Here at Outspoken, we are so lucky to represent some of the leading voices within the ongoing black resistance movement. With their contributions ranging across every corner of our society, we’re highlighting some of our speakers below whose work is an undeniable force in social justice, technology, science, wealth, health, education, and more.
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to announce that fashion journalist and media personality Laura Brown is joining our diverse roster at Outspoken! Laura is the former editor-in-chief at InStyle magazine. Prior to her work there, she was Features, Special Projects, and Executive Director of Harper’s Bazaar, where she produced over 100 covers and worked for 11 years after moving to New York in 2001.
Read MoreThe subject of human waste isn’t exactly a welcome topic in most dining rooms and boardrooms. It’s even a topic that intimate parties—lovers, parents and children—intentionally avoid. While there are many reasons why such a phenomenon exists, let’s just sum it up to the fact that all things surrounding what goes on inside of and that which passes through one’s body is, and should always be, a deeply personal and private matter. But when we turn our attention to how the management of our human excreta directly impacts the daily lives and health of others and ourselves, we’ll notice an urgent need for collective dialogue and problem-solving. What we do with our individual human waste undeniably matters to us all.
Read MoreNYC Pride is perhaps the most magical time of the year in the city. The celebration beams with spirit, joy, imagination, zeal, and remembrance. Since its first inception in 1970, the LGTBQIA community and friends across New York City have gathered in common spaces - from local businesses to parks - to reflect on the long history of activism; to demonstrate the power of love, belonging, and solidarity; and to protest for equal rights.
We continue the long tradition of bringing the fight not only to the streets and our living rooms but perhaps more urgently, to the classroom and the boardroom. Power and access are largely found in and distributed through the corporate world; consequently, corporations have a distinctively unique social responsibility to educate staff on inequities and invest in equitable solutions. Outspoken speaker, Dr. Paula Stone Williams, understands the importance of educating workplace staff on the relationship between power and gender.
Read MoreFrom the activism that focused on #BlackLivesMatters and the diversity, equity and inclusion issues not only in the workplace, but also in the speaking industry to the re-emergence of events through virtual platforms, 2020 managed to be a year that we are truly thankful for helping us refocus.
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