International Invited Lectures
“Racism, Human Rights and Black Lives” University of Tehran, Iran. Webinar. June 27, 2020.
“’We gon’ be alright.’ Contemporary African-American protest music.” Keynote Speaker. Atlantic Academy’s Atlantic Forum and the Political Science Department of Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Kaiserslautern, Germany. Atlantic Academy Tour. December 12, 2018. https://www.atlantische-akademie.de/af-6-2018/
“’We gon’ be alright.’ Contemporary African-American protest music.” “’Dear Mr. President.’ Protestkultur and Musik in den USA.” Keynote Speaker. Ingelheim Center for Further Education (Weiterbildungsztrum Inhelheim, WMZ), The Fridtjof Nansen Academy for Civic Education. Ingelheim, Germany., Atlantic Academy Tour. December 8, 2018.
Domestic Invited Lectures
“Social Justice and Political Action in a Time of Unrest” Honors and Scholars Program. Clark Atlanta University. June 8, 2020.
Zoom Webinar. “African Americans and the Coronavirus: At the Intersections of Policy, Politics, and Public Health, April 17, 2020. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V47M1-pRSUavsG-1dyqHrQ
“Pulse of the People: Political Rap Music and Black Politics.” Hiphop Archive and Research Institute and the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellow’s presentation. Speaker. Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Cambridge, MA., December 5, 2018.
“Women’s Role in Music + Activism.” Panelist. A3C Festival, Action Summit, Atlanta, GA October 5, 2018
http://www.a3cfestival.com/schedule/conference/action-summit/women-s-role-in-music-activism-199751
“Hip-Hop as Social Justice.” Consuela Francis Emerging Scholars Lecture. Keynote Speaker. College of Charleston, Charleston, SC., October 12, 2018.
“Pulse of the People: Political Rap Music and Black Politics.” Race and Difference Colloquium Series for the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference. Keynote Speaker. Emory University, Atlanta, GA., February 5, 2018.
“Hip-Hop, Philanthropy and Conscious Giving: Paths and Possibilities on Campuses and in Communities Shaped by Music, Culture, Youth and Social Movements.” The Soul of Philanthropy. Panelist. Spelman University, Atlanta, GA. January 26, 2018.
“Pulse of the People: Rap Music and Black Political Attitudes.” Keynote Speaker. Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, November 9, 2017
“Police Brutality and Racial Profiling.” Panelist/Organizer. A3C Festival, Action Summit, Atlanta, GA October 5, 2017
http://www.a3cfestival.com/schedule/conference/action-summit/police-brutality-racial-profiling
“It’s Bigger than Hip-Hop: Emcees, Social Justice and Activism.” Moderator/Organizer. A3C Festival, Atlanta, GA, Action Summit, October 5, 2017
“The Future of Hip-Hop In Higher Learning.” Panelist. A3C Festival, Action Summit, Atlanta, GA, October 6, 2017
“Hip-Hop and Social Justice” Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy Series, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, September 2017
http://faculty.gsu.edu/event/teaching-for-social-justice-and-democracy-series-dr-lakeyta-bonnette/
“Hip-Hop, Mass Incarceration, and Criminal Justice” Speaker. Zoukis Research Collaborative. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, April 2016
“Hip-Hop Panel: Politics, Art, & Parody in Obamatime.” Panelist. With Anthony Kwame Harrison, Michael Jeffries, Travis Gosa and Erik Nielson. University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, February 2016
“I’m Not Angry. I Have Strong Opinions: Black Feminism and Hip Hop.” Panelist. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, September 2015