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How Can Great Black Speakers Help Your Department or Organization?

With college and university budgets shrinking, it is important to explore ways to keep costs down while providing a high level of service and education to students. Let Great Black Speakers help you with this task. Our goal is to be an information hub between colleges and dynamic speakers who will provide high-content and  excitement to students of all backgrounds.



5 Ways GBS Can Help You
  • Discover talented and informative speakers to book for your next event through our speakers database.

  • Working with organizations to provide affordable rates for all speakers.

  • Create interesting and customizable panels on hot topics that guarantee to fill the audience.

  • Provide step-by-step guidance for groups who are new to booking speakers.

  • A convenient, one-stop-shop to book speakers for all of your college programming needs.

 


The 8 Most Requested Categories

Featured College and University Speakers
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Motivational Speaker

Al Duncan pictureAl "The Inspiration" Duncan

Price Range: $4000 - $7500

Topics: "Trendsetters and Goal Setters: Secrets of Great Black Entrepreneurs"

The Magic of Exceptional Communication: Secrets of Great Black Orators

Al Duncan is like a breath of fresh air - stimulating! He is a high energy, high content, high impact speaker, lecturer, and motivational powerhouse. Al has delivered over 500 keynotes and 300 seminars to more than a quarter million people. Read more...

Links:

Al Duncan Black History Month Promo

Al Duncan College Demo Video

 

 

Diversity Speaker

Dr. Julianne Malveaux - President of Bennett CollegeDr. Julianne Malveaux
College President, Economist, and Women's Activist

Price Range: $10,000 - $12,000

Topics: Race, Culture, Gender, and Economics

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is the President of Bennett College for Women.  Recognized for her progressive and insightful observations, she is also an economist, author and commentator, and has been described by Dr. Cornel West as “the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country.”  Dr. Malveaux’s contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts, are shaping public opinion in 21st century America.
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Leadership Speaker

Cousin Jeff Johnson"Cousin" Jeff Johnson
TV Personality and Activist

Price Range: $8000 - $10000

Topics: BECOME Activists - Building Effective Campus Organizations and Maintaining Excellence

Unclaimed Legacy: Who Will Lead Our Next Social Movement

Jeff Johnson is a political motivator and social commentator speaking to baby boomers, the Hip-Hop generation and to Generation Y – the leaders of today and yesterday. He has a long history for rallying the troops stemming from his days at the University of Toledo when he became the first person of color to be the President of Student Government. Upon graduation he headed to Washington, DC and was the National Director for the NAACP’s Youth and College Division, and then was later tapped by Russell Simmons to be the Vice President for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. Read More...

Personal Finance Speaker

Lynnette Khalfani - The Money CoachLynnette Khalfani - "The Money Coach"; Personal Finance Expert

Price Range: Call for Quote

Topics: Personal Finance, Media, and Entrepreneurship

Lynnette Khalfani, The Money Coach, is a personal finance expert and the author of "The Money Coach's Guide to Your First Million." As an award winning journalist, Lynnette worked nearly a decade as a Dow Jones newswire reporter and a Wall Street Journal reporter for CNBC. Read more...

Links:

Investing Success Video by Lynnette Khalfani

More Great Black University Speakers
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Motivational Speakers

Les Brown
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Magic Johnson
Dr. Lee Jones
Willie Jolley
Ericka Dunlap
Farrah Gray
Lauren Lake
Lacey Clark
Simon T. Bailey
Bertice Berry

Leadership Speakers

Dr. Boyce Watkins
Dr. Cyrus Ellis
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Dr. Julia Hare
Kimberly Campbell
Al Duncan
Genma Holmes

Diversity and Race Relations

Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King III
Dr. Boyce Watkins
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Gloria Jackson
William C. Rhoden
Bertice Berry
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Demetrius Walker
Calvin Mackie



Additional Resources

 Special Topics

The Cosby Divide: Racism vs. Personal Responsibility in the African-American Community.

The New Black Church: Blingin' for Jesus and Sanctified for the Lord.

Do We Need a Re-Mix: Hip-Hop and America.

Blingin' and Ballin', Busted and Broke: Youth in a Consumer Environment.

Darfur: Who REALLY Cares About What Happens in Africa?

Expert Articles

Top 10 Tips for Finding the Right Speaker

Effective Ways to Promote Your Speaker

Motivation: Turning Setbacks into Comebacks by Al Duncan

Finance: Investing for Beginners by Dr. Boyce Watkins

Why Hip-Hop Sucks by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

MORE ARTICLES...

External Links

National Association of Campus Activities

Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Black America Web News

BlackNews.com

Big XII Conference on Student Leadership