Jared Ball

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{{short description|American academic of communication studies}}

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| fields = Colonialism, Mass Media, Hip Hop Education, African American Studies

| workplaces = Morgan State University

| alma_mater = University of Maryland at College Park(Ph.D.)
Cornell University(MA)
Frostburg State University(BS)

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| known_for = Media Studies, Africana Studies, The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power

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Jared A. Ball (born September 28, 1971) is an American academic and political activist. He is a professor of communication studies and Africana / Black Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Ball is also host of the podcast “iMiXWHATiLiKE!” and a co-founder of Black Power Media. In the 2008 presidential election, Ball sought the nomination of the Green Party of the United States before eventually dropping out and endorsing Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.{{cite book |last1=Gosa |first1=Travis L. |last2=Nielson |first2=Erik |title=The Hip Hop & Obama Reader |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-934180-1 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bIt2CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA38 |language=en}}