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Speakers & Artists
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 | | Opal Palmer Adisa
Celebrated Novelist, Poet and Educator
• American Book Award Winner for her poetry collection Tamarind and Mango Women
• Diversity educator focusing on racism, sexism, homophobia and internalized oppression
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 | | Amer Ahmed
Acclaimed Scholar Examining Islamophobia
• Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking down the Barriers
• Hip Hop Activism Within Multicultural and Academic Arenas
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 | | Antwi Akom
Award Winning Educator, Scholar and Writer
• A Leading Expert on the Green Economy, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and Climate Change
• Greening the Globe: Environmental Health, Educational Equity, and Social Justice
• Revolutionary Urbanism: Race, Climate Justice, and the Politics of Pollution in Cities and Schools
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 | | Margarita Alcantara
Writer, Performance Artist, Community Activist
• As a Queer Pilipina Mestiza, her presentations explore multiple identities as well as community organizing
• Founder and editor of the 'zine Bamboo Girl
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 | | Daniel "Nane" Alejandrez
Founder and Executive Director, Barrios Unidos
• Community Organizing: Combating Poverty, Gangs, and Drugs
• Creating Youth-Centered Economic Development
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 | | damali ayo
Author, Performing and Visual Artist
• Post-Race America? Racism in the Age of Obama
• Author of the best selling book How to Rent a Negro
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 | | Murali Balaji
Award Winning Journalist and Scholar
• Books include The Professor and The Pupil: The Politics of W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson
• Editor of Desi Rap which examines the impact of hip hop on South Asian Americans
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 | | Khalil Bendib
Award-Winning Political Cartoonist
• Featured in over 1,700 newspapers across the country.
• Bringing a Muslim/Arab, progressive, non-Eurocentric perspective to the media.
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 | | Michael Benitez Jr.
Scholar & Speaker Integrating Hip Hop Pedagogy & Academic Inquiry
• Building Sustained Cross- and Intercultural Unity and Dialogue
• Empowerment and Education: Addressing Issues of Diversity and Social Justice
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 | | Mohammed Bilal
Diversity Consultant, Actor, Musician & Poet
• Facilitator of over 300 diversity presentations/workshops worldwide
• Former castmember of MTV's The Real World San Francisco
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 | | Mohammed Bilal & Josh "BOAC" Goldstein Orange Flash
Hip Hop Duo Looks at Race, Racism, and the Way We Get Along
• Challenging notions of Black and White, Jew and Muslim, urban and suburban to build cross-cultural communication and understanding
• Ten Tools for Open Interaction
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 | | Peter Bratt
Acclaimed Director and Screenwriter
• Award-winning Films include "La Mission" and "Follow Me Home"
• Longtime Native Activist and Community Advocate
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 | | Elaine Brown
Veteran Civil Rights Leader & Author
• New Age Racism in America: The Elimination of Race, Gender and Class Disparities
• First and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party in the 1970s
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 | | Linda Burnham
Activist & Writer for Women's Rights & Racial Justice
• Founder and Former Executive Director of the Women of Color Resource Center
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 | | Shakti Butler
Filmmaker and Facilitator of Diversity Dialogues
• Producer & Director of “Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible and "The Way Home"
• Building sustainable communities through equity and social justice
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 | | Ward Churchill
Native American Scholar, Activist & Author
• Author of over 20 books including From A Native Son, Critical Issues in Native North Americaand A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas
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 | | Angela Davis
Author, Educator and Activist
– Author of numerous books on the prison industrial complex including Abolition Democracy and Are Prisons Obsolete?
