Byron Patrick Hurt (born December 31, 1969)[citation needed] is an American activist, lecturer, writer, and award-winning documentary filmmaker.
[1] His documentary Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival[2] and broadcast nationally on PBS in 2007.
While attending Northwestern, Hurt played football as a quarterback,[6] and founded God Bless the Child Productions before graduating in 1993.
This experience led Hurt to produce and direct the documentary I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America.
Hurt is also the former associate director of the United States Marine Corps gender violence prevention program.