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Speakers & Artists
Search for Speakers, Artists, Exhibits and Films below
 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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