- Leader in the movement for economic, racial, and gender equality
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 | | Dr. Joy DeGruy
Renowned Educator and Author of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"
•Author of the groundbreaking book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
• Available for lectures and workshops
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 | | Melanie DeMore
Acclaimed African American Folk Singer
- Available for performances and vocal workshops
- Her "Sound Awareness” program explores the political and cultural effects of the media on music and young people
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 | | Noura Erakat
Palestinian American Human Rights Attorney & Professor
- Co-Founder of the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights
- Important voice for Palestinians in the United States and Middle East
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 | | Jacqueline Elena Featherston
Acclaimed Writer, Educator and Visionary
• Works include the book Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity and the film "Alice Walker: Visions of the Spirit"
• Weaving Change: Equity and Social Justice Transforming Culture across Differences
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 | | Lakota Harden
Acclaimed Orator, Community Organizer, Diversity Trainer
• Veteran activist in Native American communities
• Her lectures and workshops focus on unlearning racism, sexism and other social oppressions as well as "decolonization" workshops for Indigenous peoples
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 | | headRush
Spoken Word Theater and Popular Education Crew
• Performances combine elements of Xicano theatre, spoken word and hip hop to ignite critical dialogue and social action
• Makes complex issues accessible and relevant to diverse audiences through dramatic multi-media storytelling and interactive workshops
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 | | David Hilliard
Former Black Panther Party Chief of Staff
• Author of This Side of Glory, a compelling eyewitness account of the Black Panthers and the biography Huey, Spirit of the Panther
• A vibrant voice on civil rights history who speaks eloquently to racial divisions today
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 | | Alice Y. Hom
Educator and Community Builder
• Co-editor of the anthology Q & A: Queer in Asian America
• Makes the connections on race, gender, and sexuality as well as address topics of lesbian of color organizing, Asian American feminism, and Asian American lesbian and gay cultural activism
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 | | Ericka Huggins
Human Rights Activist, Poet and Scholar
• Former Black Panther leader and political prisoner
• Lectures focus on womens' leadership, physical and emotional well-being of women and children, youth incarceration, education, and the role of spiritual practice in sustaining activism and promoting change
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Politically Sexy, Rambunctiously Entertaining Spoken Word Hip Hop Theater
• Fuses spoken word, hip-hop, funk, and experimental theater
• Comprised of African American and Asian American artists, they demonstrate the complex history that binds our history
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 | | Andrew Jolivette
Accomplished Educator, Writer and Social/Cultural Critic
• Topics include Rethinking Identity: Mixed Race, HIV/AIDS and People of Color, Indigenous Rights and Cultural Survival, LGBT/Queer Community of Color Identity
• Author of Cultural Representation in Native America and Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed Race Native American Identity
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 | | Van Jones
Globally Recognized Pioneer in The Green Collar Economy
• Author of the bestseller The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Solve Our Two Biggest Problems
• Former Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality
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 | | Frances Kendall
Consultant and Author on Diversity, White Privilege and Organizational Change
• Author of Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race and Diversity in the Classroom
• Over thirty-five years experience in helping organizations and institutions address diversity and create change
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 | | Paul Kivel
Violence Prevention and Social Justice Educator, Activist and Writer
• Author of Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice; Boys Will Be Men: Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring and Community and You call this a Democracy?
• Works to end male violence and build alliances across race, gender, class, sexual orientation and age
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 | | Kiwi
Hip Hop Artist and Filipino Community Activist
• Formerly with the acclaimed Filipino hip hop group Native Guns, his latest CD is The Summer Exposure Mixtape
• Also facilitates Hip Hop workshops for young people
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 | | Dan Kwong
Internationally Touring Solo Performer, Writer, and Visual Artist
• Major performance works include Secrets of the Samurai Centerfielder, Monkhood in 3 Easy Lessons and The Night the Moon Landed on 39th Street
• ounder and curator of "Treasure in the House," the annual Asian Pacific American performance and visual art festival
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 | | Winona LaDuke
Internationally Renowned Activist working on Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Environmental Justice in Native America
• Author of numerous books including Recovering the Sacred, All our Relations and a novel, Last Standing Woman
• Executive Director of the Honor the Earth and founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project
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 | | Victor Lewis
Leader in the Field of Anti-Oppression Diversity Work and Alliance Building
• Known for his inspiring role in the award-winning race relations documentary, "The Color of Fear"
• Co-author of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
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 | | Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez
Two of the Men from "The Color of Fear," the Breakthrough Film about Race Relations
• Co-authors of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
