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THE
CENTERFORTHESTUDYOFRACE,POLITICS&
CULTURE(CSRPC)
and
BLACKTECHM
ECCA
PRESENTANEVENINGWITHJOHNLEE[HACKER](akaJOHNTHREATakaCORRUPT)
PROGRAMMER/FILMMAKER/MTVWRITER

Chicago,ILApril17,2016

The
CenterfortheStudyofRace,Politics&Culture
(CSRPC)
and
BlackTech
Mecca
unitetopresentJohnLee[Hacker],inthefirstprogramhighlightingthehistoryofblackpeoplein
technology.ThetalkwilltakeplaceWednesday,April27,2016at6:30pmat
CSRPC
,5733SouthUniversity
Avenue,Chicago,Illinois60637.

Johnhasrecentlyfinisheddutiesaswriter/producerontheshow"BuggedOut"forMTV,amoderndaytake
onJackassusingtechnologytoprankpeoplethatwillairSummer,2016.Adirectorofmusicvideosformajor
labelsandindieartist,hehasalsodirectedmusicvideospecialsforStarz!anddirectedextensivevisual
workfortheMileyCyrustour.In2008,HewascollaboratedwithMelvinVanPeebleson
Confessionsofan
ExDoofusItchyFootedMutha
ascinematographer.

Johnoperatesseveralentrepreneurialinterestsintechnologyandconsumerproducts,anAI(Artificial
Intelligence)

poweredmusicvideogeneratorformusicartistscalled
MVGEN
,apowerfulopensource
intelligence(OSINT)enginethatgathersglobalinformationandcorrelatesitinAtlas11,andacoffee
nootropicscoldbrewcalledHacker'sBrew,hittinggrocerystoreshelvessoon.

WhileJohnalsohappenstobeinternationallyrenownedcomputerhacker,heisalsoasecurityexpertwho
hasspenthoursdoingforensicsandtrackingdowncriminalsinremotepartsoftheworld.

HehasfeaturedonthecoverofmagazineslikeWired,andfeaturedonCBSTVs60minutesforhishacking
acumenandderringdo.

StraightoutofBrooklyn,JohnLee(akaJohnThreat)isawriter/director,technologistandentrepreneur.Heis
reppedbyMadRuxfordirecting.

TheCenterfortheStudyofRace,PoliticsandCulture(CSRPC)
wasestablishedin1996underthedirection
of
ProfessorMichaelDawson
.Fromitsinception,faculty,students,andstaffwhohavebeeninvolvedwith
theCenterhavebeencommittedtoestablishinganewtypeofresearchinstitutedevotedtothestudyofrace
andethnicity,onethatseekstoexpandthestudyofracebeyondtheblack/whiteparadigmwhileexploring
socialandidentitycleavageswithinracializedcommunities.

BlackTechMecca
isacollaborativecommunityinitiativethatisbuildingathrivingblacktechecosystemin
Chicagobystrengtheningconnections,quantifyingimpact,anddirectinggrowthforindividuals,community
organizations,andcompanies.

Thewholestorystartsin1989,monthsbeforetheM
artinLutherKingDaycrashofAT&T.
Thewholemess,grewintoa
worldclasselectronicgangwarfoughtbyhackersfromNewYorkCitytoTexas.

Ananonymousmemberofthe
LegionofDoom
callsamemberoftheMastersofDeceptiona"nigger"andinthe
looseknithackerunderground,nothingisthesameagain.

MichelleSlatallaandJoshuaQuittner,
WiredMagazine12.01.94
.

JohnLee,a.k.a.JohnThreat,usedthenameCorruptasamemberof
MastersofDeception(MOD)
,aNewYork
basedhackergroupintheearly90s.

AsaresultofhisparticipationintheGreatHackerWar,betweenMODandrivalhackergroupLegionofDoom,he
wasindictedonfederalwiretappingchargesin1992.Hepledguiltyandwassentencedtooneyearatafederal
detentioncenter.HisparticipationintheGreatHackerWarlandedhimonthecoverofWiredMagazinein1994.
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