With only two weeks left before the holidays, now is the time to book your 2025 Black History Month & MLK Day Keynote Speaker. During that time we celebrate the many achievements by black Americans and recognize the central role of African Americans in U.S. history and culture. Book an inspiring Black Heritage Keynote Speaker like Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Hill Harper at Speakers.com today.
HILL HARPER
Award Winning TV & Film Actor, NY Times Bestselling Author, Youth and Education Advocate
Hill Harper is a humanitarian, an award-winning actor, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and he was the first African American Democratic US Senate Candidate from Michigan in nearly three decades. Harper starred in ABC’s #1 television drama, The Good Doctor, as well as in numerous television and film projects including CSI:NY, He Got Game and Lackawanna Blues.
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Black Lives Matter and the Legacy of King
In this speech, Hill Harper encourages the audience to find their purpose and lean into it just like King. Hill Harper first realized how much industry and money affects incarceration when he joined the Innocence Project, an organization that works to exonerate individuals who it claims have been wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reform the criminal justice system. According to Hill, you can’t have social justice without economic justice. He finds it imperative that the wealth gap in this country is something we need to look at and deal with. We need to see how it’s completely linked to the situation of incarcerated people. Referencing the destruction of the Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921 where a flourishing community of Black-owned businesses was looted and bombed by a white mob, Harper envisions a new Black Wall Street that cannot be torn down. Technology will allow us to create our own virtual Black Wall Street. Harper, who is currently working on creating a platform that would facilitate this ideal, connects his work to the Black Lives Matter Movement and legacy of King. He hopes that formerly incarcerated individuals will be able to use the platform to find employment.
s to a Young Brother and Letters to a Young Sister, shares the tenets of his acclaimed series of empowering books. Giving practical guidance to young African Americans, he shares his personal story, and in particular, why education is the ultimate stepping stone to success.
TESTIMONIALS
Folks are still gushing over Mr. Harper’s commencement speech. He was engaging and immediately connected to our graduates as well as members of the audience. in over 40 commencement ceremonies in which they have participated, Mr. Harper’s speech ranked in their top five.
Jackson State University
You are fantastic! You gave me permission to “double my dream.” You are a gentleman and a scholar. Your kindness and courtesy to our “almost” stampeding audience is truly appreciated.
Burlington Community College
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE
Olympic Gold Medalist, Widely Regarded as “The World’s Greatest Female Athlete”
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in both the heptathlon and long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at four different Olympic Games. Joyner-Kersee was also a four-time gold medalist at the world championships.
FEATURED PRESENTATION
How to Overcome Obstacles to Success
Hear the remarkable story of how Jackie Joyner chased a dream of excellence from humble beginnings in East St. Louis to become the greatest female athlete of all time. A six-time Paralympic medalist, Jackie overcame poverty, racism, sexism, injury and chronic illness to re-write the record books. Author of ‘A Kind of Grace’, Jackie’s athletic accolades are overshadowed only but her unending philanthropic efforts over the decades since she retired from sport. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from a living legend.
FEATURED TESTIMONIALS
Jackie was very authentic and connected with the audience.
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
We have received nothing but glowing reviews from the event and the audience was elated to hear Jackie’s speech. She was so personable and inspiring that she made a life long memory for everyone in attendance. Additionally, Jackie was so amazing to work with.
Goeins-Williams Associates
Book an inspiring Black History Month Keynote Speaker like Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Hill Harper at Speakers.com today.
