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Often certain months are devoted to honoring specific causes, admired leaders, or landmark historical events. From Black History Month to Women's History Month to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at APB we can meet a variety of programming needs. With a wide range of voices from which to choose, we will work with you in finding a speaker who will not only draw attention to your event, but who will effectively convey the meaning, purpose, and importance behind what you are honoring.
Because many of our speakers are already devout supporters of a variety of causes, or have clearly expressed passions for specific ideas and events, we can quickly identify who would best ignite your program and engage your audience. Whether it is a figure from the Civil Rights Movement who has actually lived through such a revolutionary reform, someone who has battled cancer or overcome other unthinkable odds, or an impassioned celebrity who shares an interest in what your event is built around, we have the speaker for you.
Featured Speakers: Recognition & Observance Programs
APB’s observation month speakers illuminate the issues and offer personal insight into specific causes, influential leaders, or impactful historical events. Our inspiring speakers include Michael Eric Dyson, an academic, public intellectual, and best-selling author; Kelly Corrigan, a cancer survivor, caretaker, and author of the runaway bestseller The Middle Place; Luis Alberto Urrea, Latino Literature Hall of Fame member and author of The Devil's Highway; and Sheryl WuDunn, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and co-author of Half The Sky -- a compelling and uplifting book that focuses on the trials and triumphs of women struggling around the world for opportunity and equality.
Recognition & Observance Programs: Black History Month
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Michael Eric Dyson
Scholar / Best-Selling AuthorNamed by Essence magazine as one of the 50 most inspiring African Americans, Dyson is one of the nation's most renowned public intellectuals, revitalizing the role with the fervor of an ordained Baptist minister. Called "a street fighter in a suit and tie," he takes on the toughest and most controversial issues of the day, including race, politics, and pop culture with his fearless and fiery rhetoric.
Request Speaker's Availability & Fee Recognition & Observance Programs: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Kelly Corrigan
Author / Breast Cancer SurvivorThe New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place and Lift, Corrigan has a way of connecting with readers and audiences alike. Sharing life experiences from battling breast cancer at the young age of 36, to learning of her father's late-stage cancer, to the emotional struggles and personal triumphs of raising a family, she engages listeners with her candid, down-to-earth style.
Request Speaker's Availability & Fee Recognition & Observance Programs: Hispanic Heritage Month
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Luis Alberto Urrea
AuthorAn award-winning poet and essayist, Urrea authored the epic novel The Hummingbird’s Daughter, as well as the The Devil’s Highway, a best-selling nonfiction account of Mexican immigrants crossing over the US border. His latest book, Into the Beautiful North, is lauded for having Urrea’s characteristic eye for detail, powerful narrative, and vivid characters.
Request Speaker's Availability & Fee Recognition & Observance Programs: Women's History Month
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Sheryl WuDunn
Pulitzer Prize-Winning JournalistAs a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and professional speaker, Sheryl WuDunn offers a unique perspective on current economic, political and social issues such as women's rights. As co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Half the Sky, WuDunn calls attention to the trials and triumphs of women struggling around the world for opportunity and equality. In her presentations, she offers compelling evidence that investing in women’s health and welfare guarantees a better future for all humanity.
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