• Offer engaging workshops and presentations based on the film and moving beyond "The Color of Fear"
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 | | James W. Loewen
Award-Winning Sociologist, Historian, and Best-Selling Author
• Author of numerous books including Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America and Sundown Towns and his latest, Teaching What Really Happened
• Topics cover U.S. history, multicultural education, civil rights, race relations, voting rights, law and social science
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 | | Roberto Lovato
One of the Nation’s Leading Latino Writers and Commentators
• Associate Editor with New America Media and frequent contributore to numerous magazines and websites
• Speaks and writes on growing Latino power and influence, immigration, media, politics, race and human rights
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 | | Ariel Luckey
Hip Hop Theater Artist, Poet, and Educator
• Exposes White Privilege and the Theft of Native Land through his solo show "Free Land: A Hip Hop Journey from the Streets of Oakland to the Wild Wild West"
• Director of the Free Land Project, which produces dynamic hip hop theater, keynotes, workshops, forums and cultural events
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 | | Clarence Lusane
Author, Scholar and Journalist on Race, Human Rights and Electoral Politics
- Expert on comparative race relations, international human rights, social movements and electoral politics
- Author of several books, including a major work, The Black History of the White House, forthcoming this fall
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 | | Ise Lyfe
Premier Spoken Word Artists, Emcee, and Educator
• Available for solo shows that include Is Everybody Stupid.(?) and Who's Krazy? as well as lectures, performances and workshops
• One of the top “101 Black Men in California Making a Difference”
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 | | Adam Mansbach
Dynamic Novelist with a Hip-Hop Aesthetic
- Author of the bestsellers Angry Black White Boy and The End of the Jews
- His dynamic presentations address the complexities of identity, hip hop, history, literature, and popular culture
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 | | Elizabeth Martinez
Veteran Social Justice Organizer and Author
• Books include the classic 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures, De Colores Means All of Us:Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century and 500 Years of Chicana Women’s History
• Co-Founder and Director of the Institute for MultiRacial Justice
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 | | Peggy McIntosh
Lecturer & Writer on White Privilege, Male Privilege and Equitable Curricula
• Author of the ground-breaking essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
•Founder and co-director of the National SEED(Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum
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 | | Reanae McNeal
Awarding Winning Performer, Playwright, Oral Herstorian
• Active in the anti-violence movement focusing on rape/sexual assualt
• Solo shows include Don't Speak My Mother's Name In Vain and Blues Women Don't Wear No Shoes
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 | | Pamela Means
Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter and Acoustic Artist
- A favorite at Black History Month, Women’s Month, Gay Pride, and Take Back the Night events.
- Seven CD releases including her latest, Precedent
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook
Anti-Racist Speaker and Organizer
• Director of the Solidarity Institute and co-founder of the spoken word and hip-hop duo, Anti-Racist Fifteen
• Author of A Different Shade of White, Another Kind of Male: A Guide to Using Privilege Responsibly
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook and Trevor Wysling: Anti-Racist Fifteen
Anti-Racist Spoken Word and HipHop Duo
• Performances accompanied by workshops and discussions on creating anti-racist culture on campus and in local communities
• Featured in the film Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible
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 | | Rev. Irene Monroe
Lesbian Theologian, Scholar, Writer and Activist
• Popular columnist for New England Blade, The Advocate Magazine, Black Commentator and Huffington Post
• Sought-after speaker on race, women's spirituality and gender issues.
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 | | Leroy Moore Jr.
African American Disabled Writer, Poet, Activist
• Author of a spoken word CD and chapbook Black Disabled Man with a Big Mouth & a High IQ
• Lectures on the intersection of race and disability, among other topics
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 | | Cherríe Moraga
Prolific Playwright, Poet, and Essayist
• Recipient of numerous awards for her plays including a United States Artist Rockefeller Fellowship for Literature
• Co-editor of the groundbreaking This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, among other books
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 | | Carlos Muñoz Jr.
Prominent Political Scientist, Historian and Public Intellectual
• Author of Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement and the forthcoming Diversity and The Challenge for a Multiracial Democracy In America
• Founding chair of the first Chicano Studies department in the nation
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 | | Ishle Park
Award-Winning Poet and Singer
• Author of The Temperature of This Water, her poetry is also featured on her CD, Work is Love
• Winner of numerous writing awards and former Poet Laureate of Queens
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 | | Sofía Quintero (aka Black Artemis)
Novelist, Filmmaker & Social Justice Activist
• Author of the hip hop novels Explicit Content and Picture Me Rollin’ and the "chica-lit" novel Divas Don't Yield
• Co-founder of Chica Luna Productions
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 | | Loretta J. Ross
Women's Rights & Human Rights Leader
• National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
• Co-author of Undivided Right: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice
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 | | Sonia Sanchez
Renowned Writer, Poet, and Playwright
• Author of over a dozen books including Homecoming, We a BaddDDD People, I've Been a Woman: New and Selected Poems
