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[wd_asp id=1]Pharoahe Monch’s PTSD
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Pharoahe Monch’s PTSD
Hip-Hop, Black Men, and Mental Health
In this wide-ranging talk, acclaimed Queens-based hip-hop artist Pharoahe Monch discusses his career, musical influences, and struggle with depression — a theme whose broader social and political implications he explored on his 2014 concept album, P.T.S.D. Moderated by Mark Anthony Neal, Professor and Chair of African and African American Studies at Duke University.
Free and open to the public. A light lunch will be served. Co-sponsored by Duke Performances and the Forum for Scholars and Publics.
Speakers
Pharoahe Monch
Pharoahe Monch is a rapper from Queens, New York, known for his complex lyrics, delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes. As a member of the 90s duo Organized Konfusion, Monch developed a reputation as one of underground hip-hop's preeminent voices, crafting intricate, intelligent tracks with partner Prince Poetry. He…...
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Duke University
Mark Anthony Neal is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies, Professor of English, and Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, and Chair of the Department of African & African American Studies at Duke University. On July 1, 2025, Neal assumes the role of Chair of…...
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