Left of Black S5:E2: A Conversation with Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough

Left of Black S5:E2: A Conversation with Dillard University President Dr. Walter KimbroughLeft of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype by Dr. Walter Kimbrough, aka the “Hip-Hop Prez,” the 7th President of Dillard University.  Dr. Kimbrough was outspoken in the aftermath of Andre Young’s (Dr. Dre) $35 Million gift to the University of Southern California (USC) noting in this interview that USC’s endowment is “twice the endowment of all the HBCUs put together; they don’t need the money.” Yet Dr. Kimbrough also admits “those who are alums, it is your responsibility, primarily, to take care of those institutions.”Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University.***Episodes of Left of Black are also available for free download in @ iTunes U***Follow Left of Black on Twitter: @LeftofBlackFollow Mark Anthony Neal on Twitter: @NewBlackManFollow Dr. Walter Kimbrough on Twitter: @HipHopPrez