by ccmntspeakers | Apr 8, 2025
Orlando Watson Poet, Festival Director Orlando Watson is an emerging poet, voiceover artist, and festival director from Cleveland, Ohio who has masterfully curated and managed six national festivals and nine premier arts programs between Ohio and Pennsylvania,...
by ccmntspeakers | Nov 1, 2024
Kevin Powell Writer, Activist Kevin Powell is one of the most celebrated political, cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices in America. He is a prolific writer and a GRAMMY-nominated poet; Kevin is a heavily sought-after public speaker who has lectured in all 50...
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...
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