--- title: African American Speakers --- [![GOOD TALKS](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/GOOD%20DOCS%20LOGOS/Smaller%20GOOD%20TALKS%20-%20WATCHTALKLEARN.jpg?width=1250&height=375&name=Smaller%20GOOD%20TALKS%20-%20WATCHTALKLEARN.jpg "GOOD TALKS")](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/speaker-subject-areas?hsLang=en) ### [**Browse Speakers by Topic**](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/speaker-subject-areas?hsLang=en) ### [**Book a GOOD TALK**](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/contact-form?hsLang=en) ### [GOOD TALKS Calendar](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/calendar?hsLang=en) ### [GOOD DOCS Homepage](https://gooddocs.net/) ### African American & Africana [![Fanshen Cox Headshot + Poster Template](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/ONE%20DROP%20OF%20LOVE/HEADSHOTS%20-%20ODOL/Fanshen%20Cox%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Fanshen%20Cox%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template.jpg "Fanshen Cox Headshot + Poster Template")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-fanshen-cox) ## FANSHEN COX INCLUSIVE STORYTELLING • IDENTITY IN AMERICA • CO-AUTHOR, INCLUSION RIDER [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/2233430f-2288-4939-8bc9-d38c879c1688.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/2233430f-2288-4939-8bc9-d38c879c1688) [![TFS speaker team + poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/THE%20FIRST%20STEP/HEADSHOTS%20-%20TFS/TFS%20speaker%20team%20+%20poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=TFS%20speaker%20team%20+%20poster.jpg "TFS speaker team + poster")](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/the-first-step-speakers?hsLang=en) ## *THE FIRST STEP* CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM • ADDICTION CRISIS • BIPARTISANSHIP [![See Speakers](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/35b47e72-022a-41a9-a664-ba0fc82241ff.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/35b47e72-022a-41a9-a664-ba0fc82241ff) [![Carrie Hawks Headshot + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/INNER%20WOUND%20REAL/HEADSHOTS%20-%20IWR/Carrie%20Hawks%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Carrie%20Hawks%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg "Carrie Hawks Headshot + Poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-carrie-hawks) ## CARRIE HAWKS MENTAL HEALTH & BIPOC COMMUNITIES • QUEER IDENTITIES [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/f42bf200-7c45-45fb-a0dc-82a93b2dc80a.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/f42bf200-7c45-45fb-a0dc-82a93b2dc80a) [![Jacqueline Olive Headshot + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/ALWAYS%20IN%20SEASON/ADDITIONAL%20IMAGES%20-%20AIS/Jacqueline%20Olive%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Jacqueline%20Olive%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg "Jacqueline Olive Headshot + Poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-jacqueline-olive) ## JACQUELINE OLIVE LYNCHINGS IN AMERICA • RACIAL JUSTICE & RECONCILIATION [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/b53d890a-a778-4a19-bb16-fdd748b2efae.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/b53d890a-a778-4a19-bb16-fdd748b2efae) [![BTN speaker team + poster template-1](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/BREAKING%20THE%20NEWS/HEADSHOTS%20-%20BTN/BTN%20speaker%20team%20+%20poster%20template-1.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=BTN%20speaker%20team%20+%20poster%20template-1.jpg "BTN speaker team + poster template-1")](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/breaking-the-news-speakers?hsLang=en) ## BREAKING THE NEWS GENDER EQUITY IN THE NEWSROOM [![See Speakers](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/803bc5d8-875e-4add-97da-d96456f1720f.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/803bc5d8-875e-4add-97da-d96456f1720f) [![Alex King Headshot + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/US%20KIDS/ADDITIONAL%20IMAGES%20-%20UK/Alex%20King%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Alex%20King%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg "Alex King Headshot + Poster")](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/us-kids-speakers?hsLang=en) ## ALEX KING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION • CHICAGO'S PEACE WARRIORS [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/4fb2a7ac-ff08-40f9-bc41-584952dc5b3d.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/4fb2a7ac-ff08-40f9-bc41-584952dc5b3d) [![EWW speaker team + poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/EARTH,%20WATER,%20WOMAN/HEADSHOTS%20-%20EWW/EWW%20speaker%20team%20+%20poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=EWW%20speaker%20team%20+%20poster.jpg "EWW speaker team + poster")](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/earth-water-woman-speakers?hsLang=en) ## *EARTH WATER WOMAN* BLACK WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IN THE CARIBBEAN [![See Speakers](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/6a9867cb-e734-4259-8691-af94fa03d04a.