For more information, contact John Bennett, (937) 775-3232. 
May 15, 2007 Rapper-turned-psychologist Roxanne Shanté to speak at Wright State University Roxanne Shanté, who recorded a hit record at age 14, retired from the music business at age 25, and is now a psychologist, will discuss “The Relevance of Hip-Hop to Social Change” when she visits Wright State University on Friday, May 18. As part of Wright State’s 40th anniversary celebration, Shanté will speak at 12:15 p.m. in the Pathfinder Lounge, room E110 in the Student Union on the Wright State campus. Sponsored by the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center and African American Women in Professional Psychology, the event is free and open to the public.Born Lolita Shanté Gooden in Queens, New York, Shanté came to prominence as a teenager in 1984 when she recorded Roxanne’s Revenge. The song was recorded in response to a song by the male group UTFO called Roxanne, Roxanne, about a woman who would not notice them. The song sold over 250,000 copies in the New York area alone and spawned over 100 “answerback” records by other rappers. Other hits by Shanté include Have a Nice Day, Go on Girl and Sharp as a Knife. She subsequently retired from the music business in order to further her education. Shanté earned a Ph.D. in psychology and now has her own practice in New York. She speaks on a variety of topics including teen pregnancy, domestic abuse, surviving college life, relationships, and hip hop music and culture. For more information, contact the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center at (937) 775-5645. 
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