Dr. Khalid el-Hakim is the founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, a
collection of over 7,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic
slave trade era to hip-hop culture. Dr. el-Hakim has been called the “Schomburg of the Hip-Hop
generation” because of his passionate commitment to carry on the rich tradition of the Black
Museum Movement. He has received national and international attention for his innovative work
of exhibiting Black history outside of traditional museum spaces. Most recently Dr. el-Hakim
was given the distinct honor of being named among the Change Makers for NBC Universal’s
Erase the Hate campaign and was one of the 100 Men of Distinction for 2017 in Black
Enterprise magazine. As the nation’s premiere Black history traveling exhibit, the Black History
101 Mobile Museum has exhibited in 40 states at over 500 institutions including:
colleges/universities, K-12 schools, corporations, libraries, conferences, and cultural events
making it the most sought-after exhibit of its kind in America. In 2013, he published The Center
of the Movement: Collecting Hip Hop Memorabilia, a groundbreaking book on the material
artifacts of hip-hop culture. Dr. El-Hakim has also worked for over twenty years in the hip hop
industry as a manager and/or booking agent for artists such as The Last Poets, Proof of D12,
Jessica Care Moore, and Professor Griff of Public Enemy. Dr. el-Hakim taught middle school
social studies in Detroit for 15 years and recently founded the Michigan Hip Hop Archive which
opens on the campus of Western Michigan University in 2020.