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The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau

A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.

Black History Month

February is Black History Month, but for our speakers, the work is year-round. They show us how to honor the legacy and history of Black communities across America, learn about the struggles and triumphs facing Black Americans today, and chart a course towards a more equitable future.

15 Black History Month
Speakers

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project | Executive Producer of The 1619 Project Hulu Docuseries | MacArthur Genius

There isn’t a beat you can cover in America—education, housing—where race is not a factor.

Heather McGhee | Author of New York Times Bestseller The Sum of Us

Heather McGhee

Author of New York Times Bestseller The Sum of Us

Racism has a cost for everyone—but there are ways we can prosper together.

Jelani Cobb

New Yorker Staff Writer | Columbia Journalism School Dean | Speaker on race, history, politics and culture in America

In the fight for racial justice, we must face the past to forge a better future.

Minnijean Brown-Trickey

Civil Rights Legend who Helped Desegregate Public Schools | Member of the Little Rock Nine

When we challenge what we know to be morally wrong, we grow as a society.

Margot Lee Shetterly

Author of Hidden Figures: the #1 New York Times bestseller and hit film

A greater diversity of voices in science, in the STEM fields, is key to the future of American innovation.

Annette Gordon-Reed

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of On Juneteenth | Harvard professor | MacArthur Genius

The legacy of Juneteenth, the holiday which marks the end of slavery, continues to influence us and our fight for racial justice today.

George M. Johnson

New York Times Bestselling Author Of All Boys Aren’t Blue & We Are Not Broken | Emmy Nominee | LGBTQIA+ Activist

Stories of queer identity and Black joy have the power to educate us on diversity, inspire social justice activism, and build community.

Angela Davis | Legendary Human Rights Activist

Angela Davis

Legendary human rights activist

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

Michelle Coles

Civil Rights Attorney | Award-winning author of Black Was the Ink | Former civil rights attorney at the US Department of Justice

To achieve racial justice today, look to the unsung heroes of American history.

Khalil Gibran Muhammad | Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School | Co-Host of Some of My Best Friends Are | Author of The Condemnation of Blackness

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School | Co-Host of Some of My Best Friends Are | Author of The Condemnation of Blackness

There is a gap between our aspiration for racial equity and our actualization of it.

Angie Thomas | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Concrete Rose and The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Concrete Rose and The Hate U Give

Young Black people need stories about how their dreams, voices, and lives matter. How do we tell those stories?

Clint Smith

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of How the Word Is Passed and Above Ground | Atlantic Staff Writer

The legacy of slavery still shapes our cities, roads, and stories today. Understanding our history will help us make sense of our world—and fight for a better one.

Teju Cole | Professor of Creative Writing at Harvard | Author of Black Paper | Former Photography Critic for NYT Magazine

Teju Cole

Professor of Creative Writing at Harvard | Author of Open City and Tremor | Former Photography Critic for NYT Magazine

This is a time for protest and activism, but it is also a time for subtlety, ambiguity and complexity.

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Editor of The Black Agenda | Harvard Researcher on Inequality, Education, and Work

When we both identify and disrupt patterns of discrimination, we create a better world for our most marginalized communities—and for everyone else.

Bill Strickland | An Extraordinary Business and Community Leader

Bill Strickland

An Extraordinary Business and Community Leader

Give people the tools they need, treat them with respect, and they will perform miraculous deeds.