June 19th is fast approaching! Commemorate Juneteenth with a speaker that celebrates Black history, activism, and culture.
History
Dr. Matthew Delmont
Expert on African-American history and author of Black Quotidian and Half American
Speaking Topics & Expertise:
- Highlighting how Juneteenth honors the legacy of slavery, Black liberation, and African American history
- Educating on the country’s larger moment of reckoning
Isabel Wilkerson
Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste
Speaking Topics & Expertise:
- Spotlighting the insidious undertow of caste and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture, politics, and everyday lives
- Showing how America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions and toward hope in our common humanity
Action
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Award-winning historian and New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist
Speaking Topics & Expertise:
- Overcoming workplace bias
- Shifting the discussion from how not to be racist, to how to be an antiracist
Brittany K. Barnett
Award-winning attorney, entrepreneur, and author of A Knock at Midnight
Speaking Topics & Expertise:
- Seeking freedom for incarcerated individuals
- Diversifying venture capital investment and the modern workforce with the genius of the formerly incarcerated
Celebration
Kwame Onwuachi
James Beard award-winning chef, Top Chef contestant and judge, and author of Notes from a Young Black Chef and My America
Speaking Topics & Expertise:
- Addressing the intersection of race, fame, and food
- Sharing the dishes that show the true diversity of American food
Maya-Camille Broussard
Netflix’s Bake Squad star and Owner of Justice of the Pies
Speaking Topics & Expertise:
- Advocating for people living with disabilities and food apartheid, especially in communities of color
- Sharing the stories of heroes outside the kitchen that inspired her recipes