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2nd Cohort of First Wave

The 2nd Cohort of First Wave

‘I became like Kirby’

Posted on April 2, 2019

Talking with James D. Gavins, you can’t take any time off. He’ll have you thinking from the moment you shake his hand until long after you say goodbye. Even answering seemingly benign questions, like where …

Posted in 2nd Cohort of First Wave, First Wave Hip-Hop and Urban Arts Scholarship Program

FIRST WAVE: SPOKEN WORD AND HIP HOP IN HARLEM

Posted on April 25, 2013

Five remarkably talented young people make up the touring group of First Wave – a university sponsored Spoken Word / Hip Hop group. They are the representatives of the first major college program that promotes …

Posted in Andrew Thomas, Announcements, Cydney Edwards, Janel Lee, Rich Robbins

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