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APB Proudly Honors International Women’s Day & Women’s History Month

08 Mar 2017

Today on International Women’s Day and throughout Women’s History Month, we honor all women. The brave and bold, the leaders, innovators, mothers, daughters and sisters, the ones who speak up for those whose voices can’t be heard. Every day, many of these powerful women from different backgrounds enact change through compelling speeches made possible by APB.

APB Speaker Cleve Jones’ Memoir Inspires New ABC Mini-Series ‘When We Rise’

28 Feb 2017

During the 1970’s, APB speaker Cleve Jones pioneered the gay liberation movement alongside such historical figures as Harvey Milk. He recounts his life-long experience with human rights activism in his memoir When We Rise, the book that inspired ABC’s new mini-series of the same name.

APB Speaker Ron Suskind’s Life Animated Nominated for an Oscar

24 Feb 2017

Based on APB Speaker Ron Suskind’s book of the same name, Life, Animated is an inspirational movie you won’t want to miss that has now been nominated for an Oscar for Documentary Feature! Directed by Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams, Life, Animated has been playing in select theaters across the country.

APB Speaker Dan Rather Featured on 'The Tonight Show'

13 Feb 2017

APB speaker Dan Rather, a renowned news anchor with 60 years of experience, was a featured guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Rather discussed the President's negative relationship with the media, how the media can respectively respond and his rising popularity on social media.

MLK Events Recap: APB Speakers Keep Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Alive

30 Jan 2017

From journalists to authors to lifetime civil rights activists who knew Martin Luther King Jr. personally, APB speakers told audiences why it is important to keep discussing Dr. King’s legacy. In events nationwide, APB speakers shared ways to commemorate Dr. King today, how far the civil rights movement has come, and most importantly, how far it still has to go.

Featured on NBC: APB's Albert Manero is Changing Lives through Limbitless

19 Jan 2017

APB speaker Albert Manero, recent Ph.D. recipient in mechanical engineering from University of Central Florida, was inspired by families in need to create Limbitless, an organization that provides mechanical limbs for children.

13 Jan 2017

While every MLK day and Black History Month are important, this year’s commemoration is especially significant following the changing tides in American history. American Program Bureau (APB), founded in 1965, is honored to have worked with Rev. King and many of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement from that time to the present.

A Year of Improvement: Tips from APB Speakers

04 Jan 2017

We care about not only pleasing the audience during a keynote speech, but making a genuine impact on others to change the world for the better. With a new year upon us, our APB speakers are sharing their thoughts on how to take action and improve well-being.

When Does Democracy Fail? APB Speaker Mark Blyth has the Answer

04 Jan 2017

APB speaker Mark Blyth, a Political Economy Professor at Brown University, highlights in his recent Washington Post Op-Ed the foundation Democracy was built upon and how this foundation has transformed over the years. With these changes, Blyth explains why Democracy no longer provides people with what they want, therefore, making democracy “unstable.”

APB Speaker Kelly Corrigan Takes Her Humor to the Radio in Her New Podcast

04 Jan 2017

APB speaker Kelly Corrigan, a three-time New York Times best-selling author, is taking her talent and humor to her new podcast conversations on KQED called "Exactly with Kelly Corrigan." Sitting down with celebrities and thought leaders such as B.J. Novak, Margaret Atwood and John Cleese, Corrigan discusses rules to live by in life, bold moves, comedy and empathy.

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