Sexuality in Hip Hop Music and Culture with Kitty Pride

Airing Thursday, 2 April 2015, 4:00 PM ET

Hip Hop is a cultural phenomenon that has inspired the entire world. Even with its inspiration, it has been controversial with sexually suggestive and misogynistic lyrics and imagery that has caused concerned for many people. However, at the same time, Hip Hop has been a culture that has been organized without further understanding of sexuality and how it affects, stimulates, and fits in. Kitty Pride will offer her synopsis of the history of sexuality in Hip Hop, where it is currently, and where she would like to see it go in the future. She will offer insight on how Hip Hop culture can be educated while influencing tolerance and responsibility.

About Guest Kitty Pride

LeKeisha Jones, B.A., L.M.T., affectionately known as Kitty Pride, is a sexologist, poet, sex blogger, and body worker that specializes in reproductive and sexual wellness. Kitty Pride received her pen name from a friend after performing several times at Apache Café in Atlanta, Georgia for her unexpectedly bold poetry. She is a recent graduate from Ashford University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with highest honors. Kitty has been studying sexuality for almost 13 years with the intention to demystify, enlighten, educate, and empower through philosophy, history, spirituality, and science.

Currently Kitty Pride is a candidate for the Masters of Social Work at Boston University and is a proud student at Sex Coach U. She plans to further her career in the sexology field as a sex therapist and educator with hopes of attending the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.

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