Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Dior Ashley Brown

Name: Duke Arts at American Tobacco: Dior Ashley Brown
Start: 2025-09-17T18:30:00-04:00
Location: American Tobacco Campus

Schedule

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

American Tobacco Campus | Durham, NC

Dubbed “the Hip-Hop Polymath” by The Washington Post, Dior Ashley Brown is an award-winning emcee, actor, poet, and activist whose work fuses music, politics, and performance. She’s opened for artists from Esperanza Spalding to the Wu-Tang Clan, and even shared stages with Yo-Yo Ma.

A Recording Academy member and powerhouse in the D.C. arts scene, Brown is driven by a deep belief in the power of voice—using her platform to preserve the soul of hip-hop, uplift women, and build a legacy rooted in change.
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