Featured Political Speakers

 Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

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Categories: Black History, Political, Civil Rights, Education, Government & Politics, Motivation

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the youngest members of the growing body of “Hip-Hop Intellectuals” in the country. His work, which covers topics such as hip-hop culture, politics, sexuality, and education, and religion, has appeared in numerous journals, magazines, books, and anthologies. Dr. Hill has lectured widely and provides regular commentary for numerous radio, television and print media outlets such as The Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Essence Magazine, Radio America, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. His column, The Barbershop Notebooks, appears bi-monthly for PopMatters Magazine and is often syndicated through various websites such as SeeingBlack.com and the Alternet. His award-winning daily blog is updated on his website, www.MarcLamontHill.com. Read More...

Farrad Ali

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Topics: Community Relations, Political, Entrepreneurism, Financial & Tax Planning, Motivation

A businessman, politician, community leader and dedicated advocate for Durham, North Carolina, Farad Ali is committed to shaping a shared vision for the city, respecting the voices of the people and assuring accountability of government. 

Having attended Githens Junior High School and graduating from Jordan High School, Ali is a product of the Durham public school system. He remained in the area, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in finance, from the School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He went on to obtain a Masters in Business Administration from Campbell University. Read More...

Valeisha Butterfield

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Topics: Media, Women in Society, Diversity, Empowerment, Political

Seasoned global marketing and communications strategist Valeisha M. Butterfield is the Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the International Trade Administration, Chair of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, television commentator, talk radio host and recognized expert on programs designed for minorities and women worldwide.

For more than a decade, Butterfield has distinguished herself as a personal and professional conduit for change. Read More...

Christopher Chestnut

National Emerging Leader

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Topic: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Law, Entrepreneurism, Empowerment, Communication

"Pursuing Justice...Because You Deserve It"

Acknowledged by President Barack Obama as a National Emerging Leader, Christopher M. Chestnut, Esq. is America’s next great voice for legal justice.  Chestnut, a Florida native and graduate of Florida State and University of Florida’s Levine School of Law, served on the Florida finance team for then presidential candidate Obama, which helped lead to a convincing victory in the battleground state. Read More...

Ayinde Jean Baptiste

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Topics: Black History, Civil Rights, Youth/Children, Motivation, Political

Ayinde Jean-Baptiste is not the son of a famous revolutionary or a famous politician. He is neither an entertainer nor the next 'great black leader'. He is sanba, a Haitian Kreyol term which encompasses poet/ griot/ keeper of memory/ servant of truth. He is a son of the African Diaspora committed to reclaiming revolutionary black pasts toward revolutionary human futures. Born in Brooklyn, on Umoja, the youngest child of a hard, demanding love, he was raised in Chicago and Evanston, IL as a member of a large extended family of blood and political relations, and as a master of ceremonies. Read More...

Farai Chideya

Host of NPR's News and Notes

Price Range: $9000 - $15000

Topics: Political, Civil Rights, Women in Society, Black History, Diversity

Farai Chideya is a multimedia journalist who has worked in print, television, online, and radio. Prior to joining NPR's News & Notes, Chideya hosted Your Call, a daily news and cultural call-in show on San Francisco's KALW 91.7 FM. Chideya has also been a correspondent for ABC News, anchored the prime time program Pure Oxygen on the Oxygen women's channel, and contributed commentaries to CNN, Fox, MSNBC, and BET. She got her start as a researcher and reporter at Newsweek magazine. In 1997 Newsweek named her to its "Century Club" of 100 people to watch. Read More...

Angela McGlowan

Conservative Political Commentator and Political Strategist

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Categories: Political, Motivation, Media, Communication, Presentation Skills

Angela McGlowan is the founder and CEO of Political Strategies & Insights (PSI), a government affairs, political strategy, public relations, and advocacy consulting firm based in Washington, DC.

With a wealth of federal legislative, press-related, and corporate experience, Angela McGlowan offers a fresh and unique perspective on the Washington political landscape.

From 1999 to 2005, Ms. McGlowan served as Director of Government Affairs and Diversity Development for Chairman Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, and as such was responsible for the development and implementation of aggressive diversity initiatives within the Fox Entertainment Group and its owned and operated interests. Read More...

 Chris Metzler

Associate Dean of Human Resources at Georgetown University and Labor Relations/Political Expert

Price Range: $4000 - $10000

Topics: Civil Rights, Diversity, Employees/Workforce, International Affairs, Politics

Christopher J. Metzler, PhD is Associate Dean of Human Resources for the Masters of Professional Studies at The School of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Georgetown University; he was on the faculty at Cornell University’s ILR School where he directed the EEO and Diversity Studies program. Prior to entering higher education, he headed the strategic issues and research practice at an international consulting firm and provided advice to multinational corporations and governments on human rights, human capital, equality, corporate social responsibility, discrimination and diversity. He lectures globally on diversity, global employment practices, corporate social responsibility, human rights, human resources and comparative employment systems. Read More...

Roy Paul

Fee Range: $1,500 - $2,500

Topics: Youth/Children, Government & Politics, Economy, Education, Community Relations

A refreshingly young voice is how many people describe political commentator, speaker, and analyst, Roy Paul. An expert on youth education, social and economic justice, and the advancement of African Americans in modern pop culture and politics, he is emerging as one of the most knowledgeable youth commentators of our time. In 2006, at age 19, Paul proved his nay-sayers wrong as he was elected to the school board in Middletown, NY, making him the youngest African-American elected to a school board in the state. Read More...

Kimmie Weeks

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Topics: Change, Motivation, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Youth/Children

Kimmie Weeks has worked to alleviate poverty and human suffering in Africa and around the world since he was fourteen years old. Kimmie was born in Liberia 1981. When he was nine, Kimmie came face to face with civil war, human suffering, and death.

Over the years, Kimmie has formed partnerships and led organizations that have provided education to thousands of students in West Africa, lobbied the disarmament of over 20,000 child soldiers, and provided health care and recreation supplies to children. Read More...