•A leading force in African American literary and political culture for over three decades
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 | | Renee Saucedo
Prominent Immigrant Rights Attorney & Human Rights Activist
• Founder of the grassroots organization, INS Watch
• Director of the San Francisco Day Laborer Program
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 | | Molly Secours
Writer & Filmmaker for Racial Equity and Social Justice
- Advisory Board Member of Fisk University’s Race Relations Institute and a leading voice on white privilege
- Films include “Faces Of TennCare,""College On The Brain," and "Welcome To My Hood"
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 | | Mab Segrest
Lesbian Feminist Scholar, Writer and Activist
- Adressses topics of White Privilege, GLBT and Women's issues, Mental Health and Ending Campus Sexual Assault
- Author of Memoir of a Race Traitor and Born to Belonging: Writings on Spirit and Justice
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 | | Rinku Sen
Leading Figure in the Racial Justice Movement
•Executive Director of Applied Research Center and Publisher of Colorlines magazine
• Books include The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization and Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing
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 | | Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Lesbian Feminist Filmmaker and Writer
• Producer, writer, and director of the feature length documentary NO! (The Rape Documentary)
• Her published essays are featured in several anthologies and journals in the U.S. and abroad
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 | | Carmen Mitzi Sinnott
Award-Winning Actress and Arts Educator
• Her solo show based on her own parents, SNAPSHOT: a true story of love interrupted by invasion, explores the forces of history, race, and war
• Best Actress nominee at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival & recipient of a Brooklyn Arts Council’s NYSCA Individual Artist Award
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 | | A Slice of Rice, Frijoles & Greens
Multicultural Program of Spoken Word, Music, Movement and Song
• African American(Chic Street Man), Latina(Paulina Sahagun) and Asian American(Dan Kwong) artists come together to take audiences beyond cultural borders in a show that entertains and enlightens
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 | | Noemi Sohn
Activist for Disability Rights and Racial Equality, and Media Advocate
• Lectures, workshops and poetry explore disability & identity, looking at ableism & other oppressions
• Working on a documentary film on women, race and disability.
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 | | Cathi Tactaquin
Executive Director of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- The Immigrant Rights Agenda and the Election of Barack Obama
- Immigration and Migration in the Global Era
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 | | Renee Tajima-Peña
Academy-Award Nominated Documentary Filmmaker
• Films include Who Killed Vincent Chin?, My America…or Honk if You Love Buddha and Calavera Highway
• Associate Professor in the University of California's Social Documentation Program
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 | | John Trudell
Poet, Recording Artist, Actor and Activist
•Books of poetry include his latest, Lines from a Mined Mind: The Words of John Trudell
• Has released some one dozen albums featuring his poetry set to traditional Native music as well as contemporary sounds
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 | | Walter Turner
Leading Authority on Africa - its History, Development and Current Events
• Co-author of No Easy Victories: African Liberation and American Activists over a Half Century, 1950-2000
• Host and producer of the acclaimed weekly Pacifica Radio program, "Africa Today"
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 | | Upsurge!
High Octane Jazz Poetry Duo
• Jazz Poets Raymond Nat Turner & Zigi Lowenberg move minds and incite action while always holding true to the rhythm
• CD releases include Chromatology and All Hands on Deck
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 | | Hugh Vasquez
Top Diversity Educator and Consultant
- Well-known for his role in the award-winning documentary film "The Color of Fear"
• Co-author of the curriculum Lessons from "The Color of Fear" and the book No Boundaries: Unlearning Oppression and Building Multicultural Alliances and Making Allies
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 | | Rev. C.T. Vivian
A Living Legend of the Civil Rights Movement
• A Baptist Minister who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for many years
• Speaks on building a Civil Rights Movement for the New Millennium
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 | | Alice Walker
The Essential Writer of Our Times
• Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple as well as numerous other novels, books of poetry, short stories and essay collections
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 | | Bob Wing
Senior Organizer with Southern Coalition for Social Justice
- Race, Elections and the Changing Electorate
- Crossing Race and Nationality: the Racial Formation of Asian Americans
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 | | Tim Wise
One of the Country's Leading Anti-Racist Writers and Activists
• Author of Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity and Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama, among other titles
• Available for lectures, workshops and trainings
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 | | Kristina Wong
Solo Performer, Educator, and Culture Jammer
• Her solo show, "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," explores mental illness among Asian American women
• Her quirky performance pranks and installations reinterpret Homeland Security, Asian sororities, and the Miss Chinatown Pageant, among other topics
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 | | Dave Zirin
Popular Sports Commentator and Writer
• Author of A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play, among other books
• Host of XM satellite’s popular weekly show, Edge of Sports Radio
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 | | Follow Me Home
An Exploration of Race & Identity from Director-Writer Peter Bratt
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