Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/30/2024.
T.J. Holmes has covered major breaking news stories: Saddam Hussein’s execution, the rescue of the Chilean miners, the Mumbai terror attacks, and countless other major events of national and international interest. Holmes shares stories of being on the scene when the big story happens.
One out of every two black boys is not graduating from high school in the United States. T.J. Holmes questions why the nation is allowing the loss of an entire generation of black boys who, by their 18th birthdays, are doomed to a life of poverty, crime, prison, and death. He discusses why this isn’t being treated as the national crisis that it is and the impact it will have on the black community and this country for years to come.
Through his own personal and recent experience, Holmes discusses how people have to make difficult decisions, take chances, and learn the lesson of failure when things don't work out as planned. He shares why it's important for people to sacrifice personal comfort for something greater. Audiences will learn they can't always play it safe and what steps they need to take to make things change.
Holmes takes pride in being a native of Arkansas, and knows the importance of everyone remembering that they are always representing something greater than themselves. It's important for everyone to do this, not just people in public life. Whether it's your neighborhood, city, state, parents, university, or employer, how you carry yourself leaves an impression. Holmes teaches audiences on how being an advocate and a representative of things that are vital to them will lead them down a path towards success.
T.J. Holmes is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Behind the Story with T.J. Holmes, Choices Matter, When the Big Story Happens, Crisis, You Left CNN to Go Where?!?! and Representing Something Greater Than Yourself. The estimated speaking fee range to book T.J. Holmes for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. T.J. Holmes generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Bakari Sellers, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Michael Eric Dyson, Ijeoma Oluo and Yusef Salaam. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling T.J. Holmes for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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