Meet Ryan Coogler: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series
American filmmaker. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award nomination, and two Academy Award nominations. Coogler's films have received widespread acclaim and commercial success. His work has been hailed by critics for centering on often overlooked cultures and characters—most notably [...]
Meet Dr. Tamura Lomax: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series
Tamura Lomax received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in Religion. She specialized in Black Religion and Black Diaspora Studies and developed expertise in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Black Cultural Studies. She is CEO and visionary for The Feminist Wire, an online publication committed to feminist, anti-racist, socio-political critique. [...]
Meet Alicia Garza: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series
Alicia Garza believes that Black communities deserve what all communities deserve — to be powerful in every aspect of their lives. An innovator, strategist, organizer, and cheeseburger enthusiast, Alicia founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black [...]
Meet W. Kamau Bell: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series
Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian and the director and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed four-part Showtime documentary, We Need To Talk About Cosby, which premiered at Sundance.He is the host and executive-producer of the Emmy-Award-winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. Kamau’s work often highlights [...]
Meet Emil Wilbekin: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series
Emil Wilbekin is an American journalist, media executive, stylist, content creator, culture critic, and human rights activist. He is the former editor-in-chief of Vibe and Giant, editor-at-large at Essence and managing editor of its associated website Essence.com, and chief content officer of Afropunk. He is the founder of Native Son [...]
Recap: A Father’s Heart – Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series
https://youtu.be/FgIy4LZDsxM The second installment of the “Archaeology of Silence” Speaker series, "A Father's Heart," was held at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. It brought together Black men who had lost their children to state violence and spotlighted their national efforts to support the healing of other fathers and [...]
Levi’s and Giants Team Up with Live Free for Gun Violence Awareness
Annually, the San Francisco Giants and Levi's® join forces through the Community Advocate program to showcase and bolster nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area. In line with our ongoing commitment, this year's campaign focuses on supporting initiatives dedicated to preventing gun violence within our communities. Together, we strive to make [...]
Live Free Calls for Action After Tragic Shooting in Stl: Urgent Need for Common-sense Gun Laws and Mental Health Support
"Live Free mourns with our STL community members and families who were impacted by another act of gun violence yesterday. We remain undeterred in calling for full funding for community safety programs, common sense gun laws and signature investments into youth and family mental health and healing initiatives." - Pastor [...]
Replay: A Father’s Heart – Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqoblnwCXCI Join us on Father’s Day weekend to hear from the heart of men who have lost their children to state violence. Panelists will also discuss their nationwide efforts to support the healing of other fathers experiencing similar trauma. Panelists: Andrew Joseph, father of Andrew Joseph Cephus “Uncle Bobby” [...]
Join Live Free USA, Google, and Love Not Blood for ‘A Father’s Heart’: Part Two of the ‘Archaeology of Silence’ Speaker Series at De Young Museum in San Francisco GalleryJoin Live Free USA, Google, and Love Not Blood for ‘A Father’s Heart’: Part Two of the ‘Archaeology of Silence’ Speaker Series at De Young Museum in San Francisco
Join Live Free USA, Google, and Love Not Blood for ‘A Father’s Heart’: Part Two of the ‘Archaeology of Silence’ Speaker Series at De Young Museum in San Francisco
Join LIVE FREE USA and Co-Presenters Google and the Love Not Blood Campaign on Saturday, June 17th at 12:00 p.m. PST for part two of our ongoing “Archaeology of Silence” Speaker series. Held at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, this second installment, “A Father’s Heart,” will bring together [...]
