Chuck D, leader and co-founder of legendary group Public Enemy and acclaimed Revolutionary, hip hop icon, social activist, author, film producer, and digital music pioneer, will discuss his life, work, and recent graphic novel STEWdio: The Naphic Grovel ARTrilogy of Chuck D with Akashic Books publisher Johnny Temple in the VersoFest 2024 Kickoff Conversation presented by Darcy Travlos.

Local media host, entrepreneur, and music executive June Archer will introduce Chuck D for the opening night of VersoFest 2024.
Chuck D first rose to acclaim in the 1980s with a string of critically lauded and commercially successful albums that addressed weighty issues about race, rage, and inequality.