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Manny Faces

Award-Winning Journalist & Podcaster, Exec. Dir.
The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy
Country or state 
United States (New York)
Available to 
Global
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer:
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Manny Faces is an award-winning new media journalist and podcaster based in the New York Metropolitan area. Manny studies, documents, and shares innovative, inspiring, and often surprising ways that Hip-Hop Culture can improve lives, livelihoods, and communities across a wide range of fields.

Manny is also the producer and host of News Beat (www.usnewsbeat.com), a groundbreaking, multiple award-winning podcast series that melds hard-hitting social justice journalism and expert interviews with music and original hip-hop lyrics crafted by independent hip-hop artists. News Beat was awarded Best Podcast at the 2018 New York Press Club Journalism Awards.

Manny is also an accomplished DJ, producer/remixer, event host, and public speaker, advocating on behalf of hip-hop music, culture, and community. He has spoken at, moderated, and participated in panel discussions, workshops, and conferences at universities, organizations, and festivals throughout the country and the world.

Current position (3)

Award-Winning Journalist & Podcaster, Exec. Dir.

The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy

President, Executive Producer

Manny Faces Media

Producer, Host, Co-Creator

News Beat Podcast

Achievements (1)
Best Journalism Podcast (Co-Creator, Producer)

News Beat (www.usnewsbeat.com) is a groundbreaking, multiple award-winning podcast series that melds hard-hitting social justice journalism and expert interviews with music and original hip-hop lyrics crafted by independent hip-hop artists. It has received several prominent journalism awards.

Presentations

Presentations (5)
Hip-Hop Can Hack Everything! Lessons From A Culture of Innovation

Hip-hop is a world-class disruptor. It has transformed music, popular culture, fashion, business and advertising, creating (and upending) massive industries in its wake. This talk explores the enormous innovative potential that hip-hop music, culture, and perspective can bring to multiple fields and disciplines including science and technology, education, health and wellness, politics and activism, journalism, fine arts and… Well. Everything.

Hip-Hop Can Save Your Business! Inspiration From a Culture of Entrepreneurship

From startups to established companies, all businesses share some basic goal: Expand the customer base, innovate in the field, and perhaps most importantly, find that killer competitive edge. This talk explores the innovative, inspiring and often surprising lessons that hip-hop culture can bring to any kind of business to help achieve these objectives.

Inspiration: Lessons from a culture of innovation.
Inclusion: Authentically expand your business to include the hip-hop minded consumer.
Innovation: Understand the unique perspectives hip-hop minded people bring to any business.

Still Fighting The Power: Hip-Hop’s Evolving Role in the Battle For Social Justice
Bad Raputation: Media, Corporations & High-Profile Individuals Are Killing An American Culture
Podcasting to Grow Your Business or Nonprofit
Past talks (4)
Hip-Hop Can Save Your Business!
Hip-Hop Can Save Your Business!
Makerhoods / Express Newark
Hip-Hop Can Hack Everything!
TripTech
Carnegie Mellon University / Google
March 30, 2019
Hip-Hop Can Hack Everything!
Circle of H.O.P.E. (Hackers Of Planet Earth)
New York City
July 20, 2018
Hip-Hop As Social Justice Journalism
Show & Prove Hip-Hop Studies Conference
University of California, Riverside
December 8, 2018
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Presenting "Hip-Hop As Social Justice Journalism" at Ohio State University
Presenting "Hip-Hop As Social Justice Journalism" at Ohio State University
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Books & Articles (4)

Libraries, Museums, and Universities Must Welcome Hip-Hop Into Their Halls
‘Hip-Hop Hacks’ Event Series Highlights Technological Innovation Fueled by Youth Culture and Lifestyle
Attitudes toward the Teaching of Hip-Hop History and Culture
Defending Nas: Why The Veteran Rapper Is More 'Relevant' Than Ever, And It Has Little To Do With Music

Expertise (18)

Entertainment & Art
Technology
Health & Well-being
Education
Business
Innovation Social Justice Hip hop Arts and Culture Diversity Podcasting Podcasting for Business Business Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Education African American culture Art and Entertainment Arts and Social justice

Clients

Google
Carnegie Mellon University
Spotify
Hackers on Planet Earth (H.O.P.E.)
Ohio State University
La Place: Hip-Hop Cultural Center (Paris, France)
A3C Music Festival and Conference
National Endowment for the Humanities
University of California
Makerhoods
Trinity College
Medgar Evers College

Awards & certifications (2)

Best Journalism Podcast (Co-Creator, Producer)
New York Press Club
2018
Best Journalism Podcast
Society of Professional Journalists / PCLI
2019
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Why choose me? 

I inspire audiences to discover new ways to innovate in their personal and professional lives.

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