Spartan Speaker Series
Fall 2020 Speakers
Leslie Odom Jr.
Wednesday, August 26 | 7 p.m.
Register at: bit.ly/SpartanSpeakerSeries826
An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr.
Tony Award-Winning Actor & Musician and author of "Failing Up."
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Wednesday, September 16 | 7 p.m.
Register at: bit.ly/SpartanSpeaker916
What the Eyes Don’t See: Stories from the Frontlines of the Flint Water Crisis
Physician, scientist, activist, and author of "What the Eyes Don’t See."
Sally Kohn
Wednesday, September 30 | 7 p.m.
Register at: bit.ly/SpartanSpeaker930
Turning Adversaries Into Allies
Activist, commentator, and author of "The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity"
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Wednesday, October 14 | 7 p.m.
Register at: bit.ly/SpartanSpeaker1014
An Evening with Ibtihaj Muhammad
Activist, Athlete, 2016 Olympic Medalist & First Female Muslim-American Athlete to Medal at the Olympics
Antoni Porowski
Wednesday, October 21 | 7 p.m.
Register at: bit.ly/SpartanSpeaker1021
An Evening with Antoni Porowski
Food & Wine Connoisseur, Netflix's "Queer Eye" & Bestselling Author
Past Spartan Speakers
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Reginald Dwayne Betts Wednesday, February 26 Award-Winning Author, Poet, Lawyer & Outspoken Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform |
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Diane Guerrero September 30, 2019 Actress, Orange is the New Black & Author "In the Country We Love: My Family Divided" |
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Nyle DiMarco October 9, 2019 Deaf Activist | Winner of America's Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars |
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Amanda Nguyen October 23, 2019 CEO & Founder of Rise and 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
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Steven Paul Judd November 9, 2019 Visual Artist and Filmmaker
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WongFu Productions April 10, 2019 "Single by 30" & Yappie with WongFu Productions
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Bryan Terrell Clark February 20, 2019 Finding Your Purpose: From Baltimore to Broadway’s “Hamilton” with Bryan Terrell Clark |
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Tarana Burke February 4, 2019 An Evening with 2017 TIME Person Of The Year "me too." Movement Founder Tarana Burke |
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Shaun King October 24, 2018 Legacy Month Speaker Shaun King
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Tommy Orange November 6, 2018 An Evening with Tommy Orange |
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Hari Kondabolu September 12, 2018 Spartan Speaker Series Presents Hari Kondabolu
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Ana Navarro September 17, 2018 "Politics and the Hispanic Vote" with Ana Navarro |
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Frank Warren April 23, 2018 “The Most Trusted Stranger In America: Frank Warren’s PostSecret” with Frank Warren |
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Winona LaDuke March 19, 2018 “Creating a Multicultural Democracy - Religion, Culture, and Identity in America” with Winona LaDuke |
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Kamau Bell |
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Franchesca Ramsey Legacy Month Keynote Speaker: A Conversation with Franchesca Ramsey
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Dustin Lance Black An Evening with Academy Award Winning Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black
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Lisa Ling “Open Heart, Open Mind” with Lisa Ling
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Richard Cabral An Evening with Richard Cabral: A Conversation and excerpts from his One Man Show
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Kevin Powell "History Is A People's Memory: Celebrating the Past, Celebrating Us" with Kevin Powell
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Matika Wilbur "Changing the Way We See Native America" with Matika Wilbur
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Van Jones "Election 2016 – Protest & Politics in the Age of Twitter” with Van Jones
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