  • 12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH & HIP-HOP FASHION SHOW
    • Youth Speak-Out: “Fashion: An Original Hip-Hop Art”
    • Commentator: Makela Angela Davis – Honey Magazine, Fashion Director
    • Fashions From: Sean John, Phat Farm, Eko and others…
  • 1:30 – 2:45 PM YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 1: THE 411
      • Hip-Hop: Its Evolution and History
      • The 411 on Hip-Hop: Trends We Can Use, Trends We Should Consider Letting Go
      • Hip-Hop, A Valuable Commodity
      • What Role Can Hip-Hop Play In Molding Positive Choices Teens Make
    • WORKSHOP 2: HIP-HOP, HEALTH & EDUCATION
      • Using Hip-Hop as a Tool for Effective Prevention Communication
      • A Public Health Spin to Hip-Hop: Making it Happen
      • What Role Can Hip-Hop Have In The Classroom
      • The Impact of Mentoring on the Hip-Hop Generation
  • 1:30 – 2:45 PM ADULT TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 1: Why Become Hip-Hop Culture Competent?
      • Do “Old School” Adults Really Need An Understanding of “New School” Hip-Hop?
      • Hip-Hop Defined
      • How 2 Become Hip-Hop Culture Competent: Steps We Should All Take
      • A Perspective On How Youth See Themselves and How They Think They Are Seen – What Is The Difference
  • 2:45 – 2:55 PM ENERGY BREAK
  • 2:55 – 4:10 PM YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 3: CREATING THE POLICY DOCUMENT: DOCUMENTING YOUTH PERSPECTIVES
      • Beginning the Process: Creating “A New School Agenda on Health and Education 4 America’s Youth” Policy Document
      • What is Policy and Why Is It Important 4 Youth to Understand?
      • The New School Agenda Policy Document Outcome
      • The Voice of Youth: Just How Valuable Is It?
  • 2:55 – 4:10 PM ADULT TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 2: REACHING THE HIP-HOP GENERATION: WHAT 2 DO WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT 2 DO
  • 4:20 – 5:30 PM YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 4: GRAFFITI ART: A POSITIVE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
    • WORKSHOP 5: CREATING THOUGHT PROVOKING RAPS WITH HEALTH/ED MESSAGES
    • WORKSHOP 6: B’BOYING AND B’GIRLING: MOVING TO THE BREAK
  • 4:20 – 5:30 PM ADULT TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 3: HOLLA! HOW AN UNDERSTANDING OF HIP-HOP/YPC AND MEDIA CAN ENCOURAGE YOUTH 2 WANT 2 PARTICIPATE IN YOUR PROGRAM/ACTIVITY
      Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
  • 5:40 – 6:30 PM DINNER & INTERACTIVE MEDIA ACTIVITY
  • 7:30 – 9:30 PM FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE APOLLO – TECHNO-RHYME CHALLENGE
    (Come prepared to showcase your talent in the form of rap, art, dance, spoken word, drama etc. All presentations must have a health, education and/or health related focus or theme and must be described and submitted at registration. YPCI will approve submissions.)

