


Adisa Banjoko, named one of the top 20 under 40 by California's most
prestigious magazine, has been a respected journalist for over 15 years
and has appeared in the New York Times, The Harvard Archive, San
Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Vibe, Grappling, Yoga Journal,
NPR, Pacific News Service, and Allhiphop.com.
Under the pen name “The Bishop of Hip Hop”, he has entertained many
with his work on Hip Hop culture, eastern philosophy, martial arts,
religious culture, African American and youth social issues. He also hosts
the One Mic Radio show, which is downloadable at www.iciclenetworks.
com.
Adisa Banjoko’s knowledge has earned him countless invitations to
lecture at prestigious universities such as Harvard University, Stanford
University, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Santa Cruz and San Francisco State, just to
name a few. He has shared the stage with many political and cultural
icons such as S.F. Mayor Willie Brown, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson,
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, Hip Hop pioneer Afrika
Bambataa, rap legend Chuck D, and pioneer b-boy Crazy Legs. He most
recently founded the Hip-Hop Chess Federation an organization that
fuses music, chess and martial arts to promote non-violence, unity and
strategy.