Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

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Nkechi Taifa Biography

Nkechi Taifa is President and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC and Executive Director of the Reparation Education Project, Inc. She is an appointed board member to the Corrections Information Council and serves as Senior Fellow for the Center for Justice at Columbia University. Taifa is convener emeritus of the Justice Roundtable coalition, and past Chairperson of the DC Commission on Human Rights.

Over the course of her career, she has worked for the Open Society Foundations, ACLU, Women’s Legal Defense Fund, Howard University School of Law, National Prison Project, and Washington Office on Africa. She has taught popular seminars on Law, Race, and Justice and has litigated high-profile civil and criminal cases as a private practitioner in DC and federal court. A passionate and visionary professional, Taifa enjoys decades of experience as an accomplished justice system reform strategist as well as a reparations advocate. She excels at advancing creative, cutting-edge approaches that encourage out-of-the-box thinking and action.

The wealth of her experiences has allowed her to pursue justice from different vantage points – as a litigator, lobbyist, scholar, advocate, policy analyst, community organizer, convener, executive director and grant-maker. She received her BA from Howard University, and Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.

Taifa is the author of five best-seller books, including “Reparations on Fire: How and Why it’s Spreading Across America,” her memoir “Black Power Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice,” as well as two books for young people banned in 2020 by the Central York, PA school district, “Shining Legacy: Story-poems for the Young So Black Heroes and Heroines Forever will be Sung,” and “Three Tales of Wisdom.” She is also the author of a children’s book primer, the “Adventures of Kojo and Ama.”

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/24/2024.

Nkechi Taifa Speaking Topics

  • Reparations: An Issue Whose Time Has Come

    This powerful presentation is based off of Taifa's riveting TEDx talk of the same title. Reparations for Black people, once fringe, has now captured the imagination of faith, academic and civic groups, as well as corporations, cities, states, and the federal government. Taifa's presentation shows that reparations is fundamental to a long overdue national reckoning of race in America. This keynote presentation is essential for university lectures, boardroom discussions, and government and corporate employee educational events.

  • Identity, Purpose & Direction: Spread Forth Your Wings and Fly

    This inspirational and entertaining presentation uses the popular parable of the baby eagle and the chickens to deliver the critical message that whatever the odds, one must have pride in oneself, coupled with perseverance, faith and trust, in order to soar to greatness. This keynote is particularly excellent for graduations as well as inspirations in the workplace.

  • Calling all Heroes & Heroines: Using Principles of Prosperity from the Past

    In this rousing motivational presentation Taifa uses rhythmic verses from her writings that highlight leaders from the past who overcame great odds by seeing opportunities where others saw only obstacles. The keynote illuminates the principles of self-development, courage, persistence, passion, faith and action as keys to overcoming the limiting mentality of "I Can't; to the empowering mentality of "How Can I." This invigorating presentation is invaluable for conventions, universities or colleges, as well as corporate employee motivations.

Nkechi Taifa Videos

  • Nkechi Taifa Sizzle Speaker Reel
    For entities interested in booking Nkechi Taifa, this 6 minute video represents a potpourri of Taifa in various speaking venues, providing a flavor...
  • REPARATIONS: An Issue Whose Time Has Come | TEDx
    Reparations. The issue is hot, scalding, and once unthinkable by mainstream America. Yet, it poses only a question.
  • Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

Nkechi Taifa Books

  • Reparations On Fire: How and Why It's Spreading Across America
    Reparations On Fire: How and Why It's Spreading Across America
  • Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice
    Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice
  • Shining Legacy Paperback
    Shining Legacy Paperback
  • Three Tales of Wisdom
    Three Tales of Wisdom
  • The Adventures of Kojo and Ama
    The Adventures of Kojo and Ama

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Nkechi Taifa is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Reparations: An Issue Whose Time Has Come, Identity, Purpose & Direction: Spread Forth Your Wings and Fly and Calling all Heroes & Heroines: Using Principles of Prosperity from the Past. The estimated speaking fee range to book Nkechi Taifa for your event is available upon request. Nkechi Taifa generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Angela Davis, Bakari Sellers, Dr. Bernice King, Ijeoma Oluo and Maya L. Harris. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Nkechi Taifa for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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