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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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 | | 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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 | | Amiri Baraka
A Vanguard in the Black Arts Movement
One of the nations most influential and prolific African American artists
Author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, music history and criticism.
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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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 | | Jello Biafra
Musician, Spoken Word Artist, Green Party Activist
Former leader of the punk band the Dead Kennedys
Ran for the Green Party Presidential Nominee in 2000 & active in Ralph Nader's 2004 & 2008 Campaigns
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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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 | | Kate Bornstein
Transexual Author, Playwright & Performance Artist
Author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us , among other books which are taught in over 120 colleges and universities
Lectures and Workshops on sex, gender, and alternatives to teen suicide
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 | | Brave New Voices on Tour
...because the next generation can speak for itself.
Includes some of the brightest young performance poets nationwide
These voices of 21st Century America transcend race, class, gender, orientation, and red state/blue state politics to show us what the next generation of leaders looks and sounds like
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 | | Kimberly Dark
Award Winning Performance Artist, Poet and Scholar
- Becoming the Subject of Your Own Story
- Gender, Race and Money
- Examining the intersections of gender, race and class with humor and compassion
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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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 | | 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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 | | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
A Leading Voice in Performance and Arts Education
National Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran, dancer/choreographer and featured artist on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry on HBO
Recipient of the U.S. Artists Rockefeller Fellowship which annually recognizes 50 of the country's "greatest living artists"
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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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | devorah major
Accomplished Poet, Novelist, Performer
Books include Ice Journeys, street smarts and An Open Weave
Served as San Franciscos Poet Laureate from 2002-2006
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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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 | | 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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 | | Cherrνe 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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 | | Mark Nowak
Documentary Poet, Social Critic, and Labor Activist
Author of Shut Up Shut Down(afterword by Amiri Baraka) and Coal Mountain Elementary
Regenerating the Rich Tradition of Working-Class Literature
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 | | Alix Olson
Folk Poet and Progressive Queer Artist-Activist
Editor of the acclaimed book Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken World Revolution and author of several books of poetry and spoken word CDS
Poetry slam champion and subject of award-winning documentary Left Lane: On the Road with Folk Poet Alix Olson
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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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 | | Michael Reyes
Spoken Word Poet and Youth Organizer
Featured in the independent film "Urban Poet," his poetry CD is My Voice
Co-founder of Chicago youth centers Batey Urbano and Zocalo Urbano
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 | | Boots Riley
Hip Hop Artist and Raptivist for Social Justice
Co-founder of the hip hop group The Coup whose award-winning albums include Party Music and Pick a Bigger Weapon
Spoken word poet and community organizer
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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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 | | 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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 | | 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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 | | 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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