• Royce Fellowship
Jonathan
Mahone

Concentration 

American Civilization

Award Year 

1998

John will research the historical and social foundations of hip-hop music. He will conduct literary analysis, auditory study and interviews to understand this musical form as an influential, uniquely American social and cultural movement.

Jon is a teacher at Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island and program director of Truskool Studios, an after-school arts program that recruits urban youth to paint murals. Jon is also a founding member of In House Freestyle, a Providence-based, all-black improv comedy troupe.