Lift Every Voice: Artists for Social and Racial Justice

Social Justice Alliance Spring Symposium

Lift Every Voice: Artists for Social and Racial Justice

  • Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
  • Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Location: University of Maryland's Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, located at 7801 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD 20742
  • Transportation: Transportation will be provided from BSU to UMD

For questions, please contact Victoria Alexander (she/her/hers), at valex@umd.edu.

Presenters

  • Laura Coates
    Moderator

    Laura Coates

    Laura Coates is CNN’s chief legal analyst and anchor of Laura Coates Live, airing weeknights at 11pm ET. View Laura Coates' complete bio.

  • Nikkolas Smith
     

    Nikkolas Smith

    Nikkolas Smith is an Artivist, Concept Artist, Children's Books Author, Film Illustrator (Judas and the Black Messiah, Space Jam II, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, They cloned Tyrone) and Movie Poster Designer (Southside With You, Black Panther, Soul, Stranger Fruit). View Nikkolas Smith's complete bio.

  • Amanda Seales
     

    Amanda Seales

    Comedian, actress, writer, producer, and more, Amanda Seales doesn’t just make you laugh, she makes change! View  Amanda Seales' complete bio.

  • Keisha Knight Pulliam
     

    Keshia Knight Pulliam

    Keshia Knight Pulliam is an Emmy nominated and award-winning actress who was welcomed into homes all over the world at five years old. View Keshia Knight Pulliam's complete bio.

  • Leon Timbo
     

    Leon Timbo

    Some write music as a creative release. Others feel compelled to perform. For country-soul singer-songwriter Leon Timbo, music is used as a form of growth and healing. Timbo has long regarded music as an indispensable aspect of his life for as long as he can remember. View Leon Timbo's complete bio.