Bettina Love is an author, scholar and education professor at the University of Georgia. She is also an upcoming fellow at the W.E.B Dubois Research Center at Harvard University.
I came across a talk by Love today, and, well, it kind of blew me away. I've been thinking for a while now that hip-hop is an under-utilized tool in schools. But Love's argument here is the strongest case I've seen so far. It's worth watching 'til the end.