Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/05/2024.
As professor of film at Morgan State University and an expert for the State Department’s American Documentary Showcase, MK Asante discusses independent filmmaking and his travels throughout Africa training filmmakers and shooting footage. This lecture includes highlights of his film, The Black Candle (2008), co-written and narrated by Maya Angelou.
Inspired by his book of the same name, MK Asante explores the role hip-hop plays in today’s culture. Drawing on insightful anecdotes, rap lyrics, and personal conversations with hip hop icons and youth around the world, MK Asante dives into the urgent social and political issues surrounding the past, present and future of the subculture.
Inspired by his book of the same name, MK Asante explores the role hip-hop plays in today’s culture. Drawing on insightful anecdotes, rap lyrics, and personal conversations with hip hop icons and youth around the world, MK Asante dives into the urgent social and political issues surrounding the past, present and future of the subculture.
MK Asante illuminates the stories behind his memoir: an unforgettable coming-of-age story about one brilliant, rebellious boy’s journey through the wilds of contemporary urban America, and how he overcame the odds he was born into. Drawing on his own life, Asante inspires audiences to seek out the healing, redemptive power of art, education and personal inspiration.
MK Asante is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Fade to Black: Camera as a Weapon, It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop, It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop and How a Blank Page Became BUCK. The estimated speaking fee range to book MK Asante for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. MK Asante generally travels from Baltimore, MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Spike Lee, Hill Harper, James McBride, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and Common. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling MK Asante for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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