Day 3, Saturday, November 2

  • 7:30 – 8:15 AM A HEALTHY START
    • Wake-Up Call II: Back 2 Life: The fuse to the bomb is lit jump from where U SIT!
    • Hip-Hop 4 Health Exercise - Roslynn Roberson, Certified Aerobic Instructor, Culture Shock
    • Meditation/Prayer/Relaxation - Ivy Hylton, Divine Inspirations
  • 9:00 - 10:15 AM PLENARY SESSION
    NATIONAL MEETING OF THE MINDS: THE RELEVANCE OF HIP-HOP 2 SUCCESSFUL YOUTH-ADULT PARTNERSHIPS – National Crime Prevention Council/National Youth Network & John Bess, The Valley – A Comprehensive Youth Agency
  • 10:30 – 11:30 AM YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 7A: FEMALES: RELATIONSHIPS: HIV/AIDS & RELATED ISSUES
    • WORKSHOP 7B: MALES: RELATIONSHIPS: HIV/AIDS & RELATED ISSUES
  • 10:30 – 11:30 ADULT TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 4: “EDUTAINMENT” USING HIP-HOP
      • Entertainment Education: Is It A Successful Communication Strategy 4 Reaching Youth
      • Innovative Multimedia Approaches 2 Youth Programming
      • The Hip-Hop In “Storytelling”
      • Hip-Hop’s Role in Educating and Entertaining Youth
  • 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM LUNCHEON SESSION
    “Keeping it Real: STDs, HIV/AIDS, ATOD, Violence, Mental Health & Obesity: What All Youth Must Know…Realities That Can Change Your Life” -Keynote: Sister Souljah
  • 1:30 – 2:45 YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 8: ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & MARIJUANA: THE DRUGS OF CHOICE AMONG THE HIP-HOP GENERATION
      • How Do We Use Hip-Hop as a Catalyst to Reverse the Trends?
      • How 2 “Breathe & Stop” 4 Health: Getting Rid of the Smoking Trend in Hip-Hop.
      • What’s Your Anti-Drug? Communicating Youth Alternatives to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs.
    • WORKSHOP 9: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN HIP-HOP COMMUNITIES
      • Why Is It Important 2 Care?
      • What Action Should The Hip-Hop Generation Take?
      • How The New School Agenda Policy Document Should Reflect Environmental Concerns in Hip-Hop Communities
  • 1:30 – 2:45 ADULT TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 5: SLAM YOUR STRESS: A CREATIVE EXPRESSION WORKSHOP
      Ty Gray-El, CSL, Hip-Hop Slamthologists
  • 2:45 –2:55 PM BREAK
  • 2:55 – 4:10 PM YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 10: GETTING THE HIP-HOP GENERATION INVOLVED IN YOUTH ORGANIZING
      • Getting Motivated, Armed With Knowledge & The Skills 2 Lead
      • Making Policy Making Change
      • Resources 2 Facilitate The Youth Mission: Planning, Collaboration and Promotion
  • 2:55 – 4:10 PM ADULT TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 6: SPIRITUALITY IN HIP-HOP CULTURE
      • Using Hip-Hop 2 Spread The Gospel: The Controversy
      • Healing: Is There A Role 4 Hip-Hop?
      • A Dirty South Hip-Hop Artist Turned Holy: A Case Study
    • WORKSHOP 7: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE & HIP-HOP: IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP?
      • The Disparities
      • How 2 Reach The Hip-Hop Generation With Key Information About Primary Health Care
      • Psychological Trauma In Hip-Hop – Ways 2 Recognize & Deal With It
  • 4:20 – 5:20 PM YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 11: COMPLETING THE YPCI POLICY DOCUMENT 4 A NEW SCHOOL AGENDA ON HEALTH & EDUCATION 4 AMERICA’S YOUTH
      • Final Youth Perspectives & Input
      • Preparing 4 The Presentation
  • 4:20 – 5:20 PM YOUTH TRACK
    • WORKSHOP 8: CONSIDERING YOUTH CULTURE
      • What Youth Say About A Consideration Of Youth Culture: The Findings Of A Research Study
      • Facilitating Youth Access to the Most Appropriate Health Care and Social Support Resources In A Cultural Sensitive Way
      • Culturally Appropriate Evaluations: How 2 Successfully Evaluate Programs that Incorporate Hip-Hop Culture
  • 5:30 – 7:00 PM HEALTH, EDUCATION & HIP-HOP EXHIBIT HALL CLOSING, NETWORKING, INFORMAL RELATED DISCUSSIONS AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS
  • 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM YPCI AWARDS DINNER & GALA
    • Host: Jay Cooper, BET’s Teen Summit Host
    • Breakdancing Performance: Culture Shock
    • Gospel Hip-Hop Performance: Mr. Del, Holy South
    • YPCI Multimedia Presentation: Featuring “HYPETIMEtm”
    • Spoken Word: Toni Blackman (Invited), U.S. Hip-Hop Ambassador & Founder of DC Freestyle Union
    • Radio One DJ & Dancing
 

Day 4, Sunday, November 3

  • 8:30 -9:30 AM HIP-HOP 4 HEALTH SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST
     Hip-Hop Gospel Choir
    “The True Spirit in Hip-Hop” (Rev. Run– Invited Keynote)
    Holy South Hip-Hop Performance – Marcellus T (Invited) Hip-Hop Homiletics
  • 9:30– 10:30 AM "TURNING THE TABLES OF HIP-HOP: A NEW SCHOOL AGENDA ON HEALTH AND EDUCATION 4 AMERICA'S YOUTH
    • The Policy Document Presentation
    • Supportive Response From Policymakers, Health Care Practitioners, And Educators
    • Next Steps
  • 11:00 AM CHECK OUT & DEPARTURE