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/6a9867cb-e734-4259-8691-af94fa03d04a) [![Jonathan Knight Headshot + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/INVENTED%20BEFORE%20YOU%20WERE%20BORN/HEADSHOTS%20-%20IBYWB/Jonathan%20Knight%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Jonathan%20Knight%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg "Jonathan Knight Headshot + Poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-jonathan-knight) ## JONATHAN KNIGHT WHITE DESCENDANT OF SLAVE OWNERS • TRUTH & RECONCILIATION [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/dd958406-1ca5-4990-9578-e037aa578c09.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/dd958406-1ca5-4990-9578-e037aa578c09) [![Maximina Juson Headshot + Poster Template](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/ONE%20PERSON,%20ONE%20VOTE/HEADSHOTS%20-%20OPOV/Maximina%20Juson%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Maximina%20Juson%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template.jpg "Maximina Juson Headshot + Poster Template")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-maximina-juson) ## MAXIMINA JUSON THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE • BLACK HISTORY • PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/bc6737fa-ba47-4f2e-aa71-c72b6c5a888b.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/bc6737fa-ba47-4f2e-aa71-c72b6c5a888b) [![Elena GuzmanHeadshot + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/SMILE4KIME/HEADSHOTS%20-%20S4K/Elena%20GuzmanHeadshot%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Elena%20GuzmanHeadshot%20+%20Poster.jpg "Elena GuzmanHeadshot + Poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-elena-guzman) ## ELENA GUZMAN MENTAL HEALTH • BLACK FEMINISM • AFRICAN DIASPORA SPIRITUALITY [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/71d3ee89-c99e-48e5-8d36-5ead09abcf3e.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/71d3ee89-c99e-48e5-8d36-5ead09abcf3e) [![Brian Day Headshot + Poster Template-1](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/GREENWOOD%20-%20A%20DREAMLAND%20DESTROYED/HEADSHOTS%20-%20GADD/Brian%20Day%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template-1.jpg?width=750&height=500&name=Brian%20Day%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template-1.jpg "Brian Day Headshot + Poster Template-1")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-brian-day) ## BRIAN DAY SOCIAL JUSTICE • EQUITY • ERASURE [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/8dc88c29-8ceb-40a6-b707-edb328915e8d.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/8dc88c29-8ceb-40a6-b707-edb328915e8d) [![Marlon Johnson Headshot + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/RIVER%20CITY%20DRUMBEAT/ADDITIONAL%20IMAGES%20-%20RCDB/Marlon%20Johnson%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Marlon%20Johnson%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg "Marlon Johnson Headshot + Poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-marlon-johnson) ## MARLON JOHNSON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT • PAN-AFRICAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/a8bebb4c-31d6-409f-a019-d09fc693d06d.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/a8bebb4c-31d6-409f-a019-d09fc693d06d) [![Helene + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/BEING%20BEBE/HEADSHOTS%20-%20BEBE/Helene%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Helene%20+%20Poster.jpg "Helene + Poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-helene-faussart) ## HÉLÈNE FAUSSART WOMEN IN MUSIC • ARTIST SUSTAINABILITY [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/dd021866-2500-4c97-8972-c9b75ea45845.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/dd021866-2500-4c97-8972-c9b75ea45845) [![Kelechi Ubozoh + TSW poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/THE%20S%20WORD/ADDITIONAL%20IMAGES%20-%20TSW/Kelechi%20Ubozoh%20+%20TSW%20poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Kelechi%20Ubozoh%20+%20TSW%20poster.jpg "Kelechi Ubozoh + TSW poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-kelechi-ubozoh) ## KELECHI UBOZOH SUICIDE PREVENTION • MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/9030a8ba-755f-430b-a27a-3e7516292720.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/9030a8ba-755f-430b-a27a-3e7516292720) [![UK Team Headshot + Poster-1](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/US%20KIDS/ADDITIONAL%20IMAGES%20-%20UK/UK%20Team%20Headshot%20+%20Poster-1.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=UK%20Team%20Headshot%20+%20Poster-1.jpg "UK Team Headshot + Poster-1")](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/us-kids-speakers?hsLang=en) ## *US KIDS* SCHOOL SHOOTING SURVIVORS • MARCH FOR OUR LIVES MOVEMENT [![See Speakers](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/4845cd96-4fad-4b13-a981-e50ec81f9719.