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Mickey Hess and Kaila Story discuss allyship, hip hop and racism

— Quintez Brown

Mickey Hess and Kaila Story teamed up for a co-presentation to discuss hip-hop and allyship with the black community.

Rider University professor and author of, “A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be”. Hess is also a University of Louisville alumnus.

Story is an associate professor of women’s and gender studies at U of L and co-hosts the podcast “Strange Fruit: Musings on Politics, Pop Culture, and Black Gay Life.”

The Honors Student Council, Engage Lead Serve Board, MLK Scholars Society and University Libraries hosted the dialogue.