Mike Muse is bringing inciteful and necessary conversations to HBCUs. Muse, a pop culture and political commentator, aims to promote conversation amongst HBCU students and faculty that advances beyond just traditional talking points.
“The thesis of my work is sitting at the intersection of muse, which is the intersection of pop culture and politics. I like to pull back the social constructs of sports, music, film, fashion and technology,” said Muse. Muse is currently on a four-city tour, which stops at Morgan State University, Virginia State University, Paul Quinn College and North Carolina Central University, where he is speaking on four topics: Black futures, Safe Spaces for Black Men, Black Women Entrepreneurship and Black Health.
These topics were formed by thinking about the needs that impact the Black community and with the hope of determining new ways that they can be addressed.
“We keep having these same, similar conversations, but we’re not moving the needled,” said Muse. “But my goal is to expand the conversation and look at it from a very nuanced angle … I’m hoping that when individuals leave our summit, they will feel inspired and have a nuanced perspective looking at the issues so we can create a more holistic approach for solutions.”
On Sept. 22, Muse will make his second stop on the tour at Virginia State University, where his talk focuses on the theme Safe Spaces for Black Men.
“Safe spaces to me for Black men represent architecture, design, education; it represents so many different things that I don’t think about it as a singular point,” said Muse. “Because we look at safe space as a very singular point, we missed out on so many opportunities to create programming, ideology, strategies and policies that impact Black men as a whole.”
With two more stops on his tour, you can follow Muse’s journey @IAmMikeMuse on Instagram.
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