by ccmntspeakers | Oct 3, 2024
Julia Jordan-Zachery Author, Professor Julia S. Jordan-Zachery is professor and chair of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department at Wake Forest University. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on African American women and public policy. She is...
by ccmntspeakers | Aug 8, 2024
Damon Young Author Pittsburgh writer Damon Young’s debut memoir, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir In Essays (Ecco/HarperCollins), won the Thurber Prize for American Humor and Barnes & Noble’s Discover Award. Damon is also a founder of...
by ccmntspeakers | Aug 1, 2024
Vanessa K. Valdés Author, Historian Dr. Vanessa K. Valdés is a cultural critic and historian whose work focuses on the literatures, visual arts, performances, and histories of Black peoples throughout the Western hemisphere. An engaging speaker, she served as a...
by ccmntspeakers | Jun 23, 2024
Shay-Akil McLean Writer, Biologist @Hood_Biologist Dr. McLean is a writer, educator, independent research scientist, public scholar and thought leader studying the relationships between human biology, racism, and health inequities. Dr. McLean is a trained...
by ccmntspeakers | Jun 23, 2024
Quartez Harris Author, Educator @QuartezHarris1 Quartez Harris is a poet and teaching artist and was a second-grade teacher for six years. Harris is a Baldwin House fellow and named The Ohio Poetry Association’s Poet of the Year for his book We Made It to...
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