Contemporary Youth, Hip-Hop, and Urban Science Education: The Role of Multimedia Educational Technology in Disseminating the Science Needed for Community Empowerment to Reduce and Eliminate Health Disparities Christopher Emdin, Ph.D. Co-Director, Annual Health Disparities Conference at Teachers College, Columbia University, Co-Director of the Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education (CHEUSE) and CHEUSE Director of Urban Science Education, Assistant Professor of Science Education, Director of Secondary School Initiatives at the Urban Science Education Center, Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY