Active Mic: Mental Health through Hip Hop
Kai Roberts
Monday, 11 Mar 2019 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Kai Roberts was a student at Carnegie Mellon University when he began experiencing extreme anxiety and panic disorder. He discovered healing power in writing and created a series of hip hop lyrics to illustrate what he was feeling. Roberts recorded his “Carnegie Café†album in 2013, which quickly became a resource for students dealing with mental health disorders and a key element in his own recovery. Kai Roberts is currently the assistant director of admissions at Carnegie Mellow and a professional speaker with Active Minds, a nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students.Kai Roberts received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Carnegie Mellon University in 2015. He worked previously as a
communications and development coordinator for Pittsburg Promise, an organization that aids young diverse individuals and funds scholarships to increase post-secondary access. Most recently he worked as a YMCA Lighthouse
Project Program Coordinator, working with underrepresented adolescents.
Cosponsored By:
- Student Government
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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