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/4845cd96-4fad-4b13-a981-e50ec81f9719) [![Dawn Kirk-Alexander Headshot + Poster Template-1](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/CHI-TOWN%20GUNS,%20GUN%20VIOLENCE%20AND%20THE%20NRA/HEADSHOTS%20-%20CHI-TOWN/Dawn%20Kirk-Alexander%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template-1.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Dawn%20Kirk-Alexander%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template-1.jpg "Dawn Kirk-Alexander Headshot + Poster Template-1")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-dawn-kirk-alexander) ## DAWN KIRK-ALEXANDER GUN VIOLENCE • MASS SHOOTINGS • ACTIVISM [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/83528982-8aae-4d8b-a116-129c892c25f9.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/83528982-8aae-4d8b-a116-129c892c25f9) [![Crystal Kwok Headshot + Poster](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/BLURRING%20THE%20COLOR%20LINE/HEADSHOTS%20-%20BTCL/Crystal%20Kwok%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Crystal%20Kwok%20Headshot%20+%20Poster.jpg "Crystal Kwok Headshot + Poster")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-crystal-kwok) ## CRYSTAL KWOK ASIAN & AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTH • JIM CROW  [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/627cc040-69ed-4f44-93a7-889cdc0028b2.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/627cc040-69ed-4f44-93a7-889cdc0028b2) [![Randolph Mclaughlin Headshot + Poster Template-2](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/HOW%20TO%20SUE%20THE%20KLAN/HEADSHOTS%20-%20HTSTK/Randolph%20Mclaughlin%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template-2.jpg?width=750&height=500&name=Randolph%20Mclaughlin%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template-2.jpg "Randolph Mclaughlin Headshot + Poster Template-2")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-randolph-mclaughlin) ## RANDOLPH MCLAUGHLIN CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION & HISTORY • PIONEERING LEGAL STRATEGIES [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/0c1306be-9b25-4af9-b162-788a260bb039.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/0c1306be-9b25-4af9-b162-788a260bb039) [![BeBe Zahara Benet](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/BEING%20BEBE/HEADSHOTS%20-%20BEBE/BEBE%20+%20Poster.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=BEBE%20+%20Poster.jpg "BeBe Zahara Benet")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-bebe) ## MARSHALL NGWA / BEBE ARTIST & PERFORMER • LGBTQ+, BIPOC & IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/25efc2f9-ea96-42d5-9b4b-b9598c442fe5.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/25efc2f9-ea96-42d5-9b4b-b9598c442fe5) [![Henry Poison Gaddis + Poster-1](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/THE%20FIRST%20RAINBOW%20COALITION/ADDITIONAL%20IMAGES%20-%20RCO/Henry%20Poison%20Gaddis%20+%20Poster-1.jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Henry%20Poison%20Gaddis%20+%20Poster-1.jpg "Henry Poison Gaddis + Poster-1")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-henry-poison-gaddis) ## HENRY "POISON" GADDIS FOUNDING MEMBER OF ORIGINAL RAINBOW COALITION [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/dc7f4f6d-7042-4984-bcbb-04c20e438901.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/dc7f4f6d-7042-4984-bcbb-04c20e438901) [![Cameron Washington Headshot + Poster Template](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/A%20MAN%20AND%20HIS%20TRUMPET/HEADSHOTS%20-%20LRJ/Cameron%20Washington%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template.png?width=350&height=233&name=Cameron%20Washington%20Headshot%20+%20Poster%20Template.png "Cameron Washington Headshot + Poster Template")](https://gooddocs.net/pages/good-talk-cameron-washington) ## CAMERON WASHINGTON JAZZ & NEW ORLEANS • TRUMPET VIRTUOSO LEROY JONES [![See Bio](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/3bced107-6530-4c51-9d86-b9bd7f8bb464.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/3bced107-6530-4c51-9d86-b9bd7f8bb464) [![Abby Ginzberg and Albie Sachs + SV Poster Template (1)](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ALL%20FILMS/SOFT%20VENGEANCE/ADDITIONAL%20IMAGES%20-%20SV/Abby%20Ginzberg%20and%20Albie%20Sachs%20+%20SV%20Poster%20Template%20(1).jpg?width=350&height=233&name=Abby%20Ginzberg%20and%20Albie%20Sachs%20+%20SV%20Poster%20Template%20(1).jpg "Abby Ginzberg and Albie Sachs + SV Poster Template (1)")](https://goodtalks.gooddocs.net/soft-vengeance-speakers?hsLang=en) ## *SOFT VENGEANCE* OVERTHROWING APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA • LAWYER ALBIE SACHS [![See Speakers](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/6712310/8a62b4ea-ebed-46bb-9c51-629659fd47d4.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/6712310/8a62b4ea-ebed-46bb-9c51-629659fd47d4)