Need a funny, quick on their feet moderator or host for your event? Collective Speaker Dessa has been battle tested by the best. (At this point, it might save time if we just compile a list of things Dessa CAN'T do.) #eventprofs

Sure Shot HipHopGods CLASSICK

Recently, GC Embrace hosted a speaker event with Becky Jackson Curran, TEDx International Motivational Speaker & Advocate for Disability Inclusion, in which she discussed her journey as an advocate for people with disabilities. Thank you, Becky, for sharing your story with us.

This is why I laughed at the idea of a racial reckoning in 2020. Since then, they’ve been waiting for the get-back because they have such deep-seated resentment toward being forced into any level of accountability.

Before I dip for the holidays, I wanna thank Wizards of the Coast for having me speak about ableism and intersectionality in the entertainment industry, earlier this week. I had a blast! If you’d like to have me speak at your company/event, reach out to Collective Speakers

Commemorating a timeless legacy of a true visionary today. Martin Luther King Jr. Day serves as a powerful reminder of our collective responsibility to champion equality, justice, and unity.

This is a great time to let folks know Dr. Keisha N. Blain Vilissa Thompson Keah Buy The Secret Summer Promise Brown & andraealavant will be in conversation together about Dr. Blain's new book Wake Up America 3/12, 1-2 pm PT ASL/CART provided. Register for this online zoom event at tinyurl.com/longmorelectur…

Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes! So many people have asked where to send gifts for me. Instead, I know how many families and people within my following and across the globe are struggling to survive, if you have any crowdfunding to promote, put them in the replies.

May is mental health awareness month. A tip: if you're going through hell & have kids, remember to take photos. I took this on the hardest day of my life when we had to sell our house to pay lawyers, but my kids just see a happy memory. You can survive your worst day.

TARAJI 🌸 | 📸: me #MetGala

Don't believe what you've heard about DEI programs: the more they are explained, the more people like them. prdaily.com/what-average-a…

Key can be a verb. Note can be a verb. But, dammit, keynote is still just a noun to me. (To all of you regular conference-goers, I know I am in the minority. But also, maybe consider me for your next keynote, booked through [email protected].) Collective Speakers

FYI: If a song credit has the name Lukasz Gottwald, that's Dr. Luke, y'all. Katy Perry's new song has that name for those who were like "I don't see his name in the credits."

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This fall, I'll be visiting classes at Georgetown University, Nancy, and Penn State, and Perpich Arts High. If you're an educator who might be interested in a guest lecture on communications, entrepreneurship, or creative writing, say hello.

Hit us up for fees and availability. Dessa will help your crew tap into their creative powers!

So Americans are not interested in ensuring equal rights for marginalized and underrepresented communities if it makes their breakfast items more expensive? Cheap bacon or equity for the citizens who don’t look like you…but you can only pick one?

Mad respect for Michael Ian Black for respectfully asking how someone can sign on to work for TFG when all the isms were in plain site. The answer was a bit of a dodge but kudos to Michael for acknowledging what we were all yelling at our screens. This show is fantastic btw

L8 - we'll be elsewhere from now on