AUTHOR | JOURNALIST | TEDx SPEAKER | CULTURE-INFORMED INNOVATION STRATEGIST
Manny Faces explores how Hip Hop’s ingenuity, resilience, and cultural intelligence can help people and institutions rethink education, innovation, leadership, media, and social change.
THE THROUGHLINE
Different platforms.
One larger purpose.
For more than two decades, Manny Faces has worked across journalism, podcasting, education, scholarship, public speaking, and cultural advocacy.
The common thread is a belief that Hip Hop is far more than entertainment. It is a source of knowledge, innovation, community insight, and practical ideas for navigating a changing world.
EXPLORE THE WORK
Keynotes, featured talks, workshops, consultations, and conversations that reveal what Hip Hop teaches about resilience, innovation, leadership, and possibility.
SPEAKING
Powerful ideas for
navigating change and
inspiring innovation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
& CONSULTING
Workshops and advisory engagements helping educators and leaders across sectors apply Hip Hop’s lessons to innovation, engagement, communication, and change.
Culture-driven strategies for real-world challenges
EXPLORE PD & CONSULTING
MEDIA & SCHOLARSHIP
Stories and ideas
that expand the
conversation.
Journalism, essays, podcasting, interviews, commentary and research examining Hip Hop's role in American life and its potential as a force for social innovation.
Research, education, advocacy, and collaborative initiatives advancing the responsible application of Hip Hop across sectors.
THE HIP HOP INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
Building the ecosystem
beyond one person.
FEATURED WORK
THE BOOK
Inspiration for the Nation
from a Culture of Innovation
A bold examination of how Hip Hop's values and innovations can help heal our divides and build a better future.
PODCAST / NEWSLETTER
Conversations and content that move culture forward
Throughout the "Hip Hop Can Save America!" media ecosystem, Manny shares stories, analysis, and insight from the intersection of Hip Hop and social change.
TEDx TALK
A talk on how Hip Hop's remix mentality can help people collaborate, adapt, and create new possibilities together.
TRUSTED IN SERIOUS ROOMS
Manny’s work has reached audiences at Microsoft, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Rutgers, Howard University, and many major conferences and cultural institutions in the United States and abroad.
ABOUT MANNY
A translator between culture, institutions, and possibility.
Manny Faces is an award-winning journalist, author, TEDx speaker, podcast producer, and cultural strategist whose work examines how Hip Hop can help improve the way people lead, learn, create, communicate, and build community.
For more than two decades, he has worked across media, education, technology, civic life, and cultural advocacy, bringing a rare combination of journalistic rigor, cultural fluency, and practical strategy to each space. His work has been presented at major universities, global companies, national conferences, and international cultural institutions.
He is the author of the Dr. Cornel West-endorsed book Hip Hop Can Save America! Inspiration for the Nation from a Culture of Innovation and the founding director of The Hip Hop Institute for Social Innovation. Through speaking, writing, research, and collaborative projects, Manny has become a leading voice in expanding how institutions understand Hip Hop’s intellectual, social, and civic value.
Let's build something meaningful.
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