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Jared A. Ball: Activist, Professor, and FreeMix Radio Creator

Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Leshell Hatley in Scholarly Celebrations

Dr. Jared A. Ball is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University.  His research interests include the interaction between colonialism, mass media theory and history, as well as, the development of alternative/underground journalism and cultural expression as mechanisms of social movements and political organization.

Education
University of Maryland at College Park, Ph.D. in Journalism and Media Studies December 2005
Cornell University, M.P.S. in Africana Studies May 2001
Frostburg State University, B.S. in History May 1999

Career
Dr. Ball is a member of the Board of Directors of Words, Beats and Life, Inc. and the International Association for Hip-Hop Education.  Dr. Ball is the editor of the Journal of Hip-Hop and Global Culture from Words, Beats and Life and hosts “Jazz & Justice,” Mondays, 1-3:00 p.m., on Washington, D.C.’s WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica Radio. He is also the founder and creator of FreeMix Radio: The Original Mixtape Radio Show, a hip-hop mixtape committed to the practice of underground emancipatory journalism.

Dr. Ball served as Communications Fellow for the Green Institute and was the Green Party’s nominee for president in 2008.

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To learn more about Dr. Jared Ball, his writings, reviews, and speaking engagements, please review is extended bio on voxunion.com

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