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Professor Lyrical - Sample of College/University/Corporate Performances & Talk

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QuSTEAM Conference -Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois. -Presentation/Performance on Quantum STEM Education 07/11/23

Fairfax Regional Library (Fairfax, VA), -IntroVerse w/Bernard & Pro, Performance based workshop - helping introverts prosper 06/08/23

UVA Community Based Workshop -Lighthouse Video, Charlottesville, VA -Rap performance, Interview, Video Workshop 02/20/23

UVA Community Based Workshop -Lighthouse Video, Charlottesville, VA -Rap performance, Interview, Video Workshop 01/23/23

Drill Down-Level Up Music Conference -Destin, Florida, Performance 01/20/23

UVA Community Based Workshop -Lighthouse Video, Charlottesville, VA -Rap performance, Interview, Video Workshop 11/07/22

UVA Community Based Workshop -Lighthouse Video, Charlottesville, VA -Rap performance, Interview, Video Workshop 10/27/22

US Naval Academy -Annapolis, MD -National Quantum Literacy Conference -Panel Discussion/Rap Performance/Talk 10/07/22

UDC-CC Washington, DC -First-Year Student Orientation -MC/Rap Performance of "Yo That's Pro" 06/01/22

Physics Fiesta -Solorio Academy HS, Chicago, Il - Rap performance of Yo That's Pro & STEAM SONG 03/18/22

LA County "Our SPOT" -Professional development session, Positive Youth Development via Hip Hop Culture 03/12/22

Verizon Innovative Learning -Young Men of Color Workshop -Guest Speaker 01/29/22

Amani Public Charter School (Mt. Vernon-NY) -Poetry Workshop & Slam -Speaker/Performer 06/01/21

Pound the Mic (Poetry Slam, Winner) -Haverhill, MA (Online) 04/23/21

Colorado University (Denver) -Dismantling the Stereotype, "Auraria Gotz Talent" -Guest Performance 04/20/21

National Math Festival (Syracuse, NY) -"Rapping with the Professor" (The Math of Songwriting) 04/17/21

ARTIVISM w/Dr. Noosh -Center for Identity and Inclusion at Colorado University -Guest Spoken Word Performance 03/21/21

National Math Festival  -"Hip Hop Math with Professor Lyrical," Talk/Performance/Concert 01/12/21

National Math Festival  -“Performing New Steps Together” National Math Festival Presenters -Talk/Performance 05/27/20

Missouri Virtual Academy -"Careers in Education and Training; STEM; Information Technology" (Manchester, MO) -V. Talk Guest Speaker 02/25/20

UDC -"The Power of the March, MLK & a Legacy of Activism, host: Rev. Mark Thompson"(Washington, DC) -Performance and Panelist 01/29/20

Argosy Collegiate Charter High School -"Hip Hop, STEM and STEAM with Professor Lyrical" (Fall River, MA) -Performance and Talk 11/22/19

Success Academy at Knotts -"The Relationship of Speed & Energy (w/My Career as Educator/Arist)" (Kansas City, MO) -V. Talk Presenter 11/04/19

University of the District of Columbia -UDC Film Festival (Washington, DC), -Performance 11/02/19

Guadalupe Centers HS -"How High School is Relevant to me, even if I am not Going to College (Kansas City, MO)- V. Talk Presenter 10/31/19

Kennedy Center -Words Beats & Life Festival (Washington, DC) -Performance 10/06/19

WNBA/Washington Mystics/Deloitte -“MysticSTEM rap” (Washington, DC), halftime Mystics/STEM rap -performance 08/11/19

John Adams Elementary -"Father Figures” (Alexandria, VA) Mentoring men about being a father -Guest Speaker 06/18/19

Johnson & Whales -Prof. Viscardi's Hip Hop Culture Class, Discussion (Providence, RI) -Guest Speaker 05/01/19   

UDC "Ourstories" -Performance & Discussion (Washington, DC) -Host/Performance 03/29/19   

Alden Theatre -TedxTysons (Special Pitch Event), Crampton Auditorium (Maclean, VA) -Performance 03/20/19   

Howard University -TedxLedroitPark, Crampton Auditorium (Washington, DC) -Performance 02/27/19   

League for Innovation Conference -Marriot Marquis (NYC) -Talk & Performance 02/25/19   

UDC "Word of Issues" -Performance & Discussion (Washington, DC) -Host/Performance 11/26/18   

Columbia University -#HipHopEd Conference (Washington, DC) -Paper & Performance 06/10/18   

USA Science & Engineering Festival/AMS -Who Wants to be a Mathematician? (Washington, DC) -Featured Performance 04/06/18 

Arlington Cinema (Arlington, VA) -Awesome NOVA "Awesome Pitch Night," -Performance 4/04/18   

Roger Williams University w/Times2 Academy (Bristol, RI) -“STEM Talks,” -Talk & Performance w/Q&A 03/08/18   

MIT (Cambridge, MA) -Professor Karatsolis Rhetoric Class Visit -Talk/Performance 03/08/18   

Times2 Institute STEM (Warwick, RI) -“STEM Talks,” -Closing Talk & Performance 11/29/17  

Busboys & Poets @ 5th & K (Washington, DC) -Feature Performance/Spoken Word 11/15/17  

UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (Washington, DC) -Gender Justice Project Conference, -Performance/Talk 10/20/17  

Howard University (Washington, DC) -Beats & Books (Music industry/education), -Panelist/Talk 10/18/17  

Connecticut College (New London, CT) -Mellon Mays Undergrad Fellowship “Pathways to the Professoriate,” -Lecture 10/09/17  

UDC (Washington, DC) -UDC Film Festival Closing "I Am Not Your Negro," -Performance 09/23/17  

UDC (Washington, DC) -Fall 2017 UDC Convocation Closing Selection, -Performance 09/20/17  

Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) -Pitch & Flow (Lyrical Winner for Sunculture.com), -Performance 09/13/17  

Northeastern Univ. (Boston) -"NeXT" Experiential Learning Conference for inaugural cohort 07/19/17  

USC (LA, CA) -Prof. Shafiqa Ahmadi & Darnell Coles' 1st Spoken Justice event Center for Ed. Identity & Soc. Justice, -Feat. Performance 03/09/17  

USC (Los Angeles, CA) -"Dr. V." Class visit, -Discussion 03/08/17    

MIT (Cambridge, MA) -Professor Karatsolis Rhetoric Class Visit "Helping Scientist Communicate Effectively," -Discussion/Performance 03/02/17  

UMass-Boston -Boston Public Library Showcase Massachusetts Hip Hop -Archive, Talk 11/19/16   

Boston Public Library (Rabb Hall) -Shakespeare Smackdown (winner), -Performance/Battle 10/25/16    

SEIU1199 Union Hall (Dorchester, MA), -Hip Hop 4 Flint Boston -Performance 3/19/16    

333 Tremont, Boston, MA -Cipher Divine, Hip Hop Education (Lyricism), -Performance/Class 3/05/16    

MIT (Cambridge, MA) -Professor Karatsolis Rhetoric Class Visit "Helping Scientist Communicate Effectively," -Discussion/Performance 02/18/16    

Landmark College (Putney, VT) -Self-Betterment and Redefining your Identity, -Performance/Talk 02/08/16    

UTEC (Lowell, MA) -Lyricism contest, discussion and performance, -Performance/Talk 01/20/16    

UTEC (Lowell, MA) -Lyricism discussion and performance, -Performance/Talk 12/16/15  

Northeastern "Texpo" Keynote Presentation/Performance   -A Conversation on Engagement for Faculty/Staff 03/17/15

UPCEA Equinox Inn (Manchester, VT) -Closing Session/Keynote "Harnessing the Power of Hip Hop in Higher Ed" 10/31/14

Tech Boston Academy, Dorchester, MA -Presentation/Talk w/students 10/01/14    

UMass-Lowell -University Crossing -Performance 09/27/14      

Central Connecticut State University -Performance 09/11/14      

Northeastern University (Boston) –Boston Celtics "Stay in School" event, -Keynote/Performance 05/22/14        

Boston College -Hip Hop, Its History, Its Effects, -Featured Panelist/Performer 05/08/14   

Emerson College -Victory Stride, 60 Years of Civil Rights Progress, -Featured Performer/Speaker 02/26/14    

UMass-Boston -Class Presentation w/Dr. Pacey Foster (Creative Markets and Hip Hop), -Speaker 02/20/14    

Boston College -Black History Month (Hip Hop & Black History), -Panel/Speaker 02/19/14     

Bristol Community College -Gateway Program Guest Speaking Event, -Speaker/Performance 10/11/13

University of Colorado Denver -SANKOFA Speaker Series with Dr. Robert Clift, Chuck D & Professor Lyrical, -Performer/Speaker 9/26/14

Northeastern University (Boston) -Incoming Student Event, -Emcee/Host/Speaker/Performance 09/03/13      

Northeastern University (Boston) -Boston Parks & Recreation Summer Concert, -Emcee/Performance 07/22/13   

Northeastern University (Boston) -Boston Celtics "Stay in School" event, -Keynote/Performance 05/23/13   

MIT Media Lab -Museum of Science/Intel Computer Clubhouse, -Speaker/Performance 10/12/12   

Northeastern Univ. (Boston) -Boston Celtics "Stay in School" event, -Keynote/Performance 05/23/12     

Southern NH University (SNHU) -NHHEAF Destination College -Keynote, Speaker/Performance 03/24/12    

New England Institute of Art (Boston) -College wax cylinder recording w/John Krivit, -Workshop Speaker 03/23//12    

Northeastern University (Boston) -Sickle Cell Event w/ Prodigy of Mobb Deep, -Host/Performance 11//10/11 

MCI Norfolk State Prison -La Familia and Young Father's Event, -Speaker/Performance 10/29/11 

Northeastern University (Boston) -LASO.CVS @ AfterHours w/Yunel Cruz, -Performance 10/28/11  

Northeastern University (Boston) -Color in Freedom, -Speaker/Performance 08/21/11    

Possible Project (Cambridge) -High School student entrepreneurialism talk, -Speaker/Performance 08/14/11    

Community Charter School of Cambridge -Career Glimpse, -Speaker/Performance 08/11/11    

Northeastern University (Boston) -Boston Celtics "Stay in School" event, -Keynote/Performance 05/26/11     

Southern NH University (SNHU) -NHHEAF Destination College -Keynote/Performance 03/26/11     

New England Institute of Art (Boston), -Speak/Performance 12/02/10  

Northeastern University (Boston) -Class Presentation w/Prof. Emmett Price, -Speak/Performance 12/01/10  

Showa Institute of Japan (Boston), -Speak/Performance 10/24/10  

Showa Institute of Japan (Boston), -Speak/Performance 05/04/10    

Bay State College -Haley House (Dorchester), -Performance/Benefit 04/22/10    

Southern NH University (SNHU) –NHHEAF Destination College Readiness, -Speak/Performance 03/28/09    

Curry College –Healthy Choices W/District Attorney Keating, -Speak/Performance 03/12/09    

Northeastern University -Sports in Society, -Speak/Performance 05/07/08    

Harvard Graduate School of Education -Black Student Union Youth Day, -Speak/Performance 04/21/08    

Southern NH University (SNHU) -NHHEAF "How College Made the Difference," -Panel/Performance 03/22/08  

Berklee College –Songwriting Department Guest Lecturer, -Speak/Performance 02/19/08    

Harvard Grad School of Education -Black Student Union Youth Day, -Speak/Performance 04/21/07    

Bristol Community College -NE Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, -Performance 04/20/07    

Bentley College -"The Business & Culture of Hip Hop," -Speak/Performance 04/06/07    

Bentley College -"The Business & Culture of Hip Hop; Historical Context," -Lecture/Performance 04/05/07    

Eastern Nazarene College -Youth Violence Prevention, -Keynote/Performance 04/03/07    

Plymouth State College -8th NHHEAF Destination College, -Panel/Performance 03/17/07    

Harvard Graduate School of Education -Screening of "Beyond Beats & Rhymes," -Panel/Workshop 02/26/07    

Emmanuel College -Screening of "Beyond Beats & Rhymes,” -Panel/Performance 02/01/07    

Democracy Center Harvard -Screening of "Beyond Beats & Rhymes,” -Panel/Performance 01/23/07    

New England Institute of Art -IBS Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS), -Panel/Performance 11/04/06  

PROFESSOR LYRICAL

Professor Lyrical is an in-demand public speaker and performer who has keynoted numerous events and participated in multiple Tedx Talks as well.

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