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| Born | Byron Patrick Hurt December 31, 1969 |
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| Residence | Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Education | Northeastern University |
| Home town | Islip , New York |
| Spouse | Kenya Felice Crumel (2006-present) |
| Website http://www.bhurt.com/ |
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Byron Patrick Hurt (born December 31, 1969) is an American activist and documentary filmmaker. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Plainfield is a City in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. The Town of Islip is located in southern Suffolk County, New York ( USA) on the south shore of Long Island. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality
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Biography
Byron Hurt attended Northeastern University as a quarterback, and founded God Bless the Child Productions before graduating with a degree in Journalism in 1993. Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Upon graduation he was hired by the university's Center for the Study of Sport in Society to help form the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program with the purpose of educating young men about gender and sexual violence. This experience led Hurt to produce and direct the documentary I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America. After noticing the repeated theme of machismo in numerous rap music videos, Hurt then set about creating Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, an exploration of the pervasive issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in hip-hop culture. Machismo is a prominently exhibited or excessive Masculinity. Hip-Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a 2006 Documentary film written produced and directed by Byron Hurt. Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Hurt is also the former associate director of the United States Marine Corps gender violence prevention program. On September 30, 2006, Byron Hurt married Kenya Felice Crumel at their home in Plainfield, New Jersey. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Plainfield is a City in Union County, New Jersey, United States. [1]
Filmography
- Moving Memories: The Black Senior Video Yearbook
- I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America
- Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Notes
- ^ "Kenya Crumel and Byron Hurt", The New York Times, 2006-10-01. Hip-Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a 2006 Documentary film written produced and directed by Byron Hurt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Retrieved on 2008-03-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
References
- Independent Lens - Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes - Filmmaker Statement PBS. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Accessed March 7, 2008. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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