JamesB

         James Bernard continues to shape the world of hip-hop in more ways than one.
        He is the founding editor of "XXL" as well as founding editor and partner of "The Source
        Magazine." In addition to being a music critic for "Entertainment Weekly," a columnist
        for "Request," a member of the Advisory Board of the National Voting Rights Institute, a
        trustee of the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Commissioner of the National Criminal
        Justice Commission, and a consultant for the Rockefeller foundation, Mr. Bernard has
        been published in numerous national magazines and newspapers including the New York
        Times, Village Voice and the San Francisco Chronicle.
            He has made television appearances and featured his work on “Good Morning America,”
        “CBS This Morning,” “Today,” “BET Our Voices,” “CNN Entertainment News,” “New
        York One,” “Larry King Live,” “ABC News Tonight,” “FOX Year in Review,” “MTV News,”
        and PBS.
            Mr. Bernard graduated Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School in March, 1992. He
        received his Bachelor of Arts (Honors), at Brown University, where he concentrated in Public
        Policy and